New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is fighting to get back to full fitness in time for New Zealand's match against Netherlands in the Cricket World Cup, but he will not be able to play in their second encounter of the tournament.

Williamson participated in the two warm-up games, but he did not play the first game of the ICC World Cup against England because he was working hard to get back to full fitness after tearing the ACL in his right knee at the end of March in IPL.

“Kane’s also been progressing very well – I think the fielding is still the element for him that he’s just got to get a little bit higher and get a little more trust in his body,” New Zealand coach Gary Stead said.

The coach expressed confidence that Williamson will be able to participate in New Zealand's third match, which would be played against Bangladesh on Friday.

However, two pacers- Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson are back to full fitness before the Netherlands match. They both missed the first match. "Lockie Ferguson got through that training really well. So providing he's scrubbed up ok this morning, he will be available for this next game.

"Tim Southee also got through the training really well. It was great to see him back at the bowling crease and also doing a little bit of fielding. He will just get a final x-ray done this morning and then we will make a call after that, but it's all looking good for selection from now on and into the rest of the tournament,” Stead added.