Temba Bavuma sidelined for South Africa's Test series against Zimbabwe due to hamstring injury

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma hurt his leg muscle and cannot play against Zimbabwe next week. The injury happened during the World Test Championship final at Lord's cricket ground last weekend. Bavuma kept batting even after getting hurt and made fifty runs to help his team win the match. Keshav Maharaj will lead the team instead during the two games against Zimbabwe.

Cricket South Africa doctors want to do more tests on Bavuma's hamstring before deciding when he can return. Several star players are taking a break from this series after winning the big championship. Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs all get time off to rest their bodies.

Five new players who have never played Test cricket before will join the squad. Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Lesego Senokwane, Codi Yusuf, Dewald Brevis and Prenelan Subrayen could all make their debuts. The cricket board started with sixteen players but cut the group down to fifteen after Bavuma got injured.

The first Test match starts on June 28 between the two African countries. The second game begins on July 6 at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo city. Both teams will fight hard to win this important series over the next few weeks.