Faf du Plessis leaves Northern Superchargers after failing to recover from concussion in time

du Plessis suffered the initial concussion when his head collided with his Quetta Gladiators team-mate Mohammad Hasnain’s knee during a fixture against Peshawar Zalmi in Abu Dhabi in June. The injury ruled him out of the remainder of the tournament and he returned to South Africa shortly after, and then travelled to Croatia to quarantine ahead of the Hundred.du Plessis was originally scheduled to captain the Superchargers, but Ben Stokes assumed that role before taking a break from all cricket and David Willey has since led the side.Vilas was recruited as a replacement pending du Plessis’ planned return. Vilas, a £125,000 signing for Manchester Originals in the competition’s initial draft in October 2019, lost his deal following the end of his status as a Kolpak player.On Thursday, he shared a 90-run partnership off just 36 balls with John Simpson – who struck a stunning 71 off 28 – as the Superchargers posted the highest total of the Hundred so far in beating the Originals.In other Hundred movements, Mohammad Nabi is returning home for personal reasons and will be replaced in the London Spirit men’s squad by David Wiese for the final two matches. Somerset’s Sonny Baker will replace Luke Wood at Trent Rockets after Wood was ruled out of the remainder of the competition because of an injury. Baker has joined the squad and was available for selection in Friday’s game against Birmingham Phoenix.