Kings XI Punjab players Moises Henriques and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have picked up injuries, giving their team a minor scare in the second half of the IPL.
While Henriques, who was set to make his KXIP debut, injured himself during warm-up before the game against Rajasthan Royals, Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb hurt his shoulder in the match played on Tuesday, 16 April.
"Moises went on to take a catch during warm ups and injured his ankle while Mujeeb picked up a shoulder injury during the match. Both are awaiting further results," said KXIP in a statement.
Skipper Ravichandran Ashwin and opener KL Rahul played pivotal roles as Kings XI Punjab produced a superb all-round performance to script a comfortable win over Rajasthan Royals in a second leg IPL clash to bring their campaign back on track.
KXIP won the game by 12 runs and now have 10 points from nine games.
In the post-match presentation, captain Ashwin said that while Moises seems okay, they’re still waiting on an update on Mujeeb’s injury.
"Most of the changes are actually forced, we got Moises into the eleven today. He was actually handed the cap but unfortunately he got injured in the last minute. Miller wasn't playing but he came in and played a vital hand for us, he took a couple of catches as well," he said.
"Mujeeb also I thought was brilliant, he went for a few runs but we got the wicket up front. We are waiting on Mujeeb's status (injury) and Moises (Henriques) seems okay," he added, referring to the spinner, who went off the field after bowling three overs due to a shoulder injury.
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