During the 19th matchof Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabiformer South Africa captain Faf du Plessis suffered a nasty collision whileplaying.
In PSL 2021, Faf duPlessis is playing for Quetta Gladiators.
While diving to stop aboundary in the 7th over of Peshawar Zalmi’s inning, Faf du Plessis collidedwith his team member Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Hasnain. While fielding duPlessis’s head hit the knee of Hasnain and he fell to the ground.
According to the Pakistanmedia, Faf du Plessis has been shifted to the hospital for tests and scans.After the collision he was not part of the match against Peshawar Zalmi, wasseen sitting in the dugout. The impact of the collision could be seen on hisneck in the pictures.
After the collision offormer South Africa captain, his wife had her heart in the mouth and she sharedhis picture and said, “This is killing me. Surely should be checked in thehospital!”
Faf du Plessis re-joinedthe PSL 2021 on June 9, which was resumed in the UAE after being suspended dueto Covid-19.
As far as the matchwas concerned, Saim Ayub played as a substitute for Faf du Plessis. In theabsence of du Plessis, Ayub opened the batting with Usman Khan. The left-handernotched 35 runs off 31 balls.
The match wasn’t inthe bag Gladiators and the team kept languishing at the bottom of the pointstable with two points in seven matches. The net run rate of Quetta Gladiatorsis -1.865. Now, the team needs a miracle to qualify for the next round, theplayoffs.