Willey withdraws, Henry joins in as replacement LSG squad
Willey, who bid adieu to international cricket after the ODI World Cup in India last year, missed Lucknow’s IPL opener against Rajasthan Royals last week.
Willey, who bid adieu to international cricket after the ODI World Cup in India last year, missed Lucknow’s IPL opener against Rajasthan Royals last week.
The trio were ruled out of the recent ODI series over India with injuries which New Zealand won 3-0, but will return as specialist seamers alongside Tim Southee and rising rookie Kyle Jamieson.
Wagner, who is a key part of the New Zealand bowling lineup, is awaiting the birth of his first child and can miss the opening Test.
In case the left-arm pacer doesn't recover in time, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry are the other pace options for the Black Caps for the second Test.
This is the second instance when New Zealand have made it to the finals of ODI World Cup. The first time they reached final in 2015 where they lost to Australia by seven wickets.
Rohit Sharma (1) fell to Matt Henry when India's score was only 4 runs. But even the worse was waiting to happen as India lost skipper Virat Kohli (1) and Lokesh Rahul (1) in a span of four balls. Kohli fell to Trent Boult, whereas Rahul fell to Henry.
Shakib Al Hasan scored 64 off 68 balls, his innings laced with seven fours, but lacked support from the other end as Bangladesh kept losing wickets.
A target of 137 runs, that too for an in-form New Zealand, was going to be a cakewalk and that is what exactly happened. The Black Caps chased down the target in 16.1 overs with all their 10 wickets in hand, courtesy half-centuries by Martin Guptill (73) and Colin Munro (58).
Winning the toss, New Zealand elected to field first against Sri Lanka at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Saturday.
