Brandon King, who was injured against England, can play against USA, he was scanned before the match.
Brandon King retires hurt, creating concern for the team
West Indies lost their first match of ICC T20 World Cup Super 8 against England by 8 wickets. And in this match, Brandon King also retired hurt due to which he had to leave the field and go into the dough out.
Brandon King getting injured in the middle of the tournament can be a matter of concern for West Indies because the way he gives the team an opening start, it gives confidence to the team. So far, he has scored a total of 86 runs in this tournament.
In Short
England wins toss and West Indies batsmen dominate
England won the toss and invited West Indies to bat, from the beginning of the match, the West Indies batsmen dominated the England bowlers. Brandon King gave the team a blazing start by scoring 23 runs in 13 balls, batting at a strike rate of 176.92.
But after playing 13 balls, he suffered from back injury. The team physio came to the ground and checked him up. After that, it was decided that he is not in a condition to play and he went out of the ground with the physio.
Brandon King travels to Barbados with team despite injury rumors, likely to play against USA
Speculations were being made that he will not play in the match against USA, but ignoring all these rumors, he has left for Barbados with the team.
This was confirmed by West Indies’ social media X (Twitter). “West Indies opener Brandon King arrived in Barbados with the team today and underwent scans to assess the injury he sustained during the match against England last night in St Lucia.”
All these things show that he is fit and he can play against USA in Barbados. His playing is very important because he lays a good foundation for the team and gives the team a good start.
Now we have to see whether the West Indies management gives a chance to Brandon King or he will be given rest for one more match. West Indies will play their next match against USA on 22 June at 06:00 AM Indian time.
