Kane Williamson, the captain of New Zealand, suffered a great deal of injury in 2023. It appears that 2024 will be no different. Kane Williamson’s hamstring injury is likely to keep him out.
The star batsman may not play in the final three games of the series. Because of suffering an injury during the second Twenty20 International against Pakistan at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
Williamson pulled his hamstring in the opening inning and was forced to depart with 26 runs off just 15 pitches. He left the game, leaving seasoned player Tim Southee in charge of the action on the field.
Kane Williamson’s hamstring injury is likely to keep him out
As part of Williamson’s knee recovery, New Zealand had intended to rest him for the series’ third Twenty20 international in Dunedin. When he returned for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, the right-handed hitter had been out since March 2023 due to a serious knee injury.
“We’ll probably try and make sure that he is right for that, especially with the test matches so close together. Maybe in the larger scheme of things, in the short term for us, has a higher priority,” stated New Zealand head coach Gary Stead.
Williamson has gone back to his house, and the rest of the team has returned to Auckland to catch a flight to Dunedin, their next stop.
The captain is scheduled for a scan on Monday. The findings should be available by Tuesday at the latest. The nature of the injury should be established that day.
In the opening five T20I matches against Pakistan, New Zealand had taken a virtually insurmountable 2-0 lead. With Williamson out of the picture, Tim Seifert, the only batting option on the bench, is probably going to come in at No. 3 in the second half of the series.
Mitchell Santner, an all-rounder, will captain the team in the remaining three Twenty20 International matches. Although Southee led the team in an acting capacity during the second T20I.
The left-arm spinner, who tested positive for COVID-19, was unable to play in the first game of the series. After coming back into the fold in the second T20I, he took Matt Henry’s place.
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