Adam Milne has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup with a torn left hamstring and will be replaced in the BLACKCAPS squad by Kyle Jamieson.
Milne suffered the injury while bowling in the SA20 on Sunday with subsequent scans revealing the extent of the injury.
Jamieson, who is currently part of the BLACKCAPS white-ball tour of India, has been added to the T20 World Cup squad after originally being named as the traveling reserve for the February-March tournament in India and Sri Lanka.
BLACKCAPS coach Rob Walter was empathetic towards Milne.
“We’re all gutted for Adam,” he said.
“He’d worked so hard to get himself ready for the tournament and was looking back to his best in his eight games for the Eastern Cape Sunrisers.
“It's unfortunate timing for Adam and we wish him a speedy recovery.”
Walter said Jamieson was a worthy replacement.
“It’s great that Kyle is already with us here in India.
“He’s an integral member of our pace-bowling group and has hit the ground running on this tour.
“He’s a hard worker with a good set of skills and experiences that will hold him good stead for the tournament.”
Walter confirmed a replacement travelling reserve for the T20 World Cup would be confirmed in due course.
BLACKCAPS ICC T20 WC squad
Mitchell Santner (c) - Northern Brave
Finn Allen - Auckland Aces
Michael Bracewell - Wellington Firebirds
Mark Chapman - Auckland Aces
Devon Conway - Wellington Firebirds
Jacob Duffy - Volts
Lockie Ferguson - Auckland Aces
Matt Henry - Canterbury Kings
Kyle Jamieson - Canterbury Kings
Daryl Mitchell - Canterbury Kings
James Neesham - Auckland Aces
Glenn Phillips - Volts
Rachin Ravindra - Wellington Firebirds
Tim Seifert - Northern Brave
Ish Sodhi - Canterbury Kings
*16th travelling reserve to be confirmed in due course
BLACKCAPS ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Schedule
Warm-up - v USA - Friday 6 February, 2.30am NZT (Mumbai)
1st T20I - v Afghanistan - Sunday 8 February, 6.30pm NZT (Chennai)
2nd T20I - v UAE - Tuesday 10 February, 10.30pm NZT (Chennai)
3rd T20I - v South Africa - Sunday 15 February, 2.30am NZT (Ahmedabad)
4th T20I - v Canada - Tuesday 17 February, 6.30pm NZT (Chennai)
