Sarfaraz dominated out of second Test with concussion, Rizwan is available in as substitute

Sarfaraz was struck on the again of the pinnacle by a bouncer from Asitha Fernando off the very first ball he confronted within the afternoon session of the third day’s play – it was the primary ball with the second new ball and Sarfaraz had stepped down the pitch to it. The ball went for 4 leg byes.

Sarfaraz underwent a concussion check as per laws and resumed, batting with none obvious impact for one more 5 overs. He hit three boundaries in that interval however after the final, a sublime clip off a full supply off Dilshan Madushanka for 4 by means of midwicket, he known as for the Pakistan physiotherapist Cliffe Deacon and gestured to the again of his head, the place he had been struck. After a few minutes, he walked off.

Concussion substitution laws require an official evaluation of concussion to be offered to match officers and it was duly given to the match referee David Boon. “Sarfaraz Ahmed has been replaced by Mohammad Rizwan as a concussion substitute in the ongoing second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Singhalese Sports Club after match referee David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,” a PCB assertion stated.

“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.”

Rizwan will now be allowed to bat on this innings and is a like-for-like alternative as wicketkeeper-batter. Until this 12 months, Rizwan had been Pakistan’s first-choice Test wicketkeeper for just a few years, retaining Sarfaraz out of the XI. But a lean run of type with the bat allowed Sarfaraz to return for the house sequence in opposition to New Zealand earlier this 12 months and he duly cemented his place with scores of 86, 53, 78 and 118 within the two Tests.