Johan van der Wath was today put on standby for Twenty20 Cup action after another big-hitting display for Sussex Sharks.

Van der Wath fired a quick 44, including two towering leg-side sixes off Vasbert Drakes, as the Sharks went down by eight runs to a star-studded Lashings line-up at East Grinstead yesterday.

The South African, a matchwinner with the bat in the totesport League game at Taunton recently, was due to return home after Friday's trip to Scottish Saltires to make way for Pakistani fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.

A thumb injury sustained by Rana in Test match action means the switch could now be delayed for up to six weeks.