Lockie Ferguson ruled out of Sri Lanka ODI's, Adam Milne comes as replacement
Lockie Ferguson was incredible during Kiwis series-levelling victory in the second T20I. He picked up a hat-trick, removing Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis and Charith Asalanka to help New Zealand defend a slender 108 runs to level the T20I series.

Shahriar KabirEditor
Posted - 2024-11-12T01:19:10+06:00
Updated - 2024-11-12T01:19:10+06:00
The Kiwi speedster has been ruled out of the Sri Lanka ODI series after sustaining a calf injury during the second T20I in Dambulla. Adam Milne has been added to the squad to replace Ferguson.
Lockie Ferguson
Lockie Ferguson was incredible during Kiwis series-levelling victory in the second T20I. He picked up a hat-trick, removing Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis and Charith Asalanka to help New Zealand defend a slender 108 runs to level the T20I series. Ferguson is set to undergo scans upon arriving in New Zealand to know the details of the damage. Adam Milne has been called into the squad as Ferguson's replacement.
"We're gutted for Lockie," New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said, "He showed in the space of just two overs what an asset he is with the ball and he's also brought a lot of leadership to this group, so he'll be a big miss heading into an important ODI series for us. To be ruled out so early in a tour is always tough to take, but we're hopeful his recovery will be short and he'll be back out on the field in no time.
"Adam is a like-for-like replacement who brings genuine pace and plenty of international experience, so we're looking forward to welcoming him into the group."
Milne will join Jacob Duffy and Nathan Smith to make up the team's frontline seam-bowling options, while they've got some allrounders in Zakary Foulkes and Josh Clarkson.
New Zealand squad for Sri Lanka ODI's : Mitchell Santner (Captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Adam Milne, Zak Foulkes, Dean Foxcrof, Mitchell Hay (Wicketkeeper), Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Tim Robinson, Nathan Smith, Will Young.