Concussed du Plessis ruled out of remaining PSL matches

Faf du Plessis suffered a concussion following a nasty collision with his Quetta Gladiators teammate Mohammad Hasnain during a PSL match against Peshawar Zalmi.

Published : Jun 16, 2021 18:48 IST , Abu Dhabi

FILE PHOTO: Faf du Plessis during a South Africa net session at The Wanderers on January 22, 2020.
FILE PHOTO: Faf du Plessis during a South Africa net session at The Wanderers on January 22, 2020.
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FILE PHOTO: Faf du Plessis during a South Africa net session at The Wanderers on January 22, 2020.

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis, who had suffered a concussion during a Pakistan Super League match in Abu Dhabi, was on Wednesday ruled out of the remaining matches of the T20 tournament.

Du Plessis suffered the concussion following a nasty collision with his Quetta Gladiators teammate Mohammad Hasnain while trying to save a boundary during a PSL match against Peshawar Zalmi on Sunday.

"Faf du Plessis, who suffered a concussion in Quetta Gladiators' match against Peshawar Zalmi on Sunday, has been ruled out of the team's remaining games," ESPNcricinfo reported.

"He will be flying home to South Africa tonight."

Following the freak accident, du Plessis lay prone on the ground for a few minutes while the team physio attended to him.

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The 36-year-old eventually got on his feet and walked back to the team dugout before being taken to a hospital for scans. He later tweeted the same day he was back and "recovering".

"Thank you everyone for all the messages of support. I'm back at the hotel recovering. Have concussion with some memory loss but I will be fine. Hopefully be back on the field soon. Much love," he had tweeted.

Du Plessis was playing his second game of the PSL upon its resumption. He had scored 5 against Islamabad United as the Gladiators lost the match by 10 wickets.

Before the resumption of PSL, du Plessis was playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021, where he scored 320 runs from seven matches, including four consecutive half-centuries.

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