Henry ruled out of World Cup, Jamieson named replacement

New Zealand quick Matt Henry has been ruled out of the ODI World Cup due to the hamstring strain he picked up against South Africa with Kyle Jamieson confirmed as his replacement.

Jamieson, who was a traveling reserve earlier in the tournament before returning home, had already been called up to join the New Zealand squad in India after their injury list grew during the game in Pune. He will come straight into contention for the game against Pakistan in Bengaluru on Saturday.

"We're fortunate to have a player of the class of Kyle waiting in the wings," head coach Gary Stead said. "His skills and physical attributes always make him a threat with the ball and it's an added bonus he was able to train with us in the first two weeks of the tournament.

"Kyle's had to work really hard to return from two separate back injuries and I know he's really excited about being involved in his first ODI World Cup."

Henry's injury had added to those of Kane Williamson (thumb), Mark Chapman (calf), Lockie Ferguson (Achilles) and James Neesham (wrist) which meant New Zealand had just 11 fit players part way through the game against South Africa.

Henry had taken 11 wickets at 28.63 with an economy rate 5.79 in seven matches. He started the tournament with back-to-back three-wicket hauls against England and Netherlands before coming in for some harsher treatment in recent matches.

"We're gutted for him," Stead said. "Matt's been a crucial part of our one-day side for a long time and to see him ruled out as we reach the business end of this tournament is immensely disappointing.

"He's consistently been ranked inside the ICC top 10 ODI bowlers for the past few years which is testament to his class and skills. Moreover, Matt's a great team man and we're all going to miss his personality and experience."

Stead was hopeful that Ferguson could be available to face Pakistan while adding that Chapman was recovering well and x-rays had cleared Neesham of any broken bones. Williamson had started batting again and will be further assessed in the next couple of days.

"We're faced with a little bit of adversity with injuries," New Zealand captain Tom Latham said after the South Africa game which was their third defeat in a row. "Pretty quick turnaround in Bangalore so we need to reflect on this quickly and go into the next game with a positive mindset. We don't become a bad team overnight."