Rachin Ravindra Leaves Field Bloodied After Nasty Blow to Face Against Pakistan

New Zealand youngster Rachin Ravindra suffered a horrible injury while fielding during the second ODI against Pakistan. The 25-year-old was hit on the face while attempting a catch of Pakistan’s Khushdil Shah at backward square leg. It was the 38th over of the Pakistan innings when Khusdil swept Michael Bracewell’s delivery over backward square leg where Ravindra was ready to grab the catch, but it seemed like he lost the ball in the lights, and it hit straight on his face. He fell down and started bleeding as the medical team rushed into the middle and took him out of the ground for medical assistance. His face was covered with a towel when he was taken out of the ground.

Khushdil survived in the middle, but the whole stadium was shell-shocked after Rachindra got injured.

Meanwhile, riding on Glenn Phillips’s maiden century and Mitchell Santner’s three wickets New Zealand overpowered Pakistan by 78 runs in the opening match of a tri-nations series in Lahore.

Phillips hit 106 not out from 74 balls, with seven sixes and six boundaries to help the tourists post an impressive 330-6 in 50 overs before Santner’s 3-41 helped dismiss Pakistan for 252 in 47.5 overs.

Phillips built on the good work by Daryl Mitchell (81) and Kane Williamson (58) after New Zealand chose to bat.

The New Zealand all-rounder added a quickfire 54 off just 47 balls with Bracewell for the sixth wicket. Bracewell scored 31 from 23 balls, with three sixes.