New Delhi. In the match played against Australia and Sri Lanka on a Perth pitch, the hosts suffered a setback against Sri Lanka when Glenn Maxwell was injured and moaned in pain when Sri Lankan bowler Lahiru Kumara was hit by a bouncer. The game had to be stopped for a while. However, in his very next over, Maxwell was dismissed after scoring 23 runs.
Maxwell was injured in the 12th over
Chasing the target of 158 runs, Australia had scored 86 runs in 11 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Then Dasun Shanaka handed the ball to Lahiru Kumara.
No runs were scored off Lahiru’s first two balls. But on the third ball, he hit such a dangerous bouncer that it went straight into Maxwell’s neck. The injury was so severe that he had to immediately take off his helmet. The game had to be stopped for some time and after the arrival of the physio on the field, the game resumed after some time. However, after that two more balls were bowled by Lahiru at a speed of more than 140 in which Maxwell looked uncomfortable.
Maxwell could not score a single run after getting injured
After the injury, Maxwell could not score a single run and on the score of 23, he was caught by substitute fielder Ashen Bandara off Karunaratne.
Talking about the match, after Maxwell’s wicket, Sri Lanka felt that they made a comeback in the match but Marcus Stoinis’s record-breaking half-century knocked Australia out of trouble 21 balls to win. Stoinis played an innings of 59 runs in 18 balls. He hit 4 fours and 6 sixes in his innings.