The injury setbacks to Australia’s Usman Khawaja and Marcus Stoinis in the clash against South Africa has meant forced them to call up Matthew Wade and Mitchell Marsh as cover ahead of the 2019 ICC World Cup semi-finals.
Both Khawaja and Stoinis are set to undergo scans on Monday, before a call is taken on their fitness, but are still part of the squad. According to cricket.com.au, a hamstring injury is likely to rule Khawaja out, from rest of the tournament.
As far as Stoinis is concerned, this is the second time in the tournament that he has suffered a niggle. He suffered a side strain in Australia’s loss to India, but was cleared to play the match eventually.
Both Wade and Marsh have been in exceptional touch for Australia A, with the former slamming a 45-ball ton against Derbyshire recently. On the other hand, Marsh has shown consistent performances with the bat, returning with scores of 40, 29, 53 and 4.
