Australia captain Aaron Finch says No. 3 batsman Usman Khawaja might not be available to play the World Cup semi-final against England on Thursday.
Khawaja injured his left hamstring in the 10-run loss to South Africa.
Finch said it “doesn’t look ideal” for Khawaja and that he imagines the batsman will have to be replaced in the squad.
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Australia will face fierce rival England in the semi-finals after they slipped from the top of the group standings.
Khawaja, with his injured left hamstring, came out to bat at the death but didn’t last long as Australia went down by 10 runs.
David Warner (122) and Alex Carey (85 off 69 balls) put on 108 for the fifth wicket, but neither could see Australia home as shadows lengthened on the field in the day-nighter at Old Trafford.
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