{"id":158662,"date":"2021-11-11T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=158662"},"modified":"2021-11-11T21:57:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T21:57:20","slug":"freak-injury-hits-kiwis-ahead-of-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=158662","title":{"rendered":"Freak injury hits Kiwis ahead of World Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Zealand<\/a> wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway has been ruled out of Sunday\u2019s T20 World Cup<\/a> final against Australia<\/a> with a broken right hand.<\/p>\n

New Zealand Cricket said Conway sustained the injury when he struck his bat immediately after being dismissed during the semi-final match against England, which the Black Caps won by five wickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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New Zealand will take on Australia in the final after Aaron Finch\u2019s team beat Pakistan by five wickets in Dubai<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Conway is also ruled out of New Zealand\u2019s tour to India next week, during which they will play three T20s and two test matches.<\/p>\n

\"England<\/p>\n

Coach Gary Stead said Conway was \u201cabsolutely gutted\u201d to bow out of the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looked a pretty innocuous reactionary incident on the field, but the blow obviously caught the bat between the glove padding and while it\u2019s not the smartest thing he\u2019s done there\u2019s certainly an element of bad luck in the injury,\u201d Stead said in a statement. \u201cDevon is a great team-man and a very popular member of the side so we\u2019re all feeling for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stead said New Zealand will not be flying in a replacement of Conway for Sunday\u2019s final and the T20 series against India, beginning from next Wednesday, but \u201care working through our options for the Test series later this month.\u201d<\/p>\n

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