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Both players were running at full pace from opposite directions in a bid to catch a shot when they collided while lunging for the ball.
Thunder players rushed in and the two Scorchers batters stopped running between the wickets.
After five minutes of treatment, a groggy Bancroft was able to walk off the field with the help of a trainer, blood streaming from his nose as he left the field.
Bancroft suffered a broken nose and shoulder and both men were treated for concussion. They spent the night in hospital, with Sams on Monday posting an update on his health to his Instagram page.
“Thanks for all the well wishes over the last couple of days,” he said.
“Has given me a lot of gratitude for the support I have around me.”
Play was stopped for five minutes following the collision, and Sams was treated by medical staff and an ambulance crew on the field.
On Monday he thanked Thunder, Scorchers and Cricket Australia staff for taking care of him after he was stretchered off.
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“I am on the mend and can’t wait to be back,” he said.
Sams will miss at least the next four games for the Thunder, with any return date to depend on how he recovers from his concussion.
The win lifted the Thunder to second on the BBL ladder with a game in hand, after winning only one game all of last season.
With AAP