Huge blow for South Africa! Ryan Rickelton suffers hamstring injury

South Africa National Cricket Team have faced a massive blow amid the ongoing second Test against the Pakistan National Cricket Team. Opening batter Ryan Rickelton has suffered a hamstring injury and won't be taking the field anymore in the match.

South Africa National Cricket Team batter Rickelton suffered a hamstring injury during Day 3 of the ongoing second Test against the Pakistan National Cricket Team. The last game of the two-match series between the teams is taking place at the Newlands in Cape Town.

Ryan Rickelton won't be taking the field in the ongoing game but will come to bat if required

Rickelton won't be taking the field in the ongoing game, but if required, he will come out to bat. The opening batter played a massive role for the South Africa National Cricket Team in the first innings and was the main performer.

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Ryan Rickelton picked up a hamstring strain and won't field any further, though he will bat if required pic.twitter.com/8JJZAyfjT0

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Rickelton, who opened the innings for the South Africa National Cricket Team, made sure that he cashes in the opportunity and went on to play his best Test innings for the team. He was one of the main reasons why the Pakistan National Cricket Team looked clueless with the ball.

Rickelton came with a gigantic effort with the bat as he made sure that he played his best Test innings. The opening batter looked a class apart with the bat and hardly put a foot wrong in his innings. He was spot-on with his timing, and Pakistan bowlers seemed to have no clue about him.

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

Rickelton first made sure that he slammed a big ton, but after that, what was impressive was he didn't lose his concentration at all. The batter made sure that he doubled up his effort and went on to slam a magnificent double century in the first innings.

Ryan Rickelton became the first South African batter to score a Test double ton in nine years. However, even after that, he didn't stop as he kept scoring runs. He was looking all set for the triple century but unfortunately fell against the run of the play.

Ryan Rickelton ended with an inning of 259 runs off 343 balls, helping South Africa post a massive total of 615 runs

Ryan Rickelton ended with an innings of 259 runs off 343 balls. He also slammed 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, South Africa National Cricket Team posted a massive total of 615 runs on the board.

South Africa National Cricket Team then bundled out the Pakistan National Cricket Team for 194 runs in the first innings. They were enforced follow-on and came up with a better performance with the bat in the second innings, with skipper Shan Masood slamming a century.

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