Mumbai: In what comes as a major blow for Sunrisers Hyderabad, their star all-rounder Washington Sundar is set to miss at least the next two games for his team after suffering split webbing in his bowling hand.
The same was confirmed by SRH’s Director Of Cricket Tom Moody after Hyderabad beat Gujarat Titans by eight wickets at the D.Y. Patil Stadium on Monday.
“Washington has torn the webbing in his right hand, between his thumb and first finger. We must monitor that over the next two-three days. Hopefully, it isn’t a significant blow. I’d imagine it’d take probably a week or so to settle down” Moody said on Sundar’s injury.
Washington Sundar, who has produced some fine performances for the franchise so far in IPL 2022, sustained a injury on his bowling had against Gujarat Titans on Monday. Sundar couldn’t complete the quota of 4 overs on Monday. In the three overs that he bowled, Sundar had conceded just 14 runs. Though SRH went on to win the match, Sundar’s injury has emerged as a concern and his absence from the side will be a huge blow.
Washington Shundar wasn’t the only one who sustained an injury in the match against Gujarat. SRH’s batter Rahul Tripathi had also hurt himself and left the field after making a 11-ball 17. Speaking of Tripathi’s injury which forced him to midway through the match isn’t a serious one, said Moody.
“He’s fine, he’s just getting cramped. It’s humid conditions and we get him to run to hotspots, so he covers a lot of ground in the first two-three overs. That is something we may need to look at to make sure we get the maximum out of him with the bat because obviously, he is a very valuable player for us.” Moody added.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will next be seen playing against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their next game on Friday, April 15.
