AUS vs WI: Usman Khawaja cops nasty blow off Shamar Joseph's vicious bouncer on Day 3

Star Australian opener Usman Khawaja copped a nasty blow on Day 3 of the first Test against West Indies at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide as Australia won the match by ten wickets. After bundling out West Indies for 120 earlier in the day, Australia were set a target of 26 runs to win. Chasing a small total, Australian openers Steven Smith (11* off 22) and Usman Khawaja (9 off 20) almost saw their team home having scored 25 runs in six overs.

However, with just one run away from a win, debutant Shamar Joseph hit Khawaja on his chin with a vicious bouncer in the seventh over. The southpaw immediately took his helmet off and spit a bit of blood as the physio came running in to examine him. The 37-year-old decided to get retired hurt and Marnus Labuschagne came in and hit the winning runs for Australia.

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Following Khawaja's injury, Cricket Australia (CA) also gave an update on the opener and informed that he had passed an initial concussion Test in the dressing room. Furthermore, he was sent for scans to check for any structural damage to his jaw which came back clear.

Australia captain Pat Cummins also gave an update on Khawaja in the post-match press conference saying that the batter has got a bit of a sore jaw. "He seems okay. It's a little bit of a sore jaw. So yeah, [we'll] monitor it but he seems okay,” said Cummins.

Australia were without a concussion substitute for Khawaja on Day 3

The Australian opener will have to pass another concussion Test on Saturday, January 20 to get clearance to play in the second Test in Brisbane from January 25 as there might be a possibility of delayed concussion as well. If Khawaja fails to clear the Test, he will be under a concussion protocol period of between five to eight days which would prove to be a hindrance in his selection for the second Test.

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Meanwhile, Australia were also without a replacement batter on Day 3 as Matt Renshaw flew to Queensland on January 18 to play in the BBL Qualifier for Brisbane Heat against Sydney Sixers on January 19.