Mitchell out, Nicholls in for second ODI
- Dave Worsley
- 3 hours ago
- 1 min read
Black Caps batter Daryl Mitchell will to miss at least the second ODI against the West Indies as he has a scan on a groin injury.
Mitchell suffered the injury while scoring a century in Sunday night's seven-run win in game one in Christchurch.
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The 34-year-old was one of the leading players against England and the West Indies in the recent T20 matches.
He isn't travelling to Napier with the rest of the squad, with Henry Nicholls added to the squad as cover.
Nicholls has been in good form for Canterbury in the domestic ODI competition, leading the run-scoring charts with 306 runs at 76.50, including back-to-back centuries against Otago and Auckland.
The Blackcaps play the second ODI against West Indies at McLean Park on Wednesday.
The final game in the serIes is in Hamilton on Saturday.