IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals all-rounder Marcus Stoinis suffers hamstring strain, confirms Cricket Australia

Delhi Capitals and Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis will undergo a scan later on Thursday after pulling up with a hamstring issue during an Indian Premier League match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Stoinis hurt his left hamstring while bowling early in his second over, limping off the field and playing no further part in Wednesday's match.

Delhi Capitals won the match convincingly by eight wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad, to go top of the table.

Sunrisers fast bowler Thangarasu Natarajan had tested positive for Covid-19 and was put in isolation hours before Wednesday's match and the team were also without all-rounder Vijay Shankar, who was identified as a close contact of Natarajan.

Delhi had initially said Stoinis suffered a calf injury but cricket.com.au reported it was a left hamstring strain.

Stoinis has been named in Australia's 15-man squad for the October-November World Cup after missing tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh and is expected to play a key role.

Australia's first match of the T20 World Cup is a month away, with Stoinis expected to play a key role in their bid to win the trophy for the first time.

His hamstring strain is thought to be a minor one, with the allrounder expected to go in for scans within the next 24 hours.

Stoinis looms as a particularly crucial ingredient in Australia's T20 plans given his ability to bat in the lower-order, a position the Aussies have struggled to fill.

"My next phase, the way I see it, over the next three years I want to be not only the best finisher in Australia, I want to be the best finisher in the world," Stoinis told ESPN recently.

Delhi Capitals will face Rajasthan Royals on Saturday.