Bangladesh captain Shakib al Hasan will miss the last World Cup match against Australia, as he suffered a finger injury during the Sri Lanka match.
The development was confirmed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday. Shakib suffered the injury to his left Index finger while batting in the last match against Sri Lanka.
An X-ray conducted after the game confirmed a fracture which has ruled him out of Bangladesh’s last match of the tournament against Australia in Pune on 11 November.
“Shakib was struck on his left index finger early in his innings but continued to bat with supportive taping and painkillers. He underwent an emergency X-ray in Delhi after the game which confirmed the fracture on the left PIP joint.
Recovery is estimated at three to four weeks. He will leave for Bangladesh today to begin his rehab," National Team Physio Bayjedul Islam Khan said.
Shakib, the world’s number one all-rounder, scored 82 off 65 balls to guide the side to a three-wicket victory over Sri Lanka. He had earlier taken two wickets for 57 runs in a player-of-the-match performance
It was also learned the all-rounder is returning to the country after his possible last World Cup.
The all-rounder will need three-four weeks to recover, which puts his participation in the home Test series against New Zealand at risk. The two-match Test series is set to begin on November 28.
It would take the all-rounder around three-four weeks to recover, which puts his participation in the home Test series against New Zealand at risk.
The two-match Test series is set to begin on November 28.
Shakib was scheduled to return home on Tuesday to begin his rehab, while the rest of the squad heads to Pune from Delhi, said the release.
Shakib's injury caps a dramatic 24 hours for him. During Bangladesh's three-wicket win over Sri Lanka yesterday, he had initiated the appeal which resulted in Angelo Mathews becoming the first batter to be dismissed timed out in international cricket.
After the game, Shakib said that he had felt like he was at a war out on the field.
Bangladesh have lost six of their eight games so far in this World Cup campaign, putting them out of contention for the semis.
But they still have hopes of qualifying for the Champions Trophy 2025; a top-eight finish on the table would seal that. Shakib himself had a lean run at the World Cup, scoring in single digits in three of the six innings he played before his Player-of-the-Match 82 against Sri Lanka.