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T20 World Cup: Seifert to step into New Zealand after Conway injury disaster

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New Zealand will bring in Tim Seifert to replace Devon Conway in Sunday’s T20 World Cup final against Australia after the wicketkeeper-batsman broke his right hand with a frustrated blow from the bat after being released against England.

Conway threw a 38-ball 46 in Wednesday’s semifinal victory, after being hurt and forgiven to be excluded Decisive World Cup and India’s next tour. “While it’s not the smartest thing he’s ever done, there’s certainly an element of bad luck in the injury,” New Zealand coach Gary Stead said.

‘honest mistake’

“He’s definitely sorry about that, it’s an honest mistake he’s made.

“He knows he’s having an impact on our team as well, but that will allow him to get someone else to side with him and take the biggest stage now. Sometimes weird things happen and we find heroes in other places. ”

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Conway’s injury is a futile headache for captain Stead and Kane Williamson as New Zealand prepare for the T20 World Cup final with their tails up against an Australian team after beating Pakistan in the semi-finals on Thursday.

Seifter has not played a game since the Black Cup was won well by Pakistan more than two weeks ago at the opening of the tournament.

Conway finished 4th against England, but Seifert, who was seventh in the standings against Pakistan, would hardly replace his teammate in the top spot. “Whether we bring a Glenn Phillips and put Seifert behind him, Kanek and I are something we need to work on the next day or so,” Stead said.

Phillips hit No. 5 against England.

New Zealand has experienced only a heartbreak in the World Cup finals, with England winning the 50+ championship in the 2019 frontier and Australia stepping into the 2015 edition. Aaron Finch will have a chance to eliminate his 2015 disappointment against Australia on Sunday.

“They also have a bunch of guys who are real game winners,” Stead said of Australia, who is also bidding for his first T20 title.

“We need to make sure that our planning and search are at the right point and that we have very clear plans for all our players, because they can open a game pretty quickly as well.”

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