T20: New Zealand’s Mitchell A Doubt Following Finger Injury

New Zealand Daryl Mitchell is a doubt for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia after sustaining a fracture on his finger.

Following the injury, Mitchell has been ruled out of the ongoing T20 tri-series in Christchurch also involving Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The 31-year-old sustained the blow while batting in the nets and his hand would remain in cast for at least two weeks, New Zealand Cricket said in a statement.

Coach Gary Stead said "It's a real shame for Daryl to suffer this injury on the eve of an exciting period of cricket for the side. Daryl's become a really important player to our T20 unit and we're certainly going to miss his all-round skills and versatility in the tri-series. With our first game of the World Cup in just over two weeks we need to take some to consider Daryl's recovery timeline and his potential involvement in the tournament."

New Zealand begin their World Cup campaign against champions Australia on October 22.

Source: SuperSports