- Lockie Ferguson was ruled out for the remainder of the T20I series against India. India took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
- Lockie Ferguson is out for the remainder of the T20I series against India (Photo Source: Matt Roberts/) New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson is out for the remainder of the T20I series against India and will be replaced by Matt Fisher.
- The fourth T20I between the teams will take place on October 30 at Eden Park.
Lockie Ferguson was ruled out for the remainder of the T20I series against India. India took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
Lockie Ferguson is out for the remainder of the T20I series against India (Photo Source: Matt Roberts/) New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson is out for the remainder of the T20I series against India and will be replaced by Matt Fisher. The fourth T20I between the teams will take place on October 30 at Eden Park. New Zealand Cricket said in a statement that Ferguson felt pain in his right calf during the second T20I at Hagley Oval and scans confirmed a minor tear.
He will have to wait at least another week to recover before he can play again. On the other hand, Matt Henry also suffered a minor tear in his right quadriceps during the second T20I, which will require one to two weeks of recovery. “We are dispointed for Lockie and Matt.
Injuries are a part of international cricket, but that doesn’t make it any easier when you have to miss games. Luckily for Matt, his big summer schedule has already seen him sit out the rest of the T20Is and we hope he continues to play a key role in the ODIs. I know Lockie was looking forward to playing in front of a sellout crowd at Eden Park tomorrow but he is determined to return for the ODIs,” New Zealand head coach Rob Walter was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
Henry is on track for the upcoming five-match ODI series having been sidelined due to the scheduled workload. Kyle Jamieson will remain in Wellington and will be available for the second round of the Ford Trophy on Saturday October 31 before joining the national team for the ODI series on Monday. The Men in Blue have already sealed the series 3-0 by completely outplaying the hosts.
Recently, in the third T20I, Abhishek Sharma thrashed the Kiwis, scoring 113 in 38 balls and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also contributed 45 runs in 19 balls. India have watched all three matches of this series and will see how their bowling unit defends the total in the final two matches of the T20I series.
