Injured Haris Rauf misses motion on reserve day
Haris Rauf hasn’t taken the sphere in opposition to India on Monday’s reserve day within the Asia Cup Super Four game in Colombo after feeling “a little discomfort in his right flank” on Sunday’s scheduled match day. Only 24.1 overs had been bowled on Sunday earlier than rain pushed the sport into the spare day.
The extent of Rauf’s harm shouldn’t be clear. The PCB assertion that confirmed the harm mentioned, “He was subsequently taken for a precautionary MRI, which revealed no tear. He is under the observation of the team’s medical panel.”
Morne Morkel, Pakistan’s bowling coach, mentioned on the official broadcast that Rauf had “pulled an oblique muscle” and with the ODI World Cup across the nook, “we’re going to put him on ice” for the second. Morkel additionally mentioned that Rauf had began feeling discomfort when he bowled his second over on Sunday.
As a end result, for the remainder of the India innings in Colombo, Pakistan should make do with the three tempo choices in Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah and Faheem Ashraf, with Shadab Khan their lead spinner and a mixture of Iftikhar Ahmed and Agha Salman’s part-time offspin.
Rauf bowled 5 wicketless overs and conceded 27 runs on Sunday however introduced some sense of management to an innings during which India’s openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored half-centuries and placed on 121 in a flying begin. Pakistan fought again to dismiss each and management the run price however India had been 147 on board for the lack of two wickets.
Rauf’s absence shall be a explanation for concern for Pakistan, given how vital an element he has turn into of Pakistan’s bowling assault. He has been Pakistan’s in-form bowler, and essential at first change after Afridi and Naseem. He can be the match’s joint-leading wicket-taker with nine wickets in four matches.