Hobart Hurricanes player Nikhil Chaudhary had to leave the field after getting injured while trying to take a catch near the boundary. The incident occurred during the match between Hobart Hurricanes and Melbourne Renegades, which is being played at Bellerive Oval, Hobart on Monday, December 29.
Hurricanes opted to field after winning the bat flip in their match against Renegades. All-rounder Beau Webster returned to the Hurricanes lineup after being temporarily left out of Australia’s Ashes Test squad. Matthew Wade and Hugo Burden also came into the playing eleven due to injury concerns.
Watch: Nikhil Chaudhary gets injured during BBL clash
Nikhil Chaudhary suffered a serious injury while fielding near the boundary during the ninth over of Melbourne Renegades’ innings. The incident occurred when Oliver Peak hit a big shot towards the deep off the ball of Rishad Hussain.
Choudhary ran from long-on and jumped near the rope in an attempt to take an overhead catch. The ball came into his hands but he could only push it across the boundary line for six runs.
Chaudhary landed awkwardly on his right shoulder and remained on the ground holding it, making it clear that something was wrong.
When he was having trouble moving his right hand, the physio came out to examine him. After several minutes of treatment on the field, Choudhary was helped up and taken to the dressing room for further evaluation. The injury looked serious and added to the Hurricanes’ growing injury concerns.
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Nikhil Chaudhary has left the field after getting injured while trying to take a catch in the deep. #bbl15 pic.twitter.com/JV8qqGEAkb
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After a strong bowling show, Storm lost their sweat over Nikhil Chaudhary’s injury.
The Hobart Hurricanes are concerned about Nikhil Chaudhary’s injury, especially with Tim David already ruled out of the rest of the tournament. Choudhary has been among the run-scorers recently, and the team hopes he can play a role later in the match as well.
There is some hope that Chaudhary can still bat in the second innings. If the injury is classified as external, he will be allowed to bat in any order despite spending time off the field. Otherwise, he will be restricted to batting at No. 7 or below.
Hurricanes had a strong bowling performance on the field. After conceding 101 runs in the first 10 overs, they tightened up well and conceded only 61 runs in the last 10 as Melbourne Renegades failed to build partnerships, with several batsmen getting starts but none being able to convert them into big scores.
Playing XI: Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades
Hobart Hurricane: Mitchell Owen, Tim Ward, Beau Webster, Ben McDermott, Nikhil Chaudhary, Matthew Wade (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Chris Jordan, Nathan Ellis (c), Rishad Hussain, Riley Meredith.
Melbourne Renegades: Josh Brown, Tim Seifert, Muhammad Rizwan (wk), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Oliver Peak, Hasan Khan, Will Sutherland (c), Andrew Tye, Gurinder Sandhu, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff
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