Netherlands’ star all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe dislocated the forefinger of his proper hand and shortly obtained it relocated in a freak incident throughout a T20 Blast sport. It was a match between Somerset and Essex at County Ground, Chelmsford on Monday. Essex have been batting and Van der Merwe got here in to bowl the sixteenth over. He dismissed Daniel Sams on the primary ball after which conceded a single to new batter William Buttleman. On the subsequent ball, the left-arm orthodox bowled a full toss to Matthew Critchley, who performed a strong drive that noticed the ball hit van der Merwe badly on the finger.

Van der Merwe was making an attempt to cease the ball and he obtained damage within the course of. He dislocated the forefinger of his proper hand and confirmed it to his teammates and physio, who got here in operating and put it again as a replacement.

Watch it right here:

Roelof van der Merwe is an absolute trooper: dislocates his finger brilliantly stopping a ball, will get it put again in place, and sprints again to bowl!

(Viewing not suggested for the squeamish)#Blast23 pic.twitter.com/Z7naGZV76p

— Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) June 19, 2023

Talking concerning the sport, Essex have been bundled out for 186 runs in 19.2 overs earlier than Somerset chased it down in 16.3 overs with 7 wickets in hand.

Recently within the T20 Blast, David Wiese and Shan Masood had produced a fantastic relay catch. During a match towards Leicestershire, the Yorkshire fielders confirmed nice ability close to the boundary line to take an exemplary catch.

Leicestershire batter Rishi Patel hit the ball down the bottom. What may have been a six was caught by Wiese with a diving effort over long-on fence. However, the fielder was fast sufficient to launch the ball from his palms earlier than falling to the opposite facet of the boundary. An alert Shan Masood was standing at a distance from Wiese however the launch from the Namibian star was so correct that it discovered Masood.