The ongoing season of Pakistan Super League (PSL 6) witnessed a scary second when former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis suffered a nasty collision whereas taking part in for Quetta Gladiators towards Peshawar Zalmi in Abu Dhabi on Saturday (June 12).
The incident came about in the seventh over of Peshawar Zalmi’s innings when Faf du Plessis collided with Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hasnain whereas diving to cease a boundary. Du Plessis’s head hit Hasnain’s knee and the South Africa cricketer fell on the bottom.
BREAKING – Faf du Plessis has been despatched to hospital for a verify-up after he collided with Mohammad Hasnain whereas fielding in PSL game.#FafduPlessis #PSL pic.twitter.com/QGMnvCCPG6
— AIPWA@ANI (@AIPWAANI5) June 12, 2021
The Proteas batsman was rushed to the hospital after the collision and Karachi-based left-handed batsman Saim Ayub was named because the concussion substitute for du Plessis.
Notably, the Quetta Gladiators had to make use of a concussion substitute in a second successive match after West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell was hit on the helmet by Mohammad Musa with a fast bouncer in their final game. Pacer Naseem Shah changed Russell in the match.
Meanwhile, it was reported that Du Plessis returned to the group resort after verify-ups on the hospital.
Talking concerning the match, Peshawar Zalmi rode on quickfire half-centuries from South African center-order batsman David Miller 73 (46), and, veteran Pakistan wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal 59 (37) respectively, to publish a difficult complete of 197/5 from their 20 overs after being requested to bat.
In reply, Quetta Gladiators may solely handle 136/9 from their allotted quota of 20 overs as they misplaced the match by 61 runs.
