16 Apr 2015

Pakistan lose injured Shah

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Pakistan Cricket Board (File)

Dhaka - Pakistan's leg-spinner Yasir Shah was on Thursday ruled out of the upcoming one-day series against Bangladesh, a third injury setback for the tourists in the past two weeks.

Shah, 28, needed three stitches on his left thumb after being hit during a practice match on Wednesday ahead of the first of three one-day internationals in Dhaka on Friday.

Team manager Naved Cheema said that a replacement for Shah will be named shortly, but it was unclear if the leg-spinner will be available for the subsequent Test series.

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