Mumbai Indians (MI) left-arm pace bowler Zaheer Khan is unlikely to play in today’s match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Wankhede stadium due to an injury.

Zaheer Khan suffered an injuring his bowling arm in the previous game here on Saturday against Kings XI Punjab.

“Zaheer has strained his left latissmus dorsi muscle. He is undergoing thorough medical assessment and we are awaiting the reports. It is a bit of a blow for us. But we hope, it is not too serious, not only for IPL but his other international commitments. He is unlikely to play tomorrow. It pretty much looks like it (that he won’t play),” MI head coach John Wright told reporters at the pre-match press conference.

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Zaheer has taken five wickets in the six matches and he left the field after bowling just three balls in his last over against Kings XI Punjab in the previous game.

Asked for how many days the veteran pacer has been ruled out, Wright said, “that is yet to be determined”.