HOVE, London: Pakistani all-rounder Shadab Khan sustained an injury during his debut at the T20 Vitality Blast as the leg-spinner had a nasty collision with his fellow teammate, Nathan McAndrew, while trying to take a catch during the match against Somerset.
Khan is representing Sussex County Cricket Club in the tournament. The collision occurred on the fourth ball of the seventh over when Somerset’s Tom Kohler-Cadmore top-edged a delivery over extra cover. The game was halted for good 10 minutes as both the fielders went down on the ground, requiring immediate medical attention.
Shadab was given a concussion protocol before being sent off field. Shadab’s condition was then continuously monitored. Meanwhile, McAndrew completed his four overs after medical treatment.
Sussex’s head coach Paul Farbrace while giving an update on Shadab’s well-being said that he had a “bit of a sore neck” but was alright. He said that the doctors had advised to take Shadab out of the game.
“They are both alright that’s the most important thing,” Farbrace said further while referring to the two affected cricket stars. He said that a worse situation could have occurred but the players were doing fine.
Shadab did not come out to bowl due to the injury, which gave the Somerset a chance to effortlessly chase the 184-run target. He earlier faced eight deliveries and scored 9 runs powered by a six in the first innings.
Shadab is one of the nine Pakistani players featuring in this year’s edition of the Vitality Blast that kicked off last week. This is the 21st edition of the tournament which was the first precision T20 league when it started in June 2003 as the Twenty20 Cup.
