Proteas batsman ruled out of tri-series

South Africa have called up Dean Elgar to replace injured batsman Rilee Rossouw for the remainder of the one-day international tri-series series in the West Indies.

Rossouw dislocated his shoulder in Tuesday's 47-run victory over Australia at Providence, falling awkwardly on the joint while diving in an attempt to prevent a boundary during Australia's chase.

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"Rilee fell awkwardly on his shoulder while fielding the ball on the boundary. He was immediately taken to the local hospital for X-rays which confirmed he had dislocated the AC joint of his right shoulder," team manager Mohammed Moosajee said in a statement.

"He will be unable to take further part in this series and will return back to South Africa as soon as possible. The extent of the injury and the recovery period will only be known once he has been assessed and managed by one of Cricket South Africa's panel of shoulder specialists."

However, it is not all bad news for the Proteas, who are expected to regain the services of Faf du Plessis for their next match, with the star batsman on the mend after undergoing finger surgery that ruled him out of the Indian Premier League last month.

Rossouw, alongside Elgar, has been named in the South Africa A squad to tour Australia for a winter series in Queensland from July to September.

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Elgar, 28, last played an ODI for South Africa against India in Mumbai in October. He has played six ODIs previously for South Africa.

South Africa and Australia meet again on Saturday in Basseterre in St Kitts & Nevis in the fourth match of the 10-game series.