Asia Cup 2025: Will injured Axar Patel play against Pakistan in Super Four clash? Fielding coach T Dilip provides update

Axar Patel was hit on his head while fielding during India vs Oman clash on Friday.

India fielding coach T Dilip provided an update on all-rounder Axar Patel’s injury, which he sustained during Friday’s clash against Oman in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. During the 15th over of Oman’s chase, the all-rounder injured himself while attempting to take Hammad Mirza’s catch.

Axar lost his balance and struck his head on the ground badly. He looked in pain and had to leave the field immediately and did not return for the remainder of the innings. The all-rounder bowled just one over in the match, where he conceded four runs.

Earlier in the first innings, Axar played a quick knock of 26 runs off 13 balls with one six and three boundaries. He helped the team to reach a powerful total of 188/8. Earlier, Abhishek Sharma (38) and Sanju Samson (56) provided a brilliant start with the bat.

Fielding coach T Dilip provides a crucial update on Axar Patel’s injury

After the match against Oman, T Dilip said that Axar was fine after suffering a blow to his head. He also said that the Indian team are prepared for the Super Four clash against Pakistan.

“Just now I’ve seen Axar, he looks fine now at this point of time. That’s what I can say about it,” he said.

“Regarding the Pakistan game, everybody are geared up. We treat every game as the same and we know the schedule, how it is panned out. So every game is just another game and we’re ready for it,” he added.

Meanwhile, India outplayed Oman by 21 runs in their last match of the group stage. Setting a target of 189 runs for Oman, the Men in Blue restricted them to 167/4 in the second innings. Openers Jatinder Singh and Aamir Kaleem etched an opening stand of 56 runs as Indian bowlers failed to get wickets at the start.

Kaleem (64) and Hammad Mirza (51) scored half-centuries for Oman. With the win in the encounter, India topped the group A points table with six points and were unbeaten in the group stage, winning three games in a row.

In the Super Four round, the Suryakumar Yadav & Co. will clash with Pakistan in their opening game on Sunday, September 21. The encounter will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.

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