Mohammad Rizwan replaced Sarfaraz Ahmed as the concussion substitute on Day 3 of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed.
“Sarfaraz Ahmed has been replaced by Mohammad Rizwan as a concussion substitute in the ongoing second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka,” said PCB in a statement.
“Match referee David Boon accepted the Pakistan team management’s request for the substitution,” it added.
Notably, Sarfaraz was hit on his head while ducking a bouncer by Asitha Fernando in the afternoon session on day three.
The incident occurred in the 81st over of Pakistan’s first innings when Sarfaraz Ahmed came out to bat at number six after Saud Shakeel’s dismissal.
Asitha Fernando welcomed the wicketkeeper batter with a short-pitched delivery but the ball deflected down to the fine leg boundary off the helmet.
However, Sarfaraz Ahmed continued to bat on his way to a 22-ball 14 before he was taken off the field after 86 overs.
According to the PCB, he will remain under observation of the cricket board’s medical panel.
When this story was filed Pakistan were 512/5 in the 123rd over and had gathered a mammoth lead of 346 runs.
Salman Ali Agha (103) and Mohammad Rizwan (20) were unbeaten at the crease as Pakistan looked to add a little more to their massive advantage before potentially declaring their first innings in the closing minutes of the ongoing third day.
Abdullah Shafique led the way for Pakistan’s batting charge with a sensational double-century and put his side in complete command Prabath Jayasuriya finally got rid of him.
He top-scored for Pakistan with 201 from 326 deliveries, hitting 19 boundaries and four sixes.
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