Rashid Khan will miss the first two ODIs due to a lower-back injury. The star match winner is anticipate to return for the third and final ODI. Which will be contested on June 7 in Hambantota.
Rashid Khan, Afghanistan’s star spinner, rule out of the first two One-Day Internationals against Sri Lanka owing to a lower-back ailment. The star match winner is anticipate to return for the third and final ODI. Which will be contested on June 7 in Hambantota.
The three-match One-Day International series will begin on Friday, June 2, with the first ODI scheduled for Hambantota. On Sunday, June 4, the second ODI will be played at the same site. After the ODI series against Sri Lanka concludes, Afghanistan will go to Bangladesh for a one-off Test in Chattogram.
Rashid Khan injury will require the spin trio of Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and the teenage spin prodigy Noor Ahmad to shoulder additional responsibilities. Hashmatullah Shahidi will captain the team. In a statement, the Afghanistan Cricket Board also provided an update on Rashid’s injuries. “He will remain under strict medical supervision and is expect to play in the final ODI on June 7.”
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Rashid will begin national duty following a great IPL 2023 performance
Rashid had a fantastic Indian Premier League 2023 season with the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans. Titans began the season as defending champions and advanced all the way to the finals before losing the opportunity to defend their championship in a last-ball thriller against Chennai Super Kings on May 29 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The Titans’ spin assault was led from the front by the 24-year-old wrist spinner, who snagged 27 scalps in 17 matches at an economy rate of 8.24. He finished the season as the season’s joint-second-leading wicket-taker, alongside teammate Mohit Sharma.
Rashid’s IPL 2023 performances included a hat-trick (IPL 2023’s lone hat-trick) against Kolkata Knight Riders while leading the side in the absence of regular skipper Hardik Pandya at the Narendra Modi Stadium in match no. 13.
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