New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra suffered a sickening blow to the pinnacle after he appeared to misjudge a catch throughout his group’s ODI victory over Pakistan on Saturday.
The 25-year-old was fielding at deep sq. leg when he appeared to lose sight of the ball in opposition to the Gaddafi Stadium floodlights as he formed to take a catch to dismiss Khushdil Shah.
Blood poured from the pinnacle of a dazed Ravindra whereas the gang seemed on with concern.
After being handled, he left the sphere holding a bandage tight to his bloodied brow.
“Ravindra was compelled from the sphere after being struck within the brow by the ball trying a catch within the thirty eighth over,” a New Zealand Cricket spokesman instructed cricinfo.
“He sustained a laceration to the brow which has been addressed and handled on the floor, however is in any other case effectively. He got here via his first HIA (Head Damage Evaluation) effectively and can proceed to be monitored underneath HIA processes.”
Earlier Ravindra had scored 25 from 19 balls on the prime of the order as New Zealand piled up 330-6 earlier than his group went on to assert a 78-run win.
The match was a part of a tri-nations sequence which additionally options South Africa and is a warm-up forward of the Champions Trophy later this month.
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