Northern Titans bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosch will miss South Africa A’s tour to Sri Lanka due to a back injury.
The 28-year-old experienced progressive back discomfort and underwent scans which revealed stress reaction.
While further scans showed healing, they also indicated that he will not recover completely in time for the squad’s departure to the subcontinent on 31 May.
EP Warriors bowling all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel has been named as his replacement.
South Africa A squad: Tony de Zorzi (c, Western Province), Matthew Breetzke (Warriors), Dewald Brevis (Titans), Gerald Coetzee (Knights), Zubayr Hamza (Western Province), Jordan Hermann (Warriors), Tshepo Moreki (Western Province), Senuran Muthusamy (Dragons), Keegan Petersen (Dolphins), Sinethemba Qeshile (Warriors), Lutho Sipamla (Lions), Tristan Stubbs (Warriors), Beyers Swanepoel (Warriors), Kyle Verreynne (Western Province), Lizaad Williams (Titans).
Sri Lanka A vs South Africa A fixtures:
4 June – 1st one-day match, Kandy
6 June – 2nd one-day match, Kandy
8 June – 3rd one-day match, Kandy
12-15 June – 1st four-day match, Dambulla
19-22 June – 2nd four-day match, Dambulla