Zimbabwe will not have to deal with AB de Villiers in their tour match against a South African Invitation XI in Paarl that starts on Wednesday, but they are likely to have to find a way past Dale Steyn. De Villiers pulled out of the three-day game on Tuesday with a lower back problem. But Steyn remains in the mix. Both are in SA’s squad for the four-day, day-night Test against the Zimbabweans at St George’s Park, starting on Tuesday. "AB de Villiers is struggling with lower back stiffness and has been withdrawn from the three-day warm-up match [against the Zimbabweans in Paarl starting on Wednesday] as a precaution‚" SA team manager Mohammed Moosajee was quoted as saying. "He is‚ however‚ available for selection for the Test match against Zimbabwe." The problem is De Villiers has played only one first-class match in almost two years: he scored five and 32 for the Titans against the Warriors in Benoni in October. Good thing‚ then‚ that the Test against Zimbabwe will serve as a warm-u...
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