Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was stretched off the field after suffering from cramps during the 3rd and final ODI of the ongoing series against Sri Lanka at Zahur Ahmed Choudhary Stadium in Chittogram on Monday, March 18.
Rahman performed well in the 3rd ODI as he conceded just 39 runs and picked two wickets in nine overs. When he was coming to bowl in the final over of his spell, he was struggling in pain but completed the first delivery. In the delivery, Mustafizur Rahman stopped in midway as he seemed to have hurt himself while complete his delivery.
Rahman was attended by team physio on the ground but understanding the seriousness of the cramps or injury, he was taken off the field on the stretcher. Seemingly, the Bangladesh pacer was in pain while he was stretched off the field.
Another incident took place on the field during the match against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In the final over of the first innings, uncapped Bangladesh player Jaker Ali and Anamul Haque collided with each other while attempting catch of Sri Lanka batter Pramod Madushan off Taskin Ahmed. Jaker Ali had to stretched off the field after suffering from injury due to nasty collision.
It has been good for Bangladesh as few players suffered injuries while fielding. Apart from Mustafizur Rahman and Jaker Ali, Soumya Sarkar had to walk off the field after copping an injury on his neck after crashed into advertisement board near the boundary line. Tanzin Ahmed came in as concussion substitute for Sarkar.
Will Mustafizur Rahman's injury be a worry for CSK ahead of IPL 2024?
With Mustafizur Rahman stretching off the field due to cramps might have caused a concern for Chennai Super Kings management over the Bangladesh pacer's availability for the upcoming IPL season.
The defending champions CSK acquired the services of Rahman for INR 2 crore at IPL 2024 Auction last year. The seriousness of the injury is not clear yet as Bangladesh Cricket Board is yet to disclose it but CSK would be hoping that Mustafizur Rahman to be fit in the phase 2 of the IPL 2024 if not the first phase.
Having Mustafizur Rahman on the board has strengthened Chennai Super Kings pace bowling line-up, which include the likes of Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Despande and Mukesh Chaudhary. However, CSK has been already hit with injuries as Devon Conway and Matheesha Pathirana are likely to be ruled out for first half of the season.
Mustafizur Rahman's availability for IPL 2024 is indispensable for Chennai Super Kings as he can be one of the reliable options in death overs.
