Keshav Maharaj faces prolonged lay-off after freak damage in opposition to West Indies

South African left-arm spin bowler Keshav Maharaj faces a prolonged interval out after struggling a freak damage throughout South Africa’s 284-run win over West Indies within the second Test in Johannesburg on Saturday.

Cricket South Africa introduced that Maharaj “has a complete rupture of his left Achilles tendon” and can see a surgeon on Monday.

Maharaj, 33, went down in apparent ache after he jumped to rejoice the wicket of Kyle Mayers shortly earlier than Lunch on the fourth day. He needed to be taken off the sphere on a stretcher.

Maharaj has been South Africa’s main Test spin bowler since making his debut in 2016 however has extra lately turn out to be a daily within the One-Day International group.

South Africa has no Test matches scheduled till December however his damage will imply that he misses the one-day sequence in opposition to West Indies which begins in East London on Thursday – and will put him doubtful for the World Cup in India in October.

Maharaj bowled solely 2.5 overs earlier than his damage however took two wickets for 4 runs to hasten a West Indian collapse to 106 all out.