Kane Williamson to miss Mumbai Test as well
New Zealand have taken a “cautious approach” with Kane Williamson by ruling out the star batter from the side’s third and final Test against India in Mumbai, starting November 1.
New Zealand have taken a “cautious approach” with Kane Williamson by ruling out the star batter from the side’s third and final Test against India in Mumbai, starting November 1.
Kane Williamson, former skipper and New Zealand’s most-experienced batter, is set to miss the second Test against India, starting October 24 in Pune as he is “yet to be 100 percent fit” after sustaining a groin strain.
The 33-year-old admitted that he is pursuing an opportunity to play in an overseas league during the New Zealand summer and hence won’t be available for the national side during that period. Apart from that time frame, he has reaffirmed his commitment to be always available to play for New Zealand.
Prior to this, the pair gave birth to a boy in 2022 and a girl in 2019.
Defending champions Gujarat Titans suffered a big blow on Sunday as Kane Williamson was been ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 after suffering an injury during Friday's tournament opener against Chennai Super Kings.
For India, Ravindra Jadeja, who returned figures of 2 for 18, was the most successful bowler. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah ended with 1 for 21 in his 4 overs.
Both the teams are unchanged; playing with the same XIs, who played in the first T20I which India won by 6 wickets.
During the chase, India never really got their foot off the accelerator. This kept the required run-rate under control and New Zealand never got a good hold of the match.
Riding on the half-centuries from Colin Munro, Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor, New Zealand took full use of the condition that looked apt for a big score.
For India, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar and Rishabh Pant are not playing, whereas New Zealand kept Daryl Mitchell and Scott Kuggeleijn on the bench.
