Williamson likely to play against Bangladesh
Kane Williamson
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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is likely to make a comeback from injury in their match against Bangladesh in Chennai on Friday.
Williamson has been working his way back to fitness after tearing his ACL earlier this year in the IPL.
While he played in New Zealand's warm-up games against Pakistan and South Africa, he did not play in their first two games of the season, which they easily won over England and the Netherlands.
"He's been progressing very very well. He's had a great last five or six days, really went about the fielding aspect of things. That's the key thing for Kane at the moment. It's not about his injury so much now, it's his ability to run between the wickets and to field and to consistently do that over a 50-over game. We're delighted with where he's at,” head coach Gary Stead said in a press conference.
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"We've got two more trainings still to get through but at this stage all things are looing good for Kane to return in this game. But we still say that with an air of caution but we're really pleased with the way he has been coming on."
Pacer Tim Southee, meanwhile, had surgery on his fractured right thumb before the tournament but is now ready to be picked.
"Tim will be available for selection, he's been tracking well. Looks like the thumb has set very very well. He has been bowling at full intensity for the last couple of training sessions so he is certainly available for selection." Stead said.
