Rahmat Shah , the Afghanistan batter, is "most likely" out of the ongoing ODI series against Bangladesh because of a calf injury, according to team physio Nirmalan Thanabalasingam. Rahmat braved the injury to try to bat after Afghanistan had lost their ninth wicket in Saturday's second ODI , after having retired hurt earlier, but he could stand at the crease for just one ball.

Thanabalasingam ran out to help Rahmat, who by then couldn't even stand. Later, the paramedics took him out of the ground in a wheelchair.

"He unfortunately succumbed to his injury so he is out now," Thanabalasingam said. "We will do the all the right things in terms of imaging and stuff tomorrow. He is going to be out for some time, I think."

Rahmat initially felt discomfort when he was trying to take a si

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