Fielding at deep sq. leg within the thirty seventh over, Ravindra steadied himself to take a catch as Khushdil Shah slog-swept Michael Bracewell in the direction of the on facet. However Ravindra appeared to lose the ball within the lights, and took no evasive motion because it struck him sq. on the brow. He was seen staring on the floor, apparently in a daze, as blood streamed down his face whereas medical employees rushed onto the sector.
A surprised silence took maintain of the bottom as a stretcher was introduced on, although it was in the end not required. The Pakistan group physician, nearest to the incident, additionally rushed on to offer first-aid help. After mendacity down on the bottom whereas receiving a couple of minutes of remedy, Ravindra received up with the help of medical employees, and walked off the sector, holding a towel to his head, to heat applause from what had only recently been a packed Gaddafi Stadium.
New Zealand have been in a dominant place within the sport, with Pakistan nonetheless needing 132 runs for victory in 75 balls with 5 wickets in hand. Two overs earlier, Ravindra had accomplished a brief spell with the ball, sending down three overs. Earlier, he had opened the batting and scored a brisk 25 off 19 balls to get his facet up and operating. They finally posted a complete of 330 for six.
These developments come simply 11 days earlier than the beginning of the Champions Trophy, which begins when these two sides meet in Karachi on February 19. New Zealand’s subsequent sport is on Monday, once they tackle South Africa within the second match of this tri-series, whereas Pakistan are scheduled to fulfill South Africa on Wednesday.
