New Zealand has given an update on Tim Southee, noting that the pacer requires additional evaluation of his finger and will not return to the pitch.
Three New Zealand players were forced to leave the fourth ODI between England and New Zealand at Lord’s owing to injury. The ICC Men’s World Cup in 2023 is less than a month away, and New Zealand had to deal with a number of injuries at Lord’s on Friday. Daryl Mitchell walked off the pitch with a ring finger injury after taking a screamer in the slip cordon to send back Jonny Bairstow. According to commentators, Mitchell appeared to have dislocated his left ring finger, dealing a big blow to New Zealand.
As if that wasn’t bad enough, they soon lost opener Finn Allen and seasoned pacemaker Tim Southee to injury.
Root was out again two overs later, this time by Southee, who dove across with both hands but saw the ball hit his thumb and divert to third man.
New Zealand has given an update on Southee, noting that the pacer requires more evaluation of his finger and will not return to the pitch.
“Tim Southee has left the pitch after injuring his right thumb while attempting to catch a pass from Ben Lister.” “The injury requires further evaluation, and he will not return to the pitch at this time,” New Zealand said in a statement on X.
Additionally, Mitchell was seen in the dugout with a tape and appeared to be in good health.
Two of the three players made the World Cup roster for New Zealand, but Allen was left off. Even though he has been nominated to the World Cup roster, Kane Williamson is yet to play in a competitive game of cricket again, which has the Kiwis worried about his long-awaited return.
