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New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Ross Taylor ruled out of first ODI due to injury, Mark Chapman added as cover India Today Web Desk
Ross Taylor has been ruled out of the first ODI, against Bangladesh, due to an injury that he incurred recently while fielding in the Plunket Shield game between Central Stags and Wellington Firebirds on Sunday. All-rounder Mark Chapman, who was the art of the recently concluded 3-2 win against Australia in the T20I series, has been added as cover to the New Zealand ODI squad.
With a small tear in his left hamstring, Taylor won t play in the opening fixture of the home ODI series but has joined the team on Wednesday (March 17) and will undergo his treatment while his stay with the Black Caps.
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Auckland Hearts captain Lauren Down made 75 on Sunday as her side beat the Canterbury Magicians to set up a rematch in next Sunday’s final.
The Auckland Hearts will host the Canterbury Magicians in the final of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield one-day competition after beating them on Sunday, despite finishing behind them on the ladder. With Hagley Oval hosting a Black Caps’ ODI against Bangladesh next Tuesday and the Canterbury men in action in the Plunket Shield in Rangiora, the Magicians have given up hosting rights for the decider, which will take place next Sunday at Eden Park Outer Oval, the same venue where the teams met twice this weekend.
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