Side strain forces Chanderpaul out of second Test against New Zealand

Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Tuesday announced that opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul has been ruled out of the second Test between the West Indies and New Zealand due to a side strain.

“Chanderpaul suffered the injury while playing a shot in the nets on Tuesday,” CWI said.

“The left-handed batter is currently being examined by the medical team to determine the full extent of the injury as well as his availability for the remainder of the series.”

In the opening Test, the 29-year-old Chanderpaul made 52 and six.

After a drawn first Test in Christchurch, the two sides clash in the second match in Wellington, starting 18:00h on Tuesday.

West Indies made three changes from the first Test with Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze and Johann Layne making way for Brandon King, Kavem Hodge and Anderson Phillips.

New Zealand won the toss and decided to have a bowl first.

West Indies: John Campbell, Brandon King, Kavem Hodge, Shai Hope, Roston Chase (capt), Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach (wk), Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Anderson Phillip, Ojay Shields.

New Zealand: Tom Latham (capt), Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Hay (wk), Glenn Phillips, Zakary Foulkes, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy, Michael Rae.