New Zealand have suffered a serious blow to their bowling division as star pacer Matt Henry has been ruled out of World Cup 2023. Henry suffered an injury to his proper hamstring throughout New Zealand’s conflict towards South Africa on Wednesday. The Kiwi star has a grade two decrease tear, New Zealand Cricket confirmed.
Notably, the Blackcaps have changed Henry with Kyle Jamieson of their squad. “Matt Henry has been ruled out of the Cricket World Cup 2023 with a torn right hamstring and has been replaced in the squad by Kyle Jamieson. An MRI scan confirmed he has a grade two lower tear which will require at least 2 to 4 weeks to recover from WC,” New Zealand Cricket confirmed on X.
Head coach Gary Stead stated he felt gutted for Henry lacking out on the rest of the event. “Matt’s been a crucial part of our One Day side for a long time and to see him ruled out as we reach the business end of this tournament is immensely disappointing. He’s consistently been ranked inside the ICC top 10 ODI bowlers for the past few years which is a testament to his class and skills. Moreover, Matt’s a great team man and we’re all going to miss his personality and experience,” Stead stated as quoted by NZC.
The Blackcaps are hit with injury points to essential gamers. Henry picked a hamstring and Jamieson was known as in as his cowl earlier. Lockie Ferguson, James Neesham, Mark Chapman and Kane Williamson are additionally troubled with injury points. New Zealand face Pakistan subsequent on November 4 at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The Blackcaps have misplaced three video games in a row within the event and now face competitors from Pakistan for a spot within the semifinals. They had gained the primary three video games of the event however now stand in 4th place within the factors desk.
