Brett Lee’s hopes of making an international comeback have been dashed by a muscle strain in his right forearm that will force him out of the ICC World Twenty20. Lee suffered the problem during Australia’s one-run warm-up loss to Zimbabwe and the team has requested a replacement player, likely to be either Doug Bollinger or Ryan Harris.
The injury is a major blow for Lee, who has not played for his country since October and was making his return from elbow surgery. Lee felt pain after taking 1 for 13 in four overs and later had MRI scans, and a team spokesman said the strain was unrelated to his elbow trouble.
“It’s a muscle strain,” the team spokesman told AAP. “We have gone to the ICC Technical Committee to ask for a replacement player.”
The latest problem will raise further questions over the future of Lee, 33, who retired from Tests in February but wanted to remain a key Twenty20 and one-day player. A broken thumb curtailed his IPL season and although he retained his Cricket Australia contract, his ongoing injury worries must be a concern for the team management.
Australia play their second warm-up game against the Windward Islands on Thursday before their opening match of the tournament proper against Pakistan on Sunday. Bollinger and Harris are the front-runners to replace Lee, having both had strong summers in the shorter formats.
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In Match 46 of IPL 2, Yuvraj Singh won the toss and put Delhi Daredevils to bat. Delhi Daredevils batsmen struggled with the bat and could only score 120/9 in their 20 overs. Brett Lee, Sreesanth and Ramesh Powar took two wickets each for the Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab reached the target in 19.1 overs as they scored 123/4 guided by a Kumar Sangakkara’s 43 runs off 47 balls. Brett Lee was awarded the Man of the Match for his bowling figures of 3/15 in 4 overs.
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Yuvraj Singh won the toss and decided to bat. Sunny Sohal scored a blazing 43 runs of 23 balls but rest of the Kings XI Punjab batsmen went out cheaply and the team reached only 119/9 in 20 overs. The spinners bowled exceptionally well for the Mumbai Indians as they were economical while they took wickets at regular intervals. Mumbai Indians chased the score easily and reached 122/2 in 16.2 overs with Dwayne Bravo (70 off 59 balls) and Sachin Tendulkar (41 off 29 balls) playing blistering innings. Harbhajan Singh was awarded the Man of the Match for his bowling spell of 1 wicket for 9 runs in his 4 overs.
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