Adam Milne To Miss New Zealand Tri Series; Walks Off After Bowling Two Overs Against Bangladesh
Published - 09 Oct 2022, 06:25 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:14 AM
New Zealand’s injury horrors don’t seem to leave as Kiwis will now miss the services of Adam Milne for the remainder of the home Tri-series comprising Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Although the Kiwis notched up a win, it came at the cost of losing another fast bowler. Milne suffered an abdominal injury, two weeks out from the start of the T20 World Cup while Lockie Ferguson is already sidelined by a similar issue, which has kept him out of the tri-series thus far.
Adam Milne had to walk off in his first match since returning from injury
Adam Milne left the field as a precautionary measure after experiencing stiffness in his lower abdominal area. He had got through two overs, going wicketless for 12 runs. Milne was returning to the New Zealand side after an Achilles injury kept him out of the ODI series against Australia.
The Black Caps will hope Milne’s injury isn’t serious with allrounder Daryl Mitchell in major doubt for the T20 World Cup after fracturing his pinkie finger at training on Friday.
Match Highlights
It was a record-breaking night for Black Caps legspinner Ish Sodhi, who became the second Kiwi, after Tim Southee, and just the fifth men’s international cricketer to capture 100 T20I wickets.
Devon Conway and skipper Kane Williamson anchored New Zealand’s pursuit of 138, adding 85 from 66 balls for the second wicket.
Conway brought up his fifth T20I half-century in his 25th match and was there at the end, finishing unbeaten on 70 as New Zealand won with 13 balls to spare.
After being sent in, Bangladesh stuttered through to 137-8 – which looked short of the 160-170 par score they would have been targeting.
Spinners Michael Bracewell and Sodhi were instrumental in denting Bangladesh’s progress with the bat, combining for 3-45 from their eight overs. Senior pace bowlers Trent Boult and Southee also caused damage, both taking two wickets late.
