New Zealand have suffered a large blow forward in their 3rd and ultimate T20I towards India as captain Kane Williamson may not be to be had for the competition in Napier on account of a pre-arranged scientific appointment. Williamson is anticipated to rejoin the unit sooner than of the three-match ODI sequence, scheduled to start out on Friday.

Head trainer Gary Stead knowledgeable that within the absence of Williamson, veteran pacer Tim Southee would lead Black Caps within the decider.

“Kane’s been seeking to get this booked in for some time now, however sadly, it hasn’t been ready to suit into our agenda. The well being and well-being of our avid gamers and body of workers is paramount, and we stay up for seeing him in Auckland,” stated Stead whilst additionally confirming that the scientific appointment has not anything to do with Williamson’s elbow, which has bothered him previously.

Stead additionally introduced that Mark Chapman has been added because the alternative for Williamson. Chapman not too long ago featured within the T20 International Cup 2022 and the tri-series sooner than the multi-team tournament.

“He’s a top quality participant who provides excellent versatility within the order,” stated Stead relating to Champman.

Particularly, Williamson’s shape within the shortest layout has raised many eyebrows lately. The Black Caps did make it to the 2022 T20 International Cup semi-finals, however Williamson scored handiest 178 runs within the event at a strike price of 116.33.

Remaining week, he was once additionally launched via his IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad as he made handiest 216 runs at a strike price of 93.51 within the 2022 season of the cash-rich league. Then within the earlier T20I towards the Males in Blue, Williamson top-scored for New Zealand within the chase with 61 off 52 balls, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient to problem the end result of the event. Total in T20Is, Williamson has scored 2464 runs in 87 video games at a median of 33.29 and a strike price of 123.01 with the assistance of 17 half-centuries.