South Africa suffered a World Cup injury scare on Wednesday when in-form leg-spinner Imran Tahir fractured his left thumb.
“Imran injured himself during the game against England while taking a return catch of Jonathan Trott," said Proteas manager Mohammed Moosajee.
“The X-Ray revealed a small undisplaced fracture in his left thumb.
“His thumb has been splintered and immobilised.”