The Blackcaps batter Mark Chapman has been ruled out of the third and final ODI in Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand 2025 as he continues to recover from a minor hamstring injury.
He missed the second ODI in Hamilton with a minor hamstring tear he sustained during the first ODI in Napier, and a subsequent MRI scan revealed a grade one tear which required rehabilitation.
Chapman hit a career-best 132 runs in the first match of the ODI series which powered New Zealand’s 73-run win. New Zealand secured an 84-run victory to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
“Chapman was ruled out of the second ODI in Hamilton with a minor hamstring tear, and an assessment at training today revealed he has not recovered sufficiently to take his place in the XI for the final match of the home summer,” said New Zealand Cricket said in a statement.
Meanwhile Tim Seifert has been called up because of his form during the T20I series, which New Zealand 4-1. He was the leading run-scorer with 249 runs at a strike rate of 207.50 and was named as the Player of the Series.
He has not played an ODI for more than five years. He made his last appearance in 2019 against Sri Lanka.
Ben Sears replaced Mark Chapman for the second ODI where he picked a fifer, and with Seifert benched out and Will Young was left out of the playing Xl too, leading to an international debut for 23- year batter Rhys Mariu.
Meanwhile New Zealand has also missed the wk-batter Tom Latham for the series after he fractured his hand during training prior to the first ODI.
The third match of the New Zealand vs Pakistan ODI series will be played on April 05 at Bay Oval.
