Smriti stable, under observation for mild soft tissue injury to left earlobe

Star India opener Smriti Mandhana was on Monday declared stable but under observation due to a mild soft tissue injury to her left earlobeMandhana was forced to retire hurt after taking a blow to her head during the teams first Womens World Cup warmup fixture against South Africa here on Sunday which India won by two runsThe batter was hit by a Shabnim Ismail bouncerAccording to an ICC report the 25yearold Mandhana was assessed by the team doctor following the incident and was originally declared fit to continue only to retire hurt an over and a half later after another consultationThe report further stated that the lefthander felt no concussion symptoms according to the medical staff at the time nor experienced delayed effects from the incidentHowever BCCI secretary Jay Shah issued a fresh update on Mandhanas current statusSmriti Mandhana sustained a blow to her left ear and lower temple while batting in the warmup game against South Africa in Rangiora Smriti was immediately assessed by the matchday doctor who expected a delayed concussion Shah stated in a releaseAfter further assessment Smriti was diagnosed with a mild soft tissue injury to her left earlobe which caused discomfort while batting and therefore she had to leave the field retired hurt he updatedTaking Mandhana off the field was more of a precautionary measure the release stated As a safety precaution she was rested for the rest of the match and is currently under observation Presently the opening batter is doing fine and her condition is stableHer progress will be monitored by the medical team and a decision on her participation in the next match will be taken accordingly Shah concludedThe stylish batter looked in fine fettle while scoring her 20th halfcentury in her previous ODI against New Zealand before the upcoming 50over showpieceMandhana has so far scored 2461 runs in 64 ODIs including four centuriesIndia are scheduled to play another warmup against West Indies before beginning their World Cup campaign against Pakistan on March 6In the warmup against against South Africa India posted 244 for 9 after a century from Harmanpreet Kaur and Yastika Bhatias 58Luus and Laura Wolvaardt made halfcenturies for South Africa but they couldnt get the team across the line as leftarm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad picked up 4 for 46 in 10 oversThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever