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Vettori had to be taken to hospital after injuring the index finger on his left hand while backing-up in the field and required two stitches.

"There was a bit of blood, but we thought maybe he might have done some other damage - so we wanted to get it X-rayed to see maybe whether there was a problem with the tendon or bone," said New Zealand manager Lindsay Crocker.

"Daniel looked at it and ran off the field straight away and feared the worst for a little while. But the worst would have been some injury to the bone, and that's not the case. It's just a soft-tissue split - and he's had two stitches.

"He should have the stitches out in about a week and should be fine, which will leave him short of a gallop before the Test.

"He wanted to play both these two games to get quite a few overs in. He's not going to get that opportunity now but should be right to play in the first Test."