After suffering a blow in the left thumb, the New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is ruled out of the group stages in the World Cup 2023.
Kane Williamson ruled out for World Cup group stages
The skipper Kane Williamson was ruled out for further group stage matches in the World Cup due to a blow in the thumb during the match against Bangladesh in the 11th match of the World Cup 2023.
New Zealand and Bangladesh were scheduled to play on October 13 at MA Chidambaram Stadium where the former won the match with 8 wickets. During the match, he was forced to retire hurt after hurting his unprotected left thumb in the 38th over.
After the match, it was confirmed that he suffered a fracture to his left thumb. Despite his injury, he’s determined to contribute to his side in the World Cup. He thinks to recover quickly and make himself available for other stages of the pool next month. Tom Blundell has been named as his replacement for upcoming matches.
This was confirmed by the Blackcap’s post on X (Twitter) saying, “An X-ray has confirmed an undisplaced fracture to Kane Williamson’s left thumb. He will remain in the @cricketworldcup squad with the aim of being available for the back end of pool play next month. Tom Blundell will travel to India as cover.”
An X-ray has confirmed an undisplaced fracture to Kane Williamson’s left thumb.
He will remain in the @cricketworldcup squad with the aim of being available for the back end of pool play next month.
Tom Blundell will travel to India as cover. #CWC23 https://t.co/5CjHG0FV9h
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) October 14, 2023
Winning the toss, New Zealand opted to bowl. Litton Das and Tanzid Hasan opened the innings while Trent Boult opened the bowling attack. Trent Boult was impressive with his bowling attack as he dismissed Litton Das on the first ball of the innings.
Lockie Ferguson dismissed Tanzid Hasan for 16 runs and Mehidy Hasan Miraz was dismissed for 30 runs. With the fall of Shanto’s wicket for 7 runs by Glenn Phillips, Bangladesh was down to four wickets scoring 56 runs on the first ball of the 13th over.
Shakib and Mushfiqur came to the rescue where they scored 40 and 66 runs respectively and were sent out by Lockie and Matt Henry. Their partnership score of 106 runs helped the side to compete back in the competition.
Towhid Hridoy was sent out with 13 runs by Boult while Mahmudullah scored 41* runs. Other batters were sent out with low figures and by the end of 50 overs, Bangladesh scored 245 runs losing nine wickets.
With a target of 246, New Zealand’s Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra opened the innings, while Mustafizur Rahman opened the bowling attack. Rachin Ravindra was sent out with 9 runs and was sent out by Rahman on the third over of the innings.
Devon Conway had a good start as they scored 45 runs and were sent out by Shakib. The skipper Kane Williamson was impressive with his 78 runs on 107 deliveries and went back to the pavilion on retiring hurt.
He was sent out after getting a blow in his thumb. He was struck on the unprotected left thumb while running between the wickets in the 38th over.
Daryl Michell had an impressive innings as he scored 89 runs on 67 deliveries. With Glenn Phillips’s 16 runs, New Zealand scored 248 runs in the 43rd over losing only 2 wickets.
New Zealand will be playing their next World Cup match against Afghanistan on October 18 at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
