New Zealand’s tall and lanky pacer Lockie Ferguson is now ruled out of the Champions Trophy 2025, He suffered a foot injury while bowling against Afghanistan in the informal Warm-up match in Karachi ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025, The bowler who suffered an injury during the last phase of the ILT20 tournament in Dubai, Since then he missed out on Play-off match of ILT20 and he also missed the tri-nation series in Pakistan, Latter was not risked for the finals of the Tri-nation series against Pakistan as he was given the green light.
As mentioned above Lockie Ferguson is injured once again and the New Zealand team has named Kyle Jamieson a bowler with a similar profile to Lockie Ferguson in their squad, Kyle Jamieson is back in the New Zealand setup after 10 months where he was going through a Rehabilitation for the injury he suffered in the last year.
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Meanwhile, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead was disappointed in missing out on Lockie Ferguson as he stressed his Importance of the fast bowler in these ICC Tournaments.
“Kyle brings plenty of pace and extra bounce which will suit the conditions here in Pakistan. He’s shown since returning in the Super Smash how effective he can be in the shorter forms of the game, and he’s bowled with real pace and energy which is what you’re looking for from a pace bowler, especially at a pinnacle event,” said Stead.
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New Zealand will start their Champions Trophy in the opener against Pakistan in Karachi, this is a repeat of the Tri-nation series Finals where New Zealand Comfortably defeated Pakistan to clinch the trophy.
New Zealand Squad with Replacement
Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy.
New Zealand Fixtures in CT25
New Zealand vs Pakistan - 19/02/2025, Karachi
