Babar Azam’s Pakistan facet suffered a setback on Day 3 of the 2nd Test towards Sri Lanka as ex-skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed was retired damage within the afternoon session. Sarfaraz was hit on the helmet by Asitha Fernando, who bowled a bouncer and compelled the Pakistan batter to have a compulsory concussion examine. Sarfaraz, who underwent a concussion take a look at in the course of the innings, continued batting for an additional 5 overs. The senior batter copped the heavy on the very first ball of the afternoon session on Wednesday.
Sarfaraz Ahmed has been changed by Mohammad Rizwan as a concussion substitute within the ongoing second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka(AFP-Sri Lanka Cricket Twitter)
The ex-Pakistani skipper tried ducking the bouncer however the ball hit him on the again of the top. The veteran gloveman of the Green Army is beneath the commentary of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s medical panel. Sarfaraz was visibly unwell and after an extended dialog with the physio, the wicketkeeper batter determined to stroll off the sphere. Sarfaraz had known as up Pakistan physiotherapist Cliffe Deacon after batting for 5 overs. He struck three boundaries within the interval earlier than paving the way in which for Mohammad Rizwan, who grew to become his concussion substitution within the 2nd Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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“Sarfaraz Ahmed has been replaced by Mohammad Rizwan as a concussion substitute in the ongoing second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Singhalese Sports Club after match referee David Boon accepted the Pakistan team management’s request for the substitution,” the PCB stated in an announcement. “Sarfaraz was hit on his head while ducking a bouncer by Asitha Fernando in the afternoon session on day three. He remains under the observation of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s medical panel,” the PCB added.
Rizwan had saved Sarfaraz out of the Pakistani Test XI for a couple of years earlier than his poor run of kind opened the doorways for the ex-Pakistan captain to make a surprising comeback. Sarfaraz sealed his place within the Test facet after the New Zealand sequence. He had registered noteworthy scores of 6, 53, 78 and 118 within the two Tests. The 36-year-old has performed 53 Test matches for Pakistan. Sarfaraz’s teammate Rizwan just isn’t Pakistan’s first concussion substitution in worldwide cricket. Earlier, Kamran Ghulam changed Haris Sohail within the third ODI towards New Zealand in January. Talking concerning the 2nd Test, Abdullah Shafique’s double ton guided Pakistan to 563-5 in 132 overs at Stumps Day 3.
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