Watch: Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka retired hurt after collapsing while hitting a six against Afghanistan in the third T20I in Dambulla on February 21.
Nissanka was clearly in discomfort as he continued his innings after reaching 50 off 27 balls in the 10th T20I. Facing Mohammed Nabi in the second over of the eighth, he swayed, pulled the ball to the right of long-on, and limped back several times. A physical therapist came to treat her and Nissanka was allowed to continue treatment.
After Noor Ahmed hits the third ball in the next over, he hits a huge six reminiscent of Glenn Maxwell’s stroke play in his incredible double hundred against Afghanistan in the 2023 World Cup. I hit. Nissanka had a sore thigh muscle that restricted his leg movement, forcing the batsman to take a knee and hit him with his hand in mid-wicket. Sri Lanka’s first bat failed as soon as it was batted, and they were sent off midway through the innings with a score of 30 and 60. Sri Lanka were 89-2 after nine overs.
Chasing 210, the hosts eventually trailed by three runs, needing 19 runs for the final over. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was named Man of the Match for his winning 43-ball 70, which included seven fours and one six.
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