T20 World Cup Final, NZ vs AUS: New Zealand’s Devon Conway out of summit, tour of India | cricket news

Apart from the T20 World Cup final, Devon Conway will also miss the upcoming tour of India.© AFP

New Zealand batsman Devon Conway He was ruled out of the T20 World Cup final after breaking his right arm after hitting his bat when he was dismissed in the semi-final win over England on Thursday. sit outside together Sunday’s title match against Australia in Dubai, Conway will also miss the upcoming tour of India. Conway had scored 46 when he was stumped by Jos Buttler off Liam Livingstone, before his side won Wednesday’s semi-final by five wickets.

“He is completely disappointed to be out like this at this point in time,” said coach Gary Stead.

“Devon is extremely passionate about playing for the 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 although it is not the smartest thing he has done, there is certainly an element of misfortune in the injury.” Is.

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“Devon is a great team-man and a very popular member of the side, so we all feel for him. He is determined to support the team for the rest of the tour before returning home to recover,” What was said. New Zealand coach.

“Due to the deadline we will not bring in a replacement player for this World Cup or the T20I series against India next week, but are working on our options for the Test series later this month.”

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