Hashmatullah Shahidi Retired Hurt In Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Test, Dugout Treatment Given

Hashmatullah Shahidi injured vs Bangladesh [Source: Fancode]Afghanistan took a major blow on Day 5 of their Test against Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi when Hashmatullah Shahidi had to walk off with an injury. In the fourth innings of the match, Afghanistan have been asked to chase down 479 runs after being outplayed by an in-form Bangladesh unit.Hashmatullah Shahidi, who averages over 44 in Test cricket, is central to Afghanistan's survival in the match on the final day. But the way Shahidi hobbled off, it is unlikely he would return to the field.Watch- Shahidi's injury adds to Afghanistan's concernsThe incident happened at the 52.4 over mark when Sediqullah Atal took a single off Mehidy Hasan Miraz's bowling. As the duo completed the single, Shahidi, who struggled to make his ground in time, got hit from the fielder's throw.The ball went into Shahidi's pads, and the left-hander immediately took his pads off and called the physio in to attend him. In visible pain, it looked impossible for him to continue to bat, and he walked off retired hurt at 20 off 33. Notably, Shahidi was not even able to walk off the field without assistance from the support staff, showing the severity of the blow.ALSO READHasan Mahmud Describes Hat-Trick vs Afghanistan As An 'Amazing Feeling'crictalk @crictalk7 Oct 13, 2026, 11:58 AM Mammoth task for Afghanistan in Abu DhabiBangladesh have outplayed Afghanistan throughout the course of the only Test happening in Abu Dhabi over the last five days. They started with a solid effort of 346 runs in the first innings, led by fifties from Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das.Although captain Rahmat Shah scored 105 (216), alongside Abdul Malik's fifty, Hasan Mahmud's hat-trick and the subsequent five-fer got Afghanistan bundled out for just 240 runs.Bangladesh middle-order, with Najmul Hossain Shanto's 82, Mushfiqur Rahim's 81 and Litton Das' 102 (117) and Mehidy Hasan Miraz's 52, extended their lead to 478 runs. Shahidi, who got out for a duck in the first innings, was looking to build a stand with Atal after Rahmat Shah's wicket, but the injury could very well rule him out of the final day's action.With two-and-a-half sessions to play, Afghanistan are going for a draw, and how they deal with it, with a man down, would be interesting to see.ALSO READBCCI Eyeing Naman Dhir As Washington Sundar's Alternative: Report