Watch: Haris Rauf injures bowling arm, head while taking diving catch in last-ball PSL thriller
Watch: Haris Rauf injured himself while taking a catch on the penultimate delivery of the last-ball thriller between Lahore Qalandars and Karachi Kings in PSL 2024 yesterday (February 24).
Rauf managed to clutch onto the ball in a diving effort to send back Ahsan Bhatti, but ended up injuring his arm as he landed on it while completing the catch. As he hit the ground, his head smacked on the floor: he crumpled on the turf, writhing in pain.
In the context of the game, it was a massive moment: the Kings needed one off the last two balls when Bhatti skied the ball in the air and Rauf caught it. Off the last ball, the Kings sneaked through, with Mir Hamza managing a toe-edge that travelled towards the third man fence.
Back to the Rauf catch: there was debate over whether Rauf had completed the catch, as he appeared to lose the ball while rolling over in pain. The third umpire, though, judged it out, convinced that Rauf had completed the catch. The Kings player did not seem to agree with the decision, and captain Shan Masood was seen remonstrating from the dressing room at the third umpire’s decision.
Rauf walked off the field in pain and was later seen with a sling around his bowling arm. The extent of his injury is not clear, although the sight of him all strapped up definitely looked like a cause for worry.
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What a finish! ๐คฉ#HBLPSL9 | #KhulKeKhel | #LQvKK pic.twitter.com/hJ6fSy2RVp
— PakistanSuperLeague (@thePSLt20) February 24, 2024
full respect to haris rauf for this catch, put his whole body through it just to keep his team in the game ๐ซกpic.twitter.com/eSlwzao3Aj
— ุนุซู ุงู (@usmssss) February 24, 2024
Update: Haris Rauf had a shoulder scan last night after he fell awkwardly trying to take a catch! Lahore Qalandars are waiting for his scan results to determine the extent of his injury ๐#HBLPSL9 #tapmad #HojaoAdFree pic.twitter.com/QRHZn0fog2
— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) February 25, 2024
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