HAMILTON: Kane Williamson is unlikely to feature in the final three matches of New Zealand’s ongoing T20I series against Pakistan after retiring hurt with a hamstring injury during his side’s 21-run victory in Hamilton on Sunday.
Williamson has flown home to Tauranga and was due to undergo a scan on Monday. He was always due to miss the third match of the series in Dunedin on Wednesday, but is a major doubt for the final two games. New Zealand lead the series 2-0 and are prioritising their upcoming two-Test series over South Africa, which starts on February 3.
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After experiencing right hamstring stiffness on Sunday, he was declared injured after 26 off 15 balls. “It’s the same leg as what his knee injury was on,” New Zealand coach Gary Stead stated on Monday morning, alluding to Williamson’s anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture that kept him out of action for six months before. “He left for his home in Tauranga. Today, he will have a scan.
