Mohammad Hasnain fractures Australia star's hand with brutal delivery, rules him out of cricket

Australia National Cricket Team have suffered a massive blow ahead of the T20I series against the Pakistan National Cricket Team. All-rounder Cooper Connolly has been ruled out of the entire series due to the blow that he suffered to his hand.

Cooper Connolly suffered a massive injury blow during the third ODI against the Pakistan National Cricket Team, which took place at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The all-rounder got hit on his hand by pacer Mohammad Hasnain and then sustained a fracture on his left hand.

Cooper Connolly injured himself during the second ball of the 17th over of the Australian innings

Cooper Connolly injured himself during the second ball of the 17th over of the Australia innings. The batter attempted to hit a pull but was struck on the glove and looked in pain. However, he continued playing after that, and after one more delivery, he didn't feel good.

Cooper Connolly was then attended by physios, and he left the field and went for the scans, which revealed that he faced a fracture. An official from Cricket Australia confirmed that the fourth metacarpal of Connolly's left hand was fractured, and he will be consulting a specialist in Perth on Monday.

This will be a massive blow for the hosts as they are seeing Cooper Connolly as one of the prospects. He is rated very highly for his finishing skills with the bat and also his left-arm spin. The all-rounder himself would be gutted by the way he will be missing the series.

Cooper Connolly made his debut for the Australia National Cricket Team during a recent tour to the United Kingdom

Cooper Connolly made his debut for the National Cricket Team during a recent tour to the United Kingdom. He played two T20Is, one against Scotland and England, but he didn't bat and sent down five wicketless overs across the two outings.

The all-rounder was also part of the A squad which faced India A in the two tour games. He played the first game of the series and scored 37 runs in the first innings and, after that, joined the Australia National Cricket Team for the three-match ODI series against the Pakistan National Cricket Team.

Cooper Connolly's injury would be a massive blow to Perth Scorchers as well, with the Big Bash League around the corner

His injury would be a massive blow to Perth Scorchers as well, with the Big Bash League around the corner. The tournament will begin on December 15, and there is no confirmation if he will be available for the start of the tournament or not. The all-rounder is also likely to miss two Sheffield Shield games as well.

Coming to the ODI series between the teams, the Pakistan National Cricket Team produced a magnificent effort with the bat and ball. They thumped the hosts in the three-match series by the margin of 2-1 and registered their first-ever series win in ODIs down under in 22 years.

Read Also: Rohit Sharma's PR accused of deliberately ending Gautam Gambhir's career by former teammate