NZ has confirmed that batsman Daryl Mitchell will travel to Australia with the rest of his teammates ahead of the start of the ICC Men’s T20 WC this week.
Mitchell had fractured a finger on her right hand:-
Mitchell fractured a finger on his right hand while batting in the nets ahead of the home tri-series against Pakistan and Bangladesh and his availability for the upcoming tournament in Australia was in doubt.
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Head coach Gary Stead admitted that New Zealand’s opening match in the T20 World Cup against Australia in Sydney on October 22 could come too soon for Mitchell, but he expects the 31-year-old to be back for the later part of the tournament.
We will Tour the world cup with us:-
“The good news is that we have decided on Daryl Mitchell and he will tour the World Cup with us,” Stead said on Monday.
Mitchell’s form with the bat was a major reason New Zealand made it. It to the final of the T20 World Cup in Dubai last year.
The right-handed batsman scored an impressive 208 runs in seven innings in the tournament. With a strike rate of over 208 runs. 140.
His unbeaten 72 runs in just 47 balls in the semi-finals:-
His unbeaten 72 off just 47 balls in the semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi propelled New Zealand into the final against their trans-Tasman rival.
New Zealand’s second match of the tournament will be against Afghanistan in Melbourne on 26 October. Following a rematch of the final to start their campaign against Australia in Sydney.
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The Kiwis are also keeping an eye on leading pacer Lockie Ferguson‘s stomach injury. And are still hopeful that the right-handed batsman will be fit to start the tournament.
