WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s pacer Mitchell McClenaghan will undergo a surgery for a fractured eye socket after suffering a nasty blow to the face on Monday during first One Day International (ODI) against Pakistan.
A bouncer bowled by Anwar Ali smashed through the grill of McClenaghan’s helmet and hit him on the left eye on the penultimate ball of the New Zealand innings in Wellington.
The bowler was left prone on the ground for a few seconds before getting up to cheers from the crowd and making his way off the field with blood and bruising around the eye.
He was taken to hospital for the wound to be stitched and later tweeted he had suffered “a few broken bones”.
A team spokesman said doctors had confirmed a slight fracture to the eye socket and McClenaghan would undergo “minor surgery” in Auckland on Friday.
