Jahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, during practice, Cumilla Victorians’ pacer Mustafizur Rahman suffered a head injury from a ball. He was immediately taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The team’s media manager Khan Nayan informed Channel i Online that Mustafiz complained of feeling nauseous after the head injury, but he didn’t vomit. Further details will be known after the remaining scans at the hospital.
There is no match in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) today. Cumilla’s players, the defending champions, were preparing for practice. Mustafizur was returning to take part in the run-up exercises. At that moment, Cumilla’s head coach Mohammad Salahuddin called Mustafizur. While heading towards the coach, a powerful shot from Mathew Ford’s bat struck Mustafizur on the left side of his head. The impact caused Mustafizur’s head to bleed profusely.
Physio rushed in and applied ice to the injured spot. An ambulance arrived quickly to provide initial treatment, and Mustafizur was stretchered off to the hospital. In this BPL season, Mustafizur has played 9 matches so far, taking 11 wickets as a left-arm pacer.
