Australian batter Matt Short set to miss Champions Trophy semi-final due to injury
Lahore, March 2 -- Australia may need to find a new opener for next week's Champions Trophy semi-finals with Matt Short in a race against time.
Matt Short looks set to miss Australia's Champions Trophy semi-final against India after his injury proved the only downside to their rain-helped rush into the last-four in Pakistan, the Cricket Australia reported.
After the in-form opener suffered a quad injury in the field and hobbled his way to a brisk 20 off 15 balls in the washout against Afghanistan in Lahore on Friday, captain Steve Smith said he didn't think the Adelaide Strikers star would be fit to play in next week's semi-final.
Smith told Prime Video after Friday's match, which Australia had dominated before the downpour: "I think he'll ...
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