The 37-year-old campaigner split the webbing between his index and middle fingers as he attempted to stop a hot cover drive from West Indies opener Devon Smith in the opening Test in Guyana.
The SA paceman enjoyed what cricket fans might see as the dream honeymoon -- he dismissed Brian Lara twice in a day
The West Indian captain's 115 helped his side reach 427 in reply to South Africa's 532, a deficit of 105.
Lara is just the fifth batsman to score 9,000 runs in Tests.
The South Africa fast bowler was fined half his match fees for sticking out his tongue to a West Indies player on the final day of the first cricket Test.
His gritty 74 was in vain as South Africa beat the West Indies by 189 runs in the first Test.
Fine bowling by Andre Nel and Makhaya Ntini enabled South Africa win the fourth ODI by six wickets.
The tourists now lead the series 2-0 with the fourth and final Test starting in Antigua on Friday.
'I believe Bumrah, Ishant, Shami, Umesh, all four can play in the playing XI.'
South African pace legend Allan Donald has called on cricket bosses not to consider banning bouncers as they revisit safety in the sport in the wake of the tragic death of Australian cricketer Philip Hughes.
South African pacer Lungi Ngidi on Wednesday said that dismissing Virat Kohli, one of the world's best batsmen, in India's second innings of the second Test in Pretoria was a special moment.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the South African team from the World Cups.
'Dhoni was the captain and everyone else was battling for the second wicket-keeper's slot.' 'I was fighting with myself, always thinking of improving my game, getting better personally, not comparing myself with anyone else.'
'If a few words from the opposition trouble you,' S Sreesanth tells Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, 'then you shouldn't be playing international cricket.'
Round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country.