Live
- Tigress Zeenat spotted in Purulia
- Collectors asked for proper assessment of crop loss
- Teachers are pillars of social development: Sudheer Reddy
- Sandhya Theater Stampede Incident: Rahul Ramakrishna Retracts Comments on Issue
- Ramanujan’s contributions to Mathematics hailed
- Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for December 2024: Unlock Skins, Weapons, and More
- Dr. Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy Welcomes Union Minister Piyush Goyal in Bengaluru
- Why Christmas is Celebrated on December 25: The Link to Roman Festivals
- Tributes paid to G Venkataswamy (Kaka)
- Amit Shah should quit; demand MP, MLA
T20 World Cup: Will Daryl Mitchell play for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka? Tim Southee offers an update
Will Daryl Mitchell play for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka? Tim Southee offers an update
- Daryl Mitchell suffered a fractured finger earlier this year
- He missed NZ’s tri-series ahead of the T20 World Cup
- NZ defeated Australia in their opening game of the tournament
New Zealand pacer Tim Southee has offered an update on Daryl Mitchell, saying the all-rounder will be available for their upcoming clash with Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2022.
Mitchell, who was one of New Zealand's best performers in last year's T20 World Cup, suffered a stress fracture earlier this year. Subsequently, he missed New Zealand's tri-series featuring Pakistan and Bangladesh. He also missed BlackCaps' opening fixture against Australia in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
New Zealand's second game of the tournament, which was against Afghanistan, was washed out by rain without a ball being bowled. There have been reports suggesting that Mitchell was fit for the Afghanistan match.
Now Southee has provided a key update on the all-rounder's fitness. Speaking to reporters ahead of the match against Sri Lanka, the veteran pacer said that Mitchell will come into the side for Saturday's game.
"Yep, I think Daryl has come through all the tests he needs to come through from obviously suffering a broken hand a few weeks back. Yeah, I think he comes back in for the side tomorrow," said Southee on Friday.
When asked if Glenn Phillips would be the one who would be dropped from the playing XI to accommodate the returning Mitchell, Southee quickly revealed that wasn't the case and Mark Chapman would be the 'unlucky' one to be left out.
"Yeah, I don't think [it will be Phillips] -- I think it's probably Mark Chapman the one that's, I guess, the unlucky one who came in for Daryl in the Tri-Series against Bangladesh and Pakistan. Yeah, Glenn has been phenomenal for us over the last while, as well, both in the field and adding, I guess, valuable runs at a reasonable rate when he bats.
"Yeah, it's unlucky, I guess, for Mark Chapman, who hasn't really done anything wrong, but I think the way that Daryl -- he's a valuable member of the side and he's done well for us, so yeah, now that he's fit and ready, he just comes back in. He'll slot back in there," added Southee.
The Kiwis are at the top of Group 1 with three points from two games, ahead of England, who have three points from three games.
