Chamika Karunaratne Lanka Premier League: The domestic tournament Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 season is currently being played in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, a big accident occurred in a match, and a star player was severely injured. This player is Sri Lankan all-rounder Chamika Karunaratne, who has a ball on his face.
Chamika Karunaratne started bleeding from the mouth after being hit by the ball. It is said that his three-four teeth are also broken. After the incident, the match was stopped for a while, and he was taken to the hospital. It has been told that his jaw is also severely injured.
Ball On The Face While Taking A Catch
This incident happened in the match between Kandy Falcons and Galle Gladiators in Lanka Premier League on Wednesday. Chamika is playing for the Falcons team. The incident occurred on the first ball of the fourth over during the batting of the Gladiators team. Carlos Brathwaite was bowling for the Falcons. Fernando played an aerial shot over the covers on the first ball of his over, which Chamika caught.
Chamika Karunaratne caught the catch while running back towards the boundary, but his jaw got injured. Before the ball came in hand, it had fallen directly on his jaw. However, Chamika caught the catch and immediately gave the ball to his fellow players. After this, it was seen that blood started coming from his mouth. Immediately after this incident, Chamika Karunaratne was taken to the hospital.
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Video Of Being Injured And Taking A Catch Went Viral
The video of Chamika Karunaratne being injured and taking a catch is also going viral. This video can also distract fans. It can be seen in the video that while taking the catch, the ball hit his face directly, because of which his three-four teeth were broken, and his jaw was also injured.
The Falcons Won The Match Thanks To Carlos
The Falcons team easily won this match by 5 wickets. The Galle Gladiators team scored 121 runs for 8 wickets in the match. In response, the Candy Falcons team scored 123 runs losing 5 wickets in 15 overs and won the match. Carlos Brathwaite took 4 wickets for 14 runs in the match. He was chosen as the player in the match.
