Ashton Agar Suffers Gruesome Nose Injury After Spilling His Brother's Catch | Watch

Agar injured his nose badly after dropping a catch which was hit straight to him by his own brother Wes, who was batting for South Australia against Western Australia in the Marsh ODI Cup encounter at Karen Rolton Oval.

Australia's left-arm orthodox spinner Ashton Agar suffered a gruesome injury on the bridge of his nose during Western Australia’s Marsh One-Day Cup match against South Australia on Sunday. Agar injured his nose badly after dropping a catch which was hit straight to him by his own brother Wes at the Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide. Agar who is usually considered as one of the better fielders in Australian cricket circles was fielding at mid-on, where he ran to cover ground and attempt a straightforward catch off his younger sibling Wes but slipped, ending up getting smashed by the red cherry right between his eyes.

Ashton Agar on the wrong end of some brotherly love from Wes. 🤕#MarshCup @WACA_Cricket pic.twitter.com/GfPNTXgl35

— Paddy Sweeney (@SweeneyPaddy9) November 17, 2019

With blood on Agar’s face, teammate Jhye Richardson signaled for medical assistance as Wes Agar immediately ran over to check on his brother's well-being.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 17: Ashton Agar of the Warriors is helped off the oval after being hit in the head while fielding a ball during the Marsh One Day Cup match between South Australia and Western Australia at Karen Rolton Oval on November 17, 2019 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images)

Such was the impact of the blow that it knocked Agar's hat and sunglasses of his head but after getting timely treatment on the field, the elder Agar was able to leave the field holding a rag to his head. He was photographed smiling as he left the field but was expected to play no further part in the match. Western Australia edged South Australia by 5 runs in a thrilling encounter in the Marsh ODI Cup after opener Callum Ferguson's brilliant ton was not enough for the 'Reds' to chase down 253-run target at the Karen Rolton Oval  in Adelaide, Australia.