Cape Town: South Africa captain Faf du Plessis will miss the first Test against England at Lords starting on Thursday due to family reasons, the cricket board confirmed yesterday.
Du Plessis has stayed in South Africa to be with wife Imari following the birth of the couple's first child.
"Faf's wife gave birth to their first child last week but the difficult nature of the delivery has delayed his return to the UK," team manager Mohammed Moosajee said in a statement.
Theunis de Bruyn or the uncapped Aiden Markram will replace du Plessis' in the side.\
