Mohammed Siraj injury scare ahead of India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Super 8 clash

The india cricket team had an injury scare on Friday as Mohammed Siraj was hit during a practice net session before their T20 World Cup Super 8 match against South Africa national cricket team. The pacer was included in India’s squad in the last minute after Harshit Rana was ruled out of the marquee tournament. While Siraj has only featured in one match so far, his injury comes as a fresh concern for India, especially at this crucial stage of the tournament.

Siraj injury concern adds to India’s worries before South Africa clash

According to RevSportz, Mohammed Siraj was hit on the knee while bowling to Hardik Pandya in the nets before the Super 8 match against South Africa national cricket team. The ball came off Pandya’s bat hard, and Siraj had to limp off the field, looking in pain. Siraj returned to India’s T20I setup after a long gap and created instant impact in the game against the USA.

He finished with figures of 3/29. Thereafter, he was benched for the matches against Namibia, Pakistan and Netherlands. India are expeced to persist with Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh in the playing XI for the Super 8 matches as well. However, Siraj remains as the only back-up pacer available in the 15-member squad.

Predicted India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel (vc), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah