The Perth Scorchers' international signing Yasir Arafat has been ruled out of the remainder of the Big Bash League campaign through injury.
Arafat injured the thumb on his right hand - his bowling hand - in Thursday's win over the Adelaide Strikers when he dived to field a ball early in the innings. His thumb became caught in the turf, rupturing a key ligament.
The 31-year-old bowled out the game with the injury.
Arafat will undergo surgery this week, ruling him out for the rest of the BBL.
Under BBL regulations, Arafat will not be able to be replaced by another overseas player as the paceman was already a substitute for original international signing Dwayne Smith.
Smith's situation is unchanged and he remains unavailable.
Selectors are considering requirements for the remaining matches and will decide shortly whether to submit a local replacement player application to the BBL Technical Committee.
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