IND vs SL: Bandara Vandersay Collision – Ashen Bandara and Jeffrey Vandersay had an ugly collision during the 3rd ODI in Thiruvananthapuram. This happened when in the 43rd over, Virat Kohli pulled Chamika Karunaratne in front of the square leg. Vandersay sprinted to his left from deep-backward square leg and Bandara to his right from deep midwicket. Both fielders tried to stop the ball but ended up colliding with each other. Dhananjaya de Silva and Wellalage came on as substitutes. While Wellalage was named a concussion replacement for Vandersay. Watch India vs SriLanka Highlights with InsideSport.IN
IND vs SL: Ashen Bandara & Jeffrey Vandersay injured after an ugly collision, players taken to hospital in stretchers, Watch Video
Just after the collision, Bandara tried to stop the ball from reaching the boundary but as soon as he attempted to get up, he went down again, clutching his left knee. Vandersay too was lying on the ground. SriLankan physiotherapist and Indian medical staff attended the injured players.
Massive Collision at the Square leg boundry.
Ashen Bandara and Jeffrey Vandersay injured#sportspavilionlk #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/UD1VC8kmA9
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IND vs SL: Ashen Bandara & Jeffrey Vandersay injured after an ugly collision, players taken to hospital in stretchers, Watch Video
The game was halted for a while. Eventually, both players have stretchered off the field. Later, they were taken to the hospital for scans. Dhananjaya de Silva and Wellalage came on as substitutes. While Wellalage was named a concussion replacement for Vandersay at the innings break.
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Meanwhile, the shot took Kohli to 99 runs, and on the next ball, he brought up his 46th ODI and 74th overall international hundred. He is now three short of Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 hundred in the 50-overs format. Kohli went on to score an unbeaten 166 off just 110 balls.
IND vs SL: Ashen Bandara & Jeffrey Vandersay injured after an ugly collision, players taken to hospital in stretchers, Watch Video
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