With the capitals that need one of the final ball, Sikandar Raza moved A Amir away for four to seal the place of DC in the final. In the presentation after the game, Ferguson said: “Only a small problem in the hamstrings, unfortunate. Hard night; I wish I could have thrown the last ball.”
Ferguson underwent an exploration the next day, according to New Zealand chief coach Gary Stead, to determine the seriousness of the injury. New Zealand is still waiting for more details.
“Lockie had a scan yesterday [Thursday] In the United Arab Emirates, “Stead said on the eve of the first game of the series.” We have the images here and [we are] Waiting for our radiologist to give us a report on his scope. Small lesion in hamstrings, for the aspect, so we are waiting for a schedule of tips on that before making a decision about whether Lockie travels here [Pakistan] or if we have to replace it with the Champions Trophy. “
Ferguson is the most experienced in the New Zealand team for the Champions Trophy and its potential absence could interrupt its preparation for competition. Ben Sears, the Wellington Tearway, is working back from knee surgery, which had set aside for the Indian test tour and then the local series against Sri Lanka and England. Sears has played 17 T20is and a test so far, but is without limit on the cricket Odi.
In his first period in the ILT20, Ferguson appeared in just eight of the 12 Vipers games so far, with his monitored workload.
“We have tried to administer to the players with Quicks rotation as much as we can,” said Tom Moody, director of cricket at Vas, in the Vapers Voices podcast in January. “Lockie Ferguson, Mohammad Amir and Luke Wood, today, have had the opportunity to rest and cool off. But it is a fairly difficult schedule and there is an element of physical fatigue, but probably, what is more important, mental fatigue.
“And there has not been that opportunity to retire and cool off mentally. But that is the reality of the tournament’s cryket. Everyone is trying to fit into a tournament inside a certain window. And what arises from that is a rather heavy schedule and. We entered waiting for that, knowing that. “
“I think that [selection] It will depend on how people form, especially bowling players after this first game and how their loads are and then how are the conditions too, “Stead said.” It is not so hot as you think I would be in Asia. It is still cold here at night, so, but it is put in the heat of the day, I could get more out of bowling players. Therefore, we will only handle it and be intelligent around it, understanding that the great tournament is the Champions Trophy. We want to make sure everyone is fit and shooting for that. “
While the eight teams have already named their Champions Trophy squads, they still have until February 12 to make changes if necessary.
