Fielding at deeply square legs in the 37th over, ravindra stabilized himself to take a catch when Khushdil Shah beat-fej Michael Bracewell to the side. But Ravindra seemed to lose the ball in the lights and took no evasive action as it struck him square on his forehead. He was seen staring on the ground, apparently in a doze as blood flowed down the face while medical staff rushed on the field.
A stunned silence grabbed the ground when a stretcher was brought forward, although it was ultimately not required. The Pakistani team doctor who was closest to the incident also rushed to provide assistance with first aid. After lying on the ground while receiving a few minutes of treatment, Ravindra got up with the help of medical staff and went off the field, held a towel in the head to warm the applause from what had just been a packed Gaddafi recently Stage.
New Zealand was in a dominant position in the game where Pakistan still needed 132 races to victory in 75 balls with five wickets in hand. Two overs earlier Ravindra had completed a short spell with the ball and sent three overs. Previously, he had opened batting and scored a quick 25 out of 19 balls to get his side up and running. They eventually posted a total of 330 for 6.
This development comes only 11 days before the start of the Champions Trophy, which begins when these two sides meet in Karachi on February 19th. New Zealand’s next match is Monday when they take South Africa in the second match of this tri-series, while Pakistan is scheduled to meet South Africa on Wednesday.
