Faf, Steyn face fitness test ahead of opener
23 March 2014 5:17 AM IST
Both du Plessis and Steyn took part in team practice on Friday but have not fully recovered from hamstring injuries. ‘It’s been a pretty intense week for Dale and myself trying to make sure we are 100 per cent ready for the game on Saturday,’ du Plessis said ahead of the match against world number one T20 team Sri Lanka.
‘As of now we are still assessing, we both will do a fitness test on Saturday to see where we are. We seem to be okay, but we will have a look at it Saturday to see how the hami (hamstring) is doing.’Du Plessis missed both the warm-up matches ahead of the tournament while Steyn limped off after bowling 2.2 overs against Bangladesh ‘A’ on Tuesday.
Both missed the warm-up tie against Pakistan on Wednesday. Du Plessis said he didn’t face problems in batting. ‘Batting is 100 percent fine. I don’t feel anything, but it’s just when you are sprinting,’ he said.
ODI captain AB de Villiers is likely to lead in case du Plessis is ruled out on Saturday. South Africa are in Group One along with England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Netherlands.
‘As of now we are still assessing, we both will do a fitness test on Saturday to see where we are. We seem to be okay, but we will have a look at it Saturday to see how the hami (hamstring) is doing.’Du Plessis missed both the warm-up matches ahead of the tournament while Steyn limped off after bowling 2.2 overs against Bangladesh ‘A’ on Tuesday.
Both missed the warm-up tie against Pakistan on Wednesday. Du Plessis said he didn’t face problems in batting. ‘Batting is 100 percent fine. I don’t feel anything, but it’s just when you are sprinting,’ he said.
ODI captain AB de Villiers is likely to lead in case du Plessis is ruled out on Saturday. South Africa are in Group One along with England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Netherlands.
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