The South African fast bowler, who injured his left knee, has been ruled out of the third Test against Australia.
Pakistan's Asim Kamal bacame only the third player to be dismissed for 99 on debut.
The whole first day of play was lost in the fifth cricket Test between South Africa and England.
Half centuries from Ashwell Prince and Jacques Kallis guided South Africa to 259 for 6 wickets against Pakistan on the first day of the second Test.
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.
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.
'Show us your visa' chants heard at MCG; spectators warned against racism
All-rounders Andre Russell and Fabien Allen, who last featured in the format during the World Cup last year, and Sunil Narine, who last played for West Indies in 2019, are absent from the squad.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between Sri Lanka and West Indies, in Abu Dhabi, on Thursday.
'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.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between West Indies and South Africa, in Dubai, on Tuesday.
Sreesanth is open to playing in overseas leagues and coaching roles
Veteran opener David Warner produced a feisty unbeaten 89 as Australia registered an emphatic eight-wicket win against West Indies to boost their semi-final hopes, at the T20 World Cup, in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Rajneesh Gupta lists the West Indian players's T20 Internationals records updated after their T20 World Cup game against Sri Lanka.
Smarting from opening game losses, a good batting display will be high on the agenda for South Africa and defending champions West Indies when the two teams lock horns in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Tuesday.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the South African team from the World Cups.
After the game ended 1-1 in normal time, Malcom raced onto a diagonal ball from Antony and got the better of Jesus Vallejo before driving the winner into the far corner in the 108th minute to ensure Brazil repeated their Rio 2016 triumph.
Their campaign back on track after drubbing Bangladesh in their previous game, Australia cannot afford slip-up against an unpredictable West Indies in their final Super 12 match as they look to seal a semi-final spot in the T20 World Cup on Saturday.
'If a few words from the opposition trouble you,' S Sreesanth tells Harish Kotian/Rediff.com, 'then you shouldn't be playing international cricket.'
Cristiano Ronaldo headed an early winner as Portugal beat hosts Russia 1-0 in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday to go top of Group A and spoil Russian goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev's 100th cap.
Spain snatched a 2-2 draw against Morocco on Monday to qualify for the World Cup last 16 and take top spot in Group B ahead of Portugal on goals scored.
'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.'
Round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches being played in different parts of the country.
Switzerland struck twice in quick succession to stun Euro 2016 champions Portugal 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday and hand them a first competitive defeat in two years under coach Fernando Santos.
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