New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson will miss the third T20 International at Napier on Tuesday (November 22) to attend a pre-arranged medical appointment, said New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Domestic side Auckland Aces batter Mark Chapman will join the T20 squad in Napier later on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Williamson will rejoin the squad on Wednesday when the One-day International squad assembles in Auckland ahead of the series opener at Eden Park on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Coach Gary Stead said the medical appointment had nothing to do with Williamson's historic elbow complaint.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"Kane's been trying to get this booked in for a while now, but unfortunately it hasn't been able to fit into our schedule." Stead said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
"The health and well-being of our players and staff is paramount, and we look forward to seeing him in Auckland."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stead said Chapman was excited to be back with the squad after featuring in the recent T20 World Cup and Tri Series in Christchurch. "He's a quality player who offers good versatility in the order."<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Stead confirmed Tim Southee will captain the side for the third and final match at McLean Park here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Sunday, India middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav had whipped up a storm at a sell-out Bay Oval ground to help the visitors crush New Zealand by 65 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series. The opening game of the series was abandoned because of rain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Against a New Zealand bowling attack who were far from their consistent best, Suryakumar put out yet another 360-degree astonishing masterclass in T20I batting with an unbeaten 49-ball century to propel India to victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On a sluggish pitch where almost all Indian as well as New Zealand batters found it tough to time the ball, Suryakumar, the top-ranked T20I batter, hit 11 fours and seven sixes all over the park at a strike-rate of 217.65 to be unbeaten on 111 off 51 balls, which Virat Kohli aptly called on Twitter "another video game innings".<\/p>\r\n\r\n