Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) began their IPL 2023 marketing campaign by thrashing Mumbai Indians with an 8-wicket win on Sunday. However, throughout their opening sport on the Chinnaswamy Stadium, their pacer Reece Topley sustained an damage whereas fielding within the first innings. RCB head coach Mike Hesson has given a recent update on his damage standing.
While fielding on the brief fantastic leg, Topley’s knee received caught within the floor and he fell awkwardly on his shoulder. The physio attended to him quickly however there was no rapid restoration and therefore, the left-arm pacer walked off the sector. Topley had bowled solely two overs till then and did not come again to finish his quota of 4 overs. Topley picked a wicket within the 2 overs that he bowled and conceded 14 runs. He dismissed Cameron Green 5 (4) within the 4th over of the sport.
RCB head coach Mike Topley’s damage standing shall be identified after the outcomes of the scans are available, he additionally up to date that his shoulder received dislocated.
“Unfortunately his knee dug into the ground and he landed on his shoulder and dislocated it. It was lucky enough (for us) that the doctors were able to pop it back in,” Hesson informed RCB’s YouTube channel after the crew’s win on Sunday.
“He is off to have a scan at the moment. We hope that the initial reports come back nicely and Reece can join us. (But) if not then we will have to see what happens, but hopefully, he is alright.”
Topley, if sidelined for an extended length, will be a part of the likes of right-handed batter Rajat Patidar and quick bowler Josh Hazlewood on the bench. While Patidar, nursing a heel damage, is ready to overlook at the very least the primary half of IPL, Hazlewood is more likely to miss the primary seven matches.
RCB will subsequent face Kolkata Knight Riders on April 6, Thursday.
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