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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan both suffered injuries on Friday as their team played a group match in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 group at Chennai. Williamson was forced to retire hurt after suffering a left thumb injury during New Zealand’s chase of 246 runs.
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Williamson, on his return to international cricket after suffering an ACL injury in IPL 2023, was hit on the left glove from a throw as the batter took a single to move to 78. He hung around for a while after receiving medical attention but left the field soon.
“Got a bit fat and colourful straightaway,” Williamson said after the match. “Just made holding the bat a little difficult.”
New Zealand eventually completed the chase in 42.5 overs to clinch the match by eight wickets.
Shakib who made 40 off 51 balls suffered a left-quad injury while batting. He later went on to complete his 10 overs of bowling for figures of 1/54 before leaving the field and going for scans.
“Shakib is having a scan as he hurt his left quad,” a BCB official told Cricbuzz.
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