All-rounder Washington Sundar is prone to miss a minimum of the subsequent two IPL matches for Sunrisers Hyderabad after struggling cut up webbing in his bowling hand, head coach Tom Moody has stated.
A disciplined bowling effort adopted by skipper Kane Williamson’s half-century helped SRH beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets on the DY Patil Stadium on Monday evening.
During the match nonetheless, Washington obtained injured and could not bowl his full quota of overs. His three wicketless overs – two of which had been within the powerplay – went for simply 14 runs.
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“Washington has torn the webbing in his right hand, between his thumb and first finger. We must monitor that over the next two-three days. Hopefully, it isn’t a significant blow. I’d imagine it’d take probably a week or so to settle down,” SRH coach Moody stated after the win.
In their subsequent two upcoming outings, Sunrisers will tackle Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
Playing for a crew that’s skinny on spin bowling, Washington has been the lone specialist tweaker for the Sunrisers to date this season.
Since giving freely 47 runs in his three wicketless overs towards Rajasthan Royals in his crew’s opener, Washington has picked 4 for 63 throughout 11 overs.
Laid low by harm and sickness over the previous couple of months. Washington had missed India’s three T20Is towards West Indies in February after struggling a hamstring whereas fielding throughout the third ODI in Ahmedabad.
He had additionally missed the second half of IPL within the UAE final yr after hurting his finger.
Meanwhile, the harm to batter Rahul Tripathi, which compelled him to retire harm halfway by his chase towards the Titans, isnt a severe one.
After falling on the bottom proper after hitting a six, he wanted medical consideration.
“He’s fine, he’s just getting cramped,” Moody stated.
“It’s humid situations and we get him to run to hotspots, so he covers a variety of floor within the first two-three overs.
“That is something we may need to look at to make sure we get the maximum out of him with the bat because obviously, he is a very valuable player for us.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
