Lockie Ferguson granted paternal leave, to miss Canada match

Lockie Ferguson, the New Zealand pacer, has been granted paternal leave and will not be available for the team's final Group D match against Canada, New Zealand Cricket announced on Sunday.

The pacer will depart for home on Sunday. New Zealand's head coach, Rob Walter, said, "It's an incredibly exciting time for Lockie and Emma and we're pleased that he'll be at home for such a special occasion."

"At this stage, we won't be replacing Lockie in the squad as the plan would be for him to return for the Super 8 phase of the tournament. But our travelling reserves Ben Sears and Cole McConchie are ready to be called into the squad should we need them."

New Zealand have won two of their three group games so far and will face Canada on Tuesday.