Two Sri Lankan cricketers have been stretchered off, one sporting a neck brace, after a nasty collision whereas attempting to cease a Virat Kohli pull shot from reaching the boundary.
Jeffrey Vandersay and Ashen Bandara collided on the mid-wicket boundary whereas making an attempt to subject the ball within the 42nd over of their in the future worldwide in opposition to India at Thiruvananthapuram.
The pair have been concerned in a miscommunication whereas approaching the ball, which means lightning-quick Bandara went to floor concurrently his teammate and so they collided, each main with their legs.
Bandara then slid excessive of Vandersay and made contact along with his head.
A Sri Lankan physio raced out to the pair simply seconds after the incident and play was halted whereas they have been stretchered off the bottom.
Vandersay was put in a neck brace as he was transported off, surrounded by round 20 involved officers.
Including insult to damage, the ball trickled to the boundary, taking Kohli to 99.
It got here as India motored to an enormous 5-390 from their 50 overs within the third match of the sequence. Kohli went on to put up 166 not out — his third ODI century in India’s house season.
The pair have been each added to the Sri Lankan facet for the ultimate sport of the sequence.
