Conway, who hit a 38-ball 46 in Wednesday's semi-final win, was sore and sorry after being ruled out of both the World Cup decider and the following tour of India. "While it's not the smartest thing he's done there's certainly an element of bad luck in the injury," New Zealand coach Gary Stead said. Seifert has not played a match since the Black Caps were well beaten by Pakistan in their tournament opener over two weeks ago. New Zealand have known only heartbreak in World Cup finals, beaten by England on boundary-count in the 50-over tournament in 2019 and crushed by Australia in the 2015 edition. "They’ve got a bunch of guys who are real match-winners as well," Stead said of Australia, who are also bidding for their first T20 title.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 12, 2021 07:27 UTC