Chatara ruled out of New Zealand Tests with ankle injury

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Zimbabwe have been dealt a major blow ahead of their two-Test series against New Zealand with fast bowler Tendai Chatara being ruled out of both games with an ankle injury. Chatara is the second seamer to miss out after Tinashe Panyangara failed to recover from a back problem in time for the Tests. Michael Chinouya has been called up as a replacement.

Chatara sustained the injury, a recurrence of a prior problem, during the three-day warm-up game between Zimbabwe A and the New Zealanders. He bowled 16 overs on the first day, and took one wicket for 53, but finished the day complaining of pain in the left-ankle. Chatara did not participate any further in the match and received treatment and strapping on the ankle, but with no improvement in his condition, a replacement was …

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