Williamson has fractured left thumb; Blundell called in as cover

Kane Williamson has suffered an "undisplaced fracture" to his left thumb, New Zealand Cricket said on Saturday, a day after Williamson's left hand was hit by a throw while he was completing a run in the game against Bangladesh in Chennai. A X-beam affirmed the injury, with NZC saying Williamson will stay with the crew "fully intent on being accessible for the back finish of pool play one month from now". Wicketkeeper-player Tom Blundell will be flown in to India as cover, despite the fact that he won't be authoritatively essential for the crew at this point. "We're, first and foremost, all inclination for Kane to have this happen after the entirety of his persistent effort to get back from his knee injury," lead trainer Gary Stead said. "While it's frustrating information, the underlying finding has given us some confidence he can in any case highlight later in the pool play following a time of rest and recovery. "Kane is obviously a monstrous piece of our side, and a top notch player and chief - so we'll hope to give him each open door we can to return in the competition." Williamson's thumb and wrist were at first dressed by the physio soon after he was hit toward the beginning of the 38th over of New Zealand's pursuit against Bangladesh. However at that point he resigned hurt in the 39th over with New Zealand not a long way from their objective, which they accomplished with 43 balls staying for an eight-wicket win - their third in succession at the World Cup. The game against Bangladesh was Williamson's re-visitation of global activity subsequent to experiencing a leg tendon tear during the IPL opener in late Walk this year. He was away from cricket for near a half year, and simply got back to activity in the two warm-up games in front of the World Cup, where he scored 54* and 37 against Pakistan and South Africa, separately. Williamson was remembered for New Zealand's Reality Cup crew notwithstanding as yet being in the recuperation stage. He had before voyaged and prepared with the side in Britain leading the pack up to the World Cup. "[It needed] a smidgen of icing subsequently, yet it's all essential for the cycle," Williamson had said after his 50 years in the warm-facing Pakistan. "No doubt, it [playing the World Cup] wasn't a reality unquestionably five months prior and [I've] been very lucky with a portion of that recuperation, and to be named in the crew is truly energizing for me... Doing that today was great." Regardless of Williamson having missed New Zealand's initial two matches of the World Cup - against Britain and Netherlands - New Zealand proceeded to dominate both matches convincingly under the administration of Tom Latham. New Zealand next play Afghanistan - additionally in Chennai - on October 18, with Latham liable to remain in as commander once more.