The West Indies cricket personnel have announced that batter Shai Hope will be debutant Jeremy Solozano’s concussion replacement after the teen was hit on the helmet on Day 1 of the first Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka at Galle. Solozano has suffered a concussion following the blow to the pinnacle and is present process cure for the same.
“Jeremy Solozano has suffered a concussion. He’s going to return to the personnel lodge on the present time and originate present process the fitting protocol. Shai Hope will change Solozano in the ongoing take a look at match #MenInMaroon #SLvWI,” West Indies cricket board (CWI) observation on Twitter read.
Jeremy Solozano has suffered a concussion. He’s going to return to the personnel lodge on the present time and originate present process the fitting protocol.
Shai Hope will change Solozano in the ongoing take a look at match #MenInMaroon #SLvWI https://t.co/kpW0GznGP3 pic.twitter.com/xypCWzM0Q5
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) November 22, 2021
Earlier, CWI had urged that Solozano’s scans had shown now structural injure but he was kept in smartly being facility overnight on Sunday (November 21) for observation. “Jeremy Solozano’s scans instruct no structural injure. He’s going to be kept on the smartly being facility overnight for observation. We will continue to abet you posted on any extra updates from our Medical personnel,” the CWI observation read.
Solozano on Sunday was stretchered off the discipline finally of day with out a doubt a number of the ongoing first Take a look at in opposition to Sri Lanka. In the 24th over of Sri Lankan first innings, Solozano came in the draw of a pull shot from skipper Dimuth Karunaratne.
The West Indies debutant obtained the blow to his helmet and was taken to a smartly being facility.Â
Roston Scurry bowled a fast shipping to Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne. In response, Karunaratne struck a extremely efficient pull shot off backfoot straight in the route of Solozano, who obtained microscopic or no time in trying to duck the ball. The 26-year-aged was then smashed in front of his helmet grille with the rear section of the helmet coming off on affect.
Solozano lay aloof on the ground, surrounded by the avid gamers whereas the physio tended to him. In the dressing room, West Indies coach Phil Simmons seemed a afraid man. Solozano was as a end result stretchered off the discipline by the medical workers and was taken to a smartly being facility in an ambulance.
“Spoil Substitute. Debutant Jeremy Solozano was stretchered off the discipline after receiving a blow to his helmet whereas fielding. He has been taken to the smartly being facility for scans. We’re hoping for a like a flash restoration. We`ll update you as soon as we hear extra. Shai Hope is the change fielder right this moment,” CWI had tweeted that time.
After electing to bat first, Sri Lanka are 267/3 in 88 overs with Karunaratne unbeaten at 132 off 265 balls with Dhananjaya de Silva giving him company, last no longer out at 56 off 77 balls. For West Indies, Scurry had figures of 2/42 whereas Shannon Gabriel had one scalp to his name.
