Devon Conway ruled out of the T20 WC

New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Devon Conway was ruled out of the T20 World Cup final against Australia on Sunday and the subsequent tour of India, with a right arm injury. Conway suffered an injury to his bat after being dismissed in the semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi. An X-ray on Thursday confirmed that “the fifth metacarpal of his right hand is broken”.

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Head coach Gary Stead said in an NZC release-

Conway is absolutely disappointed to be out like this at this point in time. Devon is extremely passionate about playing for BLACKCAPS and there is no one more disappointed than him at the moment. ​​So we are really trying to rally around him.

“It seemed a very spontaneous reactionary incident on the field. But the blow clearly caught the bat between the cushion of the glove. And while it is not the smartest act, there is certainly an element of misfortune in the injury, Gary Stead.

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Conway, with three Test experience, including a double century on debut at Lord’s, was also in India’s squad of 15 for two Tests. He was the second-keeping option in the team after Tom Blundell.

Conway played a crucial 38-ball 46 at No. 4 in New Zealand’s tense chase of 167 before being stumped off Liam Livingstone. He took off the gloves in the middle of the tournament. Then New Zealand decided to bring in fast bowler Adam Milne into the XI, as Conway. By then a specialist batsman in the XI took over from Tim Seifert.

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