Dubai: Mitchell Marsh will miss Australia's Twenty20 international against Pakistan in the VB Tour of the UAE opener on Sunday and is unlikely to play in the ODI series following after picking up a hamstring injury playing for Perth Scorchers in the Champions League Twenty20.
Marsh now faces an anxious wait as to discover the full extent of the injury, which is complicated by surgery to the same left hamstring two years ago, with Cricket Australia seeking expert opinion from specialists, including the original surgeon.
Marsh "felt a pinch" in the field while captaining the Scorchers in their final CLT20 group game on Tuesday night and spent eight overs off the field before returning.
He later blasted 63 with the bat, including consecutive sixes to finish the game.
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Australia team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said Marsh complained the injury had worsened after the flight from India to Dubai and was sent for scans, which revealed that he had appeared to have torn scar tissue on the upper left part of his hamstring.