Quinton de Kock taken for X-ray on thumb injury

The South African wicketkeeper has been cleared to bat in the second innings after a scan revealed no fracture

South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock has been cleared to bat in the second ODI at Bloemfontein after an X-ray on a damaged thumb revealed no fracture.

He was hit while wicketkeeping by the final ball of the fifteenth over, bowled by Anrich Nortje, after Harry Brook under-edged an attempted pull shot through to the keeper.

De Kock got his gloves to the ball as it reached him on the half-volley but immediately called for the South African physio.

^{Quinton de Kock was replaced by Heinrich Klaasen (Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images)}

A delay followed while he was treated before leaving the field, with Heinrich Klaasen – in South Africa's side as a specialist batter – taking over with the gloves after strapping up his hands in the dressing room.

Janneman Malan, who came on as a substitute fielder, promptly caught Ben Duckett at long-on. Klaasen took good catches to dismiss Chris Woakes and Sam Curran.

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