Kane Williamson will not play for New Zealand against South Africa in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
The team announced on Tuesday that Kane Williamson, the captain of New Zealand, will not play in the forthcoming One-Day International (ODI) match against South Africa in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
For the last two days, Williamson had been honing his batting technique in the nets following his recovery from a fractured finger. He wasn’t ready to take on the Proteas, though.
Before their upcoming game against Pakistan, the team announced that Williamson’s fitness would be evaluated again and a decision about his participation would be made.
Williamson hurt his finger while fielding in a World Cup match in Chennai against Bangladesh. Even though he scored a game-high 78 runs, the injury forced him to leave the field hurt. This injury happened during New Zealand’s thrilling eight-wicket victory.
The 33-year-old had missed New Zealand’s opening two World Cup games due to a ligament injury he sustained during the Indian Premier League (IPL) in March.
The captain of New Zealand Cricket (NZC), Kane Williamson, was officially ruled out of the team’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against South Africa on Tuesday. The match was set to take place on Wednesday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
The Blackcaps announced on Twitter that Kane Williamson would not be playing on Wednesday against @ProteasMenCSA. Williamson has been honing his batting technique in the nets for the last two days, but he will not be participating in tomorrow’s match. We’ll reevaluate his availability prior to the team’s upcoming game against Pakistan. TheCWC23.”
Williamson did not make the squad for the game against South Africa, despite spending the previous two days batting in the nets.
The Blackcaps said in a statement that Williamson’s availability will be reevaluated prior to their upcoming game against Pakistan.
Williamson made a spectacular comeback on October 13th in the ICC Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh, where he scored an incredible 78 runs and guided his team to an eight-wicket victory. Williamson had recovered from a knee injury sustained during the Indian Premier League (IPL). But he hurt his finger taking a quick single during an unfortunate incident that happened during the game.
Since the match against Bangladesh in Chennai on October 13, Kane Williamson has been dealing with a finger injury. The injury forced him to retire injured, and he has been waiting to fully recover ever since.
The World Cup match between South Africa and New Zealand is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 1st, at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Kane Williamson, the captain of New Zealand, has been ruled out of the match. He has been recovering from a finger injury he suffered in Chennai during the tournament’s eleventh match against Bangladesh. His left thumb hurt from the injury, which happened while he was running between the wickets.
The most recent update was provided by the Blackcaps via the ‘X’ social media platform: “Kane Williamson will not play against @ProteasMenCSA on Wednesday. Williamson has spent the last two days honing his batting technique in the nets, but he will not be participating in tomorrow’s match. We’ll reevaluate his availability prior to the team’s upcoming game against Pakistan. #CWC23,” the user wrote.
Williamson was struck on the thumb while sprinting between the wickets during the Bangladeshi match. He batted for a while after getting the initial treatment, but he ultimately made the decision to retire hurt when the Kiwi team was leading by a large margin in the run chase. Since then, the 33-year-old player has missed the three games that the New Zealand team has played against Afghanistan, India, and Australia.
Currently leading the team as deputy captain, Tom Latham has done a good job carrying out the captain’s duties. The tournament is still in progress, and New Zealand has won four games while losing just two. With a net run rate (NRR) of 1.232, they are currently occupying the third position in the points table.
