Khawaja was batting on 5 off 7 deliveries with one boundary before walking off the field.
Usman Khawaja, the Aussie opener took a nasty blow on his jaw in an attempt to play the bouncer from Andre Russell on Wednesday in an unofficial warm-up match at Rose Bowl Nursery ground in Hampshire. The left-handed batsman was taken off the field after an on-field inspection by Australia’s team doctor Richard Saw.
Here is the Tweet from cricket.com.au:
Khawaja walked off alongside the team doctor. David Warner in at No.3 https://t.co/kuxUHP3ogS #AUSvWI pic.twitter.com/tiAGmDLX5y
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) May 22, 2019
32-year-old Khawaja who was born in Pakistan was beaten by his Sydney Thunder teammate three-times before he had to retire. The opener was on 5 off 7 deliveries including a boundary before walking off the field.
According to reports, he has been taken to the hospital for a precautionary scan of his jaw.
Here is the update from cricket.com.au:
UPDATE: Usman Khawaja has been taken to hospital for scans on his jaw after he retired hurt in Australia’s practice game. More here: https://t.co/aImKcu9kUb pic.twitter.com/5IIx3yPaty
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) May 22, 2019
The West Indies put on a dismal show as the star batsmen like Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran failed and only Evin Lewis and Carlos Brathwaite scored half centuries to take the team to 229.
The Australian bowlers on the other hand bowled really well to restrict the West Indies to 229. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Glenn Maxwell picked up two wickets each whereas Jason Behrendorff and Adam Zampa got one wicket each.
Australia chased down the target for the loss of three wickets with Steve Smith scoring 76 and Shaun Marsh remaining not out on 55.
The Aussies take on the hosts and current No.1 ODI side England in their first warm-up match on May 25 followed by second warm-up match against Sri Lanka on May 27.
(With inputs from The Indian Express)