PAK vs SA 2025: Miller, Coetzee & Maphaka out, Donovan Ferreira to lead T20I squad

South African middle-order batter David Miller has been ruled out of the T20I series in Pakistan, while fast bowler Gerald Coetzee will miss the entire white-ball leg of the tour due to injuries.

Miller had been named stand-in captain for the T20I series, with regular skipper Aiden Markram rested. However, scans conducted on Wednesday confirmed that he suffered a grade-1 right hamstring strain during training in the lead-up to the tour.

"He will now begin a phased rehabilitation program. Subsequent scans revealed the extent of the injury and following specialist consultation, he has commenced a structured rehabilitation program under the supervision of the Cricket South Africa High Performance and Momentum Multiply Titans medical teams," a CSA release read as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

All-rounder Donovan Ferreira will captain South Africa in the three-match T20I series, which begins on October 28 in Rawalpindi. Ferreira recently led South Africa in a one-off T20I against Namibia, which the team lost by four wickets. Gerald Coetzee has been ruled out of both the T20I and ODI series in Pakistan due to a pectoral muscle injury. He sustained the injury during the T20I against Namibia, bowling just 1.3 overs before leaving the field and not returning.

Left-arm seamer Kwena Maphaka has also been ruled out of South Africa’s Pakistan tour with a hamstring strain, which he sustained during a domestic first-class match in early October. To cover the absences, South Africa have included batters Matthew Breetzke and uncapped Tony de Zorzi in the T20I squad, while fast bowler Ottneil Baartman has been named as Coetzee’s replacement in the ODI squad.

Breetzke had previously been named captain of the ODI side. The three-match ODI series will begin immediately after the T20I leg, on November 4 in Faisalabad, while the T20I squad is scheduled to depart for Islamabad on October 23.

South Africa squad for Pakistan T20Is

Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock, Donovan Ferreira (captain), Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Andile Simelane, Lizaad Williams, Ottneil Baartman

South Africa squad for Pakistan ODIs

Matthew Breetzke (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Bjorn Fortuin, George Linde, Lungi Ngidi, Nqaba Peter, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Sinethemba Qeshile, Ottneil Baartman