WATCH: Rachin Ravindra sustains serious injury during Pakistan ODI, gets taken off the field

Rachin was hit straight on the face when he ended up misjudging a ball during the ODI clash between Pakistan and New Zealand which was held in Lahore

New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra suffered a serious injury to his face while fielding during the Black Caps’ ODI clash against Pakistan held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday.

The incident took place during the 38th over of Pakistan’s innings when batter Khushdil Shah played a slog sweep to spinner Michael Bracewell. Rachin, who was stationed at deep-square leg, ended up completely misjudging the ball and it hit him straight on the face.

Such serious was the blow that he even started bleeding before he was rushed off the ground. Presumably, an ice pack was placed over his head to stop the bleeding.

Coming to the match, Glenn Phillips slammed a magnificent century to guide the Black Caps to a mammoth total of 330/6 in 50 overs. Phillips remained unbeaten on 106 run from 74 deliveries, scoring 6 boundaries and 7 towering sixes. Daryl Mitchell and Kane Williamson also played valiant knocks of 81 and 59 runs respectively.

In reply, opener Fakhar Zaman started the chase strong for Pakistan and played a superb knock of 84 runs from 69 deliveries. However, he didn’t get much support from the other end as the wickets kept falling on regular intervals. Salman Ali Agha (40) and Tayyad Tahir’s (30) cameos weren’t able yo held the hosts much as they were bundled out for 252, losing the match by 78 runs.

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