Temba Bavuma has suffered a left calf strain in the field in the third ODI against England and will only bat if required. The severity of the injury is yet to be determined but the niggle may cause some alarm bells for South African cricket. There are five weeks until they begin their World Test Championship title defence in Pakistan.

This is Bavuma's second in-match injury this year, after he strained his hamstring early in his innings during the World Test Championship final in June . On that occasion, he continued batting and made 66 in a match-winning 147 run third-wicket partnership with Aiden Markram. However, he missed South Africa's Tests in ZImbabwe in July as he recovered from the injury.

Bavuma returned to action in the ODI series against Australia last month, where he play

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