Last Update on: October 31st, 2023 at 04:57 pm
Tom Latham has provided injury updates on key players, including Lockie Ferguson, Kane Williamson, and Mark Chapman.
Tom Latham expressed hope that Lockie Ferguson would be fit and available for the selection for the upcoming game.
New Zealand stand-in captain Tom Latham has provided injury updates on key players, including Lockie Ferguson, Kane Williamson, and Mark Chapman. Tom Latham mentioned that they are currently monitoring the conditions and the recovery of these injured players.
The Black Caps have been plagued by injuries since the start of the ongoing World Cup 2023. Kane Williamson missed the first two matches of the tournament but made a comeback against Bangladesh. He suffered an injury to his left thumb while running between the wickets.
Tearaway pacer Lockie Ferguson faced injury troubles during the tournament when he left the field after bowling three overs against Australia. He conceded 38 runs in his spell and didn’t come to bowl further. The bowler experienced severe pain in his right Achilles.
Lockie Ferguson Will Be Fine For Tomorrow – Tom Latham
In a pre-match press conference, Tom Latham addressed the status of key players Lockie Ferguson, Kane Williamson, and Mark Chapman. Latham expressed hope that Ferguson would be fit and available for the selection for the upcoming game.
“Yeah, just as I said before, there’s Lockie, Kane and Mark Chapman. We’ll obviously get through hopefully a bit of work today and then we’ll see how they pull up from a selection point of view. But yeah, obviously, Lockie went off in the last game with a bit of Achilles’ niggle, so fingers crossed he’ll be fine for tomorrow,” said Latham.
The Kiwi team started the ongoing marquee tournament with four consecutive victories. However, they failed to continue winning momentum and suffered defeats against India and Australia, respectively. They need to win at least two games to advance to the semifinals.
New Zealand’s Remaining Matches In The ICC World Cup 2023
November 1 – New Zealand vs South Africa, Pune, 2.00 pm IST
November 4 – New Zealand vs Pakistan, Bengaluru,10.30 am IST
November 9 – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Bengaluru, 2.00 pm IST
New Zealand World Cup Squad: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mark Chapman, Kane Williamson
