Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull thinks the Black Caps will not be fazed by the nature of the soil in the pitch for Sunday’s Men’s T20 World Cup final against India, to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
With their fourth win of the season, Gujarat Titans find themselves leading the pack with 8 points on the table.
In a rail-curtailed 16-over match, New Zealand chased down the 176-run target with four balls to spare to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
In Super Over, Lockie Ferguson bowled out Hyderabad by taking both their wickets, while giving away just two runs. KKR chased the target in fouls.
Ferguson helped New Zealand reach the World Cup final in 2019 where they lost by the narrowest of margins to England.
However, the BCCI has still not come out with any travel advisory for the players which they can adhere to while the hard-fought league is on.
The trio were ruled out of the recent ODI series over India with injuries which New Zealand won 3-0, but will return as specialist seamers alongside Tim Southee and rising rookie Kyle Jamieson.
Ferguson, who made his Test debut at the Perth Stadium last Thursday, could bowl just 11 overs on Day 1 before he grimaced and clutched his right calf and left the field.
On Saturday, the Australian management confirmed that Hazlewood has in fact suffered a hamstring injury and will not bowl again in the match.
It's the second injury setback for New Zealand on this tour, with spearhead Trent Boult unable to overcome a side issue in time to be fit for the series opener.
