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Bangladesh skipper taken to hospital

An ambulance was called onto Basin Reserve after Mushfiqur Rahim was struck on the helmet in the first Test against the Kiwis

UPDATE: 

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was alert and feeling fine after being taken to hospital on Monday after being struck in the back of the helmet by a bouncer from Tim Southee on the final day of the first Test against New Zealand.

Teammate Tamim Iqbal told reporters that Mushfiqur was fine and that he had been taken to hospital as a precaution.

Television reported the wicketkeeper was talking and had told them to tell his family in Bangladesh he was OK.


Mushfiqur was already batting with a broken finger and was 13 not out when he tried to duck under a low bouncer and was struck at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

He began to kneel, then collapsed to the ground and was immediately attended by medical staff from both teams.

Play was delayed by more than 20 minutes as paramedics attended Mushfiqur, who lay motionless on his back near the crease.

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Mushfiqur was then taken to Wellington Hospital.

He is the second Bangladesh batsman to be taken to hospital by ambulance in this innings.

Opening batsman Imrul Kayes was taken off on a stretcher after suffering a leg injury.

Bangladesh was 5-114 in their second innings, leading New Zealand by 170 runs, when the incident occurred.