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#3 Tamim Iqbal with a broken wrist against Sri Lanka

Tamim Iqbal bats with one hand in the match against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2018

Tamim Iqbal must have sought ample amount of inspiration from Malcolm Marshall before coming to bat with a fractured left wrist during the opening match of Asia Cup 2018.

After winning the toss, Bangladesh lost a few quick wickets and were struggling at 142 for the loss of 5 wickets. Opener Tamim Iqbal was retired hurt in the second over while attempting a pull shot against Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal.

When Bangladesh lost their ninth wicket for 229 runs, centurion Mushfiqur Rahim was still at the crease. That’s when Tamim returned back to the crease with a huge applause from the crowd. One could clearly see Tamim’s left pair of gloves were slit open to accommodate the plaster on his left hand.

Tamim held the bat with his right hand (not his batting hand being a left-handed batsman) to face the last delivery of the 47th over. He nicely defended the ball, and thereafter, Mushfiqur Rahim ripped the Lankan bowling attack and added 32 runs for the last wicket.

Later, Sri Lanka surrendered meekly in their run chase and lost the match by 137 runs.