Australian opener Usman Khawaja has been cleared of jaw fracture and handed the concussion check after getting hit by debutant bowler Shamar Joseph’s sharp bouncer’s blow onto the helmet throughout the first Australia vs West Indies Check in Adelaide.
The incident occurred when the scores have been leveled at 25 within the last innings of the Check. The southpaw was seen spitting blood and was feeling his higher jaw and was retired harm. He cleared the preliminary concussion check and was despatched to scans the place he was cleared of the fracture.
Skipper Pat Cummins talking to the reporters after the sport mentioned, “He appears okay however can be monitored.” Khawaja is being monitored by the medical workers if there may be any delayed concussion.
Josh Hazelwood stars in Australia’s triumph
Josh Hazlewood claimed his eleventh five-wicket complete in Check matches as Australia accomplished a 10-wicket win over West Indies on Friday earlier than lunch on the third day of the primary Check.
Australia dismissed the West Indies for 120 within the thirteenth over of the day on Friday, leaving the house facet needing simply 26 runs to win.
Steven Smith (11) and Usman Khawaja (9) simply accomplished that complete for Australia. After Khawaja walked again Marnus Labuschange scored the profitable runs.
Hazlewood already had 4 for 18 at the beginning of the day, as he helped Australia scale back the West Indies to 73 for six in its second innings earlier than stumps on the second day. Australia led by 95 runs on the primary innings after making 283 in reply to the West Indies 188.
“It’s good to have the weekend off now. It’s good as a bunch to play on that wicket. It felt like there was sufficient there the entire recreation,” Hazlewood mentioned.
“The massive fella (Hazlewood) turned it on for us this week. We had an honest lead however not an enormous lead and he took the sport away from them in a single spell actually,” Cummins mentioned after the sport.