Zimbabwean medium-pacer Keegan Meth had his teeth knocked out – Cricket News Update
Zimbabwean medium-pacer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KO-Meth-c1803, suffered an unfortunate mouth injury when a ball hit him on his face, removing three upper teeth, while badly wounding the lower part of the brim.
The incident took place in the fifth and final One Day International, where the bowler was on the receiving end of a fierce straight shot by Bangladeshi batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Nasir-Hossain-c77146.
It was the last ball of the visitors innings, when Hossain smashed a straight drive, giving the bowler no reaction time, the ball hit him straight on the mouth. Meth immediately fell down, with a bloodied face.
To make things worse, he lost three teeth and had to be carried off the ground. The player was in great pain and was rushed to the nearest hospital.
"Due to the extent of the injury we had to rush him [Meth] to the hospital," the team physio Amato Machikicho said. "He will have to go for X-rays tomorrow to establish the nature of the dental injury. He will require some orthodentistry for the three teeth
and any other possible injuries that might have ensued from the impact."
It was the bowlers final ball of the spell, where he took 2 wickets and gave away 56 runs. The match was consequently won by the Bangladeshi’s by 93 runs; however, Zimbabwe had already won the series 3-2.
It was 23-year-old's first appearance in limited overs cricket, as he came in for the inform left-armer, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brian-Vitori-c1198. The youngster’s good showing in the first four ODIs kept Meth on the sidelines, having himself performed well in the tour match, which
took place between the two nations.
Even though the player suffered a nasty injury, he was still able to join his teammates in the celebrations which took place after the closing ceremony.
One wishes the player a swift recovery from an unsavory incident, which is quite uncommon considering cricketing standards.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, which starts on the first of the next month.
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