South Africa opener Aiden Markram out for rest of England Test series

South Africa opener Aiden Markram has been ruled out for the remainder of the
Test series against England with a finger injury.

Markram fractured the fourth finger of his left hand while batting on day two of the Boxing Day Test at Centurion and will be absent for at least six weeks following surgery.

Cricket South Africa’s chief medical officer Dr Shuaib Manjra said: “After consulting with a number of hand specialists, we arrived at a decision that the best outcome would be achieved through surgical reduction and fixation.

“This would mean him unfortunately missing the rest of the series against England. We feel for Aiden who worked extremely hard to come through his previous hand fracture sustained in India to be Test match ready.”

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