{"id":157547,"date":"2021-11-09T08:24:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T09:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=157547"},"modified":"2021-11-09T11:57:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T11:57:54","slug":"wbbl-star-in-agony-after-sickening-head-knock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=157547","title":{"rendered":"WBBL star in 'agony' after sickening head knock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney Thunder's Maddie Penna was forced to leave her side's WBBL match against the Adelaide Strikers<\/a> early after suffering a nasty knock to the head.<\/p>\n

Penna made a big dive to stop a potential boundary before an unlucky bounce resulted in the knock.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old was attended to by medical staff as she struggled to get back on her feet.<\/p>\n

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It took several minutes before Penna managed to find her feet and walk off the field alongside the Thunder's medical staff.<\/p>\n

"She looks to have really hurt herself … she looks in agony," commentator Adam Peacock said.<\/p>\n

\"Concern<\/p>\n

"That's awful. There is no way in the world she could've done anything about that."<\/p>\n

Former Australian star Michelle Goszko added: "That's terrible to watch."<\/p>\n

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"We [watching] felt that. It's not a nice thing to happen … I got hit in the face a couple of times.<\/p>\n

"We just hope Maddie is OK … it's just awful when that happens."<\/p>\n

The Thunder are yet to provide an update on Penna's condition.<\/p>\n

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