Wahab Riaz lies injured. PHOTO: REUTERS
Riaz, who had conceded 87 runs in 8.4 overs, left the field in the 46th over of India's innings and scans confirmed the 31-year-old suffered a deltoid ligament complex injury.
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The Pakistan Cricket Board [PCB] said in a statement that it had sent an official request to the ICC technical committee to call up a replacement, which has yet to be approved.
Apart from Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali, who both played against India, Pakistan's other pace bowling options are Junaid Khan and all-rounder Faheem Ashraf.
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Pakistan who lost by 124 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-shortened match against India, next face South Africa in their second group game at Edgbaston on Wednesday. South Africa beat Sri Lanka in their first match.
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