Lockie Ferguson Out of Sri Lanka ODI Series Due to Injury; Adam Milne Joins Squad

Lockie Ferguson Injury: The New Zealand cricket team is currently on a tour of Sri Lanka. During this tour, the two teams played a series of two T20 matches, which ended in a 1-1 draw. Lockie Ferguson made magic in the 2nd T20 played on Sunday.

After five months, He returned to the T20 team and took a hat-trick against Sri Lanka. Lockie took three wickets for seven runs in two overs.

The ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand will start on November 13. New Zealand suffered a major setback before this series. Lockie Ferguson has ruled himself out of the ODI series after taking a hat-trick in the second T20

Injury Ends Ferguson’s ODI Hopes

Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka. After suffering an injury to his left calf. He had some problems while bowling in the last T20. He left the field after his second over. After some time know that he is not fully fit for the ODI series.

Adam Milne Joins the Squad as Replacement

Ferguson will return to New Zealand today for scans. Adam Milne has joined the squad as Ferguson’s replacement. He will join the team in Dambulla today. New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said that He is disappointed for Ferguson.

Stead said, “We are disappointed for Lockie. He showed in just two overs what good skills he has with the ball and brought a lot of leadership to this group, so he will prove to be a big miss for us in an important ODI series.”

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