Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie withdrew from the ODI series against Zimbabwe after being hit with his helmet in the opening round.Left-handed Murray Commins was called up for the first time to replace
Ireland captain Andy By withdrew from the ODI series against Zimbabwe after being hit with his helmet in the opening round.Left-handed Murray Commins was called up for the first time to replace Balbirnie, with Paul Sterling joining as captain. increase.
Balbirnie scored his ODI 100 for the eighth time, with 121. A low full shot by Brad Evans deflected from his racket into his helmet. A stretcher was brought out, but he managed to clear the field and Ireland did not use a concussion substitute.
Cricket Ireland’s head of physiotherapy and medical services, Mark Rausa, said: “Andrew Barberney suffered a minor injury, believed to be a mild concussion, after hitting his helmet against Zimbabwe yesterday. “He retired with an injury and did not come on the field following concussion protocol in the second inning. He was re-examined this morning, but the decision was made to pull him out of the remaining two games of the series as a precautionary measure. ”
Playing on the A-side, Commins scored a half-century at the top of the standings when Zimbabwe toured Ireland in his 2021 season. He barely managed to win his 50-over event in Ireland last year, but in the T20 event he had a century.
Ireland international Andrew White said: “It is a great disappointment to lose our captain in this way, especially after his outstanding century in his 200th game for Ireland.” said. We hope he recovers quickly and is back in the park soon. “With Andrew’s resignation, we called Murray Commins. Murray is a talented top-notch hitter and is seen as a direct successor. We want him to score big. and being left-handed also adds a new dimension to the top order.With the amount of cricket increasing, this could also be an opportunity to promote Murray on the international stage. I have.”
After his 2–1 loss to the T20I series, Ireland lost his ODI (Rain Hit Contest) in the opener by three wickets to make the final delivery. His second and third ODI will be held at Harare Sports Club on January 21 and 23.