Big blow for South Africa! Ryan Rickelton has a hamstring injury

The South African cricket team faced a major blow in the middle of the ongoing second test against the Pakistan national cricket team. First baseman Ryan Rickelton suffered a hamstring injury and will not take the field again in the game.

South African cricketer Rickelton suffered a hamstring injury during the third day of the ongoing second test against the Pakistan national cricket team. The final match of the two-match series between the teams is played at Newlands in Cape Town.

Ryan Rickelton will not be on the field in the current game, but will come to bat if necessary

Rickelton will not take the field in the current game, but if necessary, he will come out to bat. The opening batsman played a huge role for the South African cricket team in the first innings and was the main performer.

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Ryan Rickelton suffered a hamstring strain and will not play again, although he will bat if needed pic.twitter.com/8JJZAyfjT0

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Rickelton, who opened the innings for the South African cricket team, made sure to seize the opportunity and went on to play his best Test innings for the team. He was one of the main reasons why the Pakistan cricket team looked inept with the ball.

Rickelton came up with a huge effort with the bat as he was sure to play his best Test innings. The opening batsman looked class with the bat and hardly put a foot wrong in his innings. He was spot on with his timing and Pakistan’s bowlers didn’t seem to have a clue about him.

Ryan Rickelton becomes the first South African batsman to score a Test double ton in nine years

Rickelton first made sure to hit a big ton, but after that, impressively, he didn’t lose his concentration at all. The batsman made sure to double his effort and went on to score a magnificent double century in the first innings.

Ryan Rickelton became the first South African batsman to score a Test double ton in nine years. But even after that, he didn’t stop, but kept on going. He looked set for a triple century but unfortunately fell short.

Ryan Rickelton finished with an innings of 259 runs off 343 balls, helping South Africa post a mammoth total of 615 runs

Ryan Rickelton finished with an innings of 259 runs off 343 balls. He also hit 29 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. Based on his sensational effort with the bat along with tons from Kyle Verreynne and skipper Temba Bavuma, the South African cricket team posted a massive total of 615 runs on the board.

The South African National Cricket Team then bowled out the Pakistan National Cricket Team for 194 runs in the first innings. The follow-on was imposed on them and they came up with a better performance with the bat in the second innings, with captain Shan Masood scoring a century.

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