Injuries to the World Cup-bound Proteas have taken some of the focus off the SA20 playoffs, which features three teams who have reached the stage in all four editions, but this year doesn’t include the defending champions. Shukri Conrad is anxiously awaiting medical updates on two key players, David Miller and Donovan Ferreira. The initial prognosis from the Paarl Royals – admittedly from coach Trevor Penney who doesn’t have a medical degree – is that Miller had a groin “tweak” or a “stiff groin”.
Rather grimly Penney added: “We didn’t want to risk him (in the last round-robin match against Joburg Super Kings), because he potentially could have ripped it.” Not only does that sound painful for Miller, but for Conrad and the Proteas too. Dewald Brevis vs Donovan FerreiraFerreira showed a bit of aggression, flexing his muscles to signal Brevis, hit me if you can.Brevis accepted the challenge and smashed 4, 6, 4, 6, 1 for a total of 21 runs in the over.pic.twitter.com/qrxPRujHdj Penney said Miller was being monitored by the Royals medical staff who were worried for their captain. “But he’s walking around.
Hopefully he will be fine for the game in Pretoria on Thursday,” said Penney. The Royals’ defeat on Monday night to the Super Kings meant they dropped out of the top two and instead of two bites at qualifying for this Sunday’s final, they face the eliminator fixture at SuperSport Park, also against the Super Kings. The winner of that match will play the losing team from the qualifier between Pretoria Capitals and Sunrisers Eastern Cape, which is being played in Durban on Wednesday.
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That second eliminator will take place at the Wanderers on Friday. Besides Miller, the other concern for Conrad is Ferreira, who injured his right shoulder while fielding in last Saturday’s dramatic clash with Pretoria Capitals and was undergoing scans to determine the extent of the injury on Tuesday.
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