AFGHANISTAN VS BANGLADESH
Rahmat Shah is the first Afghan batter to score 4000 ODI runs © Getty
Afghanistan batter Rahmat Shah is unlikely to feature in the series-concluding third ODI against Bangladesh due to a calf injury.
Rahmat, who retired hurt after sustaining the injury, returned to the crease in a heroic attempt to bat after Afghanistan had lost their ninth wicket in the second ODI but he could stand at the crease for just one ball.
Afghanistan team physio Nirmalan Thanabalasingam ran to Rahmat as he was unable to stand and later the right-handed batter was taken out of the ground in a wheel chair.
Crowds cheered when Rahmat came to bat but his stay was short lived as Rishad Hossain sent in a googly that hit him in the abdomen and he was down immediately.
“He (Rahmat) unfortunately succumbed to his injury so he is out now. We will do all the right things in terms of imaging and stuff tomorrow. He is going to be out for some time, I think,” the physio said adding that he is most likely to miss the third ODI against Bangladesh
Shah recently became the first Afghan batsman to score 4,000 ODI runs and had made a crucial half-century in the first match.
The third ODI is scheduled for October 14 at Abu Dhabi.
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