West Indies pacer Shamilia Connell collapses

Shamilia Connell is assisted by teammates after collapsing on the ground at Tauranga yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

West Indies pacer Shamilia Connell collapsed on the field and had to be taken away to the hospital during Bangladesh's unsuccessful run chase in their women's World Cup match on Friday.

The cause of the collapse is not yet clear, but Connell was able to get up and climb on to a waiting ambulance with her hands on her stomach after her concerned teammates ran towards her during the 47th over of Bangladesh innings.

Connell, 29, collapsed while fielding the fifth ball of the 47th over. The medical staff attended to her before ferrying her out of the ground, even as play came to a halt for a while. At that point, the match was on a knife's edge with Bangladesh's last-wicket pair trying to score the 13 they needed off 19 balls.

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