Smith scare ahead of final Test

Kolkata - South African captain Graeme Smith suffered a finger injury on Friday, causing a scare in the tourists' camp ahead of a decisive Test match against India.

Smith hurt the little finger on his left hand during the team's fielding session at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where the second and final Test starts on Sunday.

X-rays did not reveal a fracture, but Smith was set to undergo an MRI scan to determine if the injury was more serious than a sprained ligament.

"There is no fracture, but we need an MRI scan done, to be sure it is not a serious injury," team spokesman Michael Owen-Smith told reporters.

"It looks to be some sort of a ligament damage. At this stage it's being treated as a sprained ligament."

South Africa, who won the first Test in Nagpur by an innings and six runs on Tuesday, need a draw to dislodge India from the number one position in the official Test rankings.