Jeremy Solozano’s Test debut for the West Indies males’s group taking part in towards Sri Lanka ended within the hospital when the 26-year previous needed to be stretchered off from the pitch on Sunday.
During the primary day of the primary Test between the 2 international locations taking part in the two-match sequence, Solozano got here in the best way of a pullshot by Dimuth Karunaratne. He needed to be stretchered off after copping a ball to the helmet whereas fielding in shut.
Get Well quickly Jeremy Solozano 🥺#SLvWI #SLvsWI #WIvSL pic.twitter.com/k5w2Zn7EFa
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Giving an damage replace, Windies wrote on their Twitter deal with, “Debutant Jeremy Solozano was stretchered off the field after receiving a blow to his helmet while fielding. He has been taken to the hospital for scans. We are hoping for a speedy recovery.”
🚨Injury Update 🚨 Debutant Jeremy Solozano was stretchered off the sector after receiving a blow to his helmet whereas fielding.
He has been taken to the hospital for scans. We are hoping for a speedy restoration 🙏🏽#SLvWI pic.twitter.com/3xD6Byz1kf
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) November 21, 2021
The newest information on Solozano is that he’s steady and has been moved to a hospital for additional remark and therapy.
Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne received the toss and elected to bat earlier on Sunday. Not surprisingly each groups have fielded a number of spinners on a dry, turning Galle pitch.
Sri Lanka have chosen two left-arm spinners with Lasith Embuldeniya joined by 23-year-old Praveen Jayawickrama. Ramesh Mendis, the offspin-bowling allrounder can also be within the group.
West Indies have chosen the left-arm spin of Jomel Warrican, and the offspin of Rahkeem Cornwall to accompany its seam atack of Shannon Gabriel and Jason Holder.
Line ups:
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Embuldeniya, Praveen Jayawickrama.
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Jeremy Solozano, Nkrumah Bonner, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Joshua da Silva (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Jomel Warrican, Shannon Gabriel
