Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan to miss New Zealand ODIs due to finger injury

Sudhir Gupta 12:20 09/02/2019
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  • Shakib Al Hasan (l).

    Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series in New Zealand after injuring his left ring finger.

    Shakib – leading Dhaka Dynamites – was hit on the finger by Comilla Victorians’ Thisara Perera during the final of the Bangladesh Premier League on Friday and it was later found to be a fracture. Comilla eventually won the final by 17 runs thanks to an unbeaten 141 from Tamim Iqbal.

    “An x-ray was done after the match and the results have confirmed a fracture on the left ring finger. The affected area will now have to be immobilised for around three weeks,” BCB physician Dr Debashis Chowdhury was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.

    According to the report, it’s not the same finger that Shakib injured and got operated last year.

    The three-match ODI series begins in Napier on February 13. That series will be followed by a three-match Test clash – beginning in Hamilton from February 28 –  and Shakib might miss those matches as well.

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