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LAUDERHILL: Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the remainder of the West Indies tour after suffering a hamstring injury during the second T20I in Florida.
The 35-year-old left-hander sustained a mild strain to his left hamstring while fielding in the 19th over of the match.
According to the team management, he underwent a medical assessment shortly after the incident, and the PCB medical panel confirmed the diagnosis.
Fakhar Zaman was immediately treated by the team’s physio and has since been sidelined from all cricketing activity.
As a result, he did not feature in the third and final T20I, where Pakistan secured a 13-run victory to clinch the series 2-1.
He is expected to return to Pakistan on the evening of August 4 and will begin rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore under the supervision of PCB’s medical team.
The Mardan-born batter has been struggling for form in recent matches.
In the preceding series against Bangladesh, Fakhar posted scores of 1, 44, and 8. Against the West Indies, he managed 28 and 20 in the first two games before being sidelined.
Earlier this year, Fakhar Zaman suffered an oblique muscle injury during Pakistan’s opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, where he played through discomfort to score 24 off 41 balls before falling to Michael Bracewell. That injury had also ruled him out of the remainder of the tournament.
He was subsequently overlooked for both the ODI and T20I squads during Pakistan’s home series against New Zealand in April.
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