Big blow for Azzurri: Italy captain injured as T20 World Cup dream turns sour

NEW DELHI: Italy’s historical archetypal quality astatine the T20 World Cup took a cruel crook connected Monday arsenic skipper Wayne Madsen suffered a superior enarthrosis wounded during their Group C clash against Scotland astatine Eden Gardens, casting a shadiness implicit the remainder of their campaign.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The setback came aboriginal successful the 4th implicit erstwhile Madsen, patrolling mid-wicket, dived to halt a firmly struck changeable and landed awkwardly connected his near broadside connected the signifier pitches. The 42-year-old was instantly successful disposable symptom and yet walked disconnected the tract with his near limb held successful a makeshift sling. Live Score: Italy vs Scotland, T20 World CupBroadcasters aboriginal confirmed that Madsen had dislocated his enarthrosis and would instrumentality nary further portion successful the match, with further assessments lined up for concussion and a imaginable cervix injury.

The timing could hardly person been worse for Italy. Playing their maiden World Cup fixture, Madsen was cardinal to some their batting stableness and leadership, and his aboriginal exit near the debutants deflated successful the field. Further clarity connected his availability for the remainder of the tourney is expected aft aesculapian evaluations.On the field, Scotland made afloat usage of the disruption. Opener George Munsey led the complaint with a commanding 84 disconnected 54 balls, surviving a accidental connected 41 earlier punishing Italy’s escaped bowling.

He shared a 126-run opening basal with Michael Jones (37), putting Scotland firmly successful control.After Munsey’s dismissal successful the 14th implicit — Italy’s first-ever World Cup wicket — Brendon McMullen (41 not retired disconnected 18) and Michael Leask (22 not retired disconnected five) provided a brutal finish. Scotland surged to 207 for 4, the archetypal 200-plus full of this T20 World Cup, with Leask plundering 22 runs disconnected Thomas Draca successful the last over.