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Axar Patel Ruled Out of Remainder of India vs South Africa T20Is, Shahbaz Ahmed Added to Squad
Axar Patel will miss the final two T20Is against South Africa due to illness, with Shahbaz Ahmed named as his replacement in India's squad.
- On Monday, the BCCI announced Axar Patel was ruled out of the remaining two T20Is due to illness, and Shahbaz Ahmed was recalled as his replacement for Lucknow and Ahmedabad.
- After two appearances in the series, Axar Patel scored 23 from 21 in the first T20I and took two wickets for seven runs but sat out the third T20I in Dharamsala due to illness, Suryakumar Yadav said.
- With bowling changes, Jasprit Bumrah is unavailable for personal reasons, while Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav joined India updated squad for the last two T20Is.
- India lead the series 2-1 and aim to seal it in the fourth T20I in Lucknow on Wednesday before the fifth at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium.
- BCCI tweeted, `We’ve made two forced changes.` Jasprit Bumrah’s two wickets lifted his career T20 tally to 101, highlighting the significance of these absences.
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India Vs South Africa: Axar Patel Ruled Out Of Remaining T20Is Due To Illness; Shahbaz Ahmed Named Replacement
A statement from Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Devajit Saikia read that all-rounder Axar Patel was "with the team in Lucknow where he will be further medically assessed"
·New Delhi, India
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Axar Patel has been ruled out of the final two matches of the India-South Africa T20I series due to illness. Shahbaz Ahmed has been included in his place. Kuldeep Yadav performed well in Axar's absence in the third T20I, with India leading the series 2-1.
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