Sylhet Sixers confirm Warner departure

Left-handed batsman David Warner will fly back to Australia for medical checkup following the Sylhet phase of the BPL, confirmed the Sylhet Sixers in a press release Thursday night.

The Sixers said English opening batsman Jason Roy will come in as Warner’s replacement.

Nursing a sore elbow, Warner will leave here Sunday after the Sixers’ match against Rangpur Riders Saturday.

@davidwarner31 will return to @CricketAus next week to be medically assessed after reporting elbow pain while playing in the Bangladesh Premier League, reports https://t.co/vuDAg6ZcSV.https://t.co/k9VUF7McN2#CRICKET #AUSTRALIA #AUSTRALIACRICKET #DAVIDWARNER #DAVID #WARNER #CA

— Dhaka Tribune Sports (@Sport_DT) January 17, 2019

In the media release, Warner said, “Pain was there before. Fluid has accumulated inside my elbow. I have taken painkillers, but swelling in elbow isn’t decreasing. That’s why I’m returning home on advice from Cricket Australia. The doctor there will decide whether I’d need surgery. Spent a wonderful time here at the BPL. I will return home after gathering some beautiful memories from the team and the franchise. But I want to put in memorable performances for Sylhet in the last two matches.”

Including Friday’s game against Dhaka Dynamites in Sylhet, Warner has played six matches in BPL 6, scoring 204 runs at an average of 40.8.

19th MATCH, SSvDD

SYLHET SIXERS INNINGS    R    B

Liton lbw b Shakib         27    14

Sabbir c Rony b Russell    11    16

Afif c Nurul b Birch        19    17

Warner c Naim b Shakib     63    43

Kapali c Nurul b Rubel     0    4

Pooran b Narine        6    6

Jaker c Rubel b Birch        25    18

Taskin hit wicket b Birch    1    2

Lamichhane not out        0    0

Extras (lb 4, w 2)        6 

Total (20 Overs)        158/8 

Fall Of Wickets

1-38 (Liton), 2-38 (Sabbir), 3-78 (Afif), 4-79 (Kapali), 5-86 (Pooran), 6-149 (Warner), 7-158 (Jaker), 8-158 (Taskin)

Bowling

Russell 3-1-20-1, Birch 4-0-42-3, Shakib 4-0-34-2, Narine 4-0-32-1, Aliss 1-0-2-0, Rubel 4-0-24-1

DHAKA DYNAMITES INNINGS    R    B

Mizanur b Irfan        1    3

Narine c Sabbir b Taskin     20    10

Rony b Lamichhane        13    13

Shakib not out            61    41

Rasooli c Sabbir b Irfan    19    15

Russell not out        40    21

Extras (b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 3)    9 

Total (17 Overs)        163/4 

Fall Of Wickets

1-23 (Mizanur), 2-23 (Narine), 3-37 (Rony), 4-112 (Rasooli)

Bowling

Taskin 3-0-32-1, Irfan 4-0-38-2, Lamichhane 4-0-27-1, Al-Amin 3-0-30-0, Kapali 3-0-31-0

Dhaka Dynamites won by six wickets

MoM: Shakib al Hasan (DD)