Will injured Matt Henry play in India vs New Zealand Champions Trophy final? | Cricket News

New Zealand qualified for their first Champions Trophy final since 2009 on Wednesday after Mitchell Santner’s side quashed South Africa 50 runs in a high-scoring contest at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. While the BlackCaps were clinical across departments, they were dealt a huge body blow ahead of the final against India on Sunday, with seam spearhead Matt Henry suffering a shoulder injury during the match.
Henry suffered the injury during the 29th over of South Africa’s chase as he held onto a low catch of Heinrich Klaasen while running in from long on. Visibly in pain after jamming his right shoulder with the ground, Henry was forced off the field. However, the 33-year-old returned to bowl two more overs and picked up the wicket of Kagiso Rabada, finishing with figures of 2/43 in seven overs.
Addressing Henry’s situation, captain Santner said that the pacer had a sore shoulder, and the team management would have to wait a couple of days to understand the extent of the injury. The Kiwis have a three-day break before Sunday’s final in Dubai.
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“Have to wait and see how Matt Henry’s shoulder is. It’s a bit sore, we have to wait for a couple of days and see,” Santner said in the post-match presentation.
Henry is the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, having scalped 10 wickets in four outings.
Henry was the key threat for India in the league-stage match held in Dubai last Sunday, as he walked away with the first five-wicket haul of the tournament. Snipping the likes of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami, Henry helped the Kiwis restrict India to 249/9 in 50 overs. However, a fine spin display led Varun Chakaravarthy’s five-wicket haul helped India see off New Zealand 44 runs in their last league-stage match.