Lockie Ferguson will be flying back to New Zealand after picking up a calf injury in their series-levelling T20I victory over Sri Lanka on Sunday. The 33-year-old fast bowler has been ruled out of the ODI leg of the tour which begins with the first of three matches on November 13.

New Zealand paceman Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka after suffering a calf strain in the second Twenty20 match against the South Asians.

Adam Milne has been named as Ferguson's replacement in New Zealand's squad. The first match of the ODI series will be played in Dambulla on Wednesday (November 13). Milne will join the inexperienced bowling unit comprising Jacob Duffy and Nathan Smith for the three ODIs against Sri Lanka.

New Zealand cricketer Lockie Ferguson is forced to withdraw from the ODI series against Sri Lanka due to a calf injury sustained during the second T20I. Despite his match-winning performance in the T20I,

New Zealand has beaten Sri Lanka by five runs in a sensational finale to their Twenty20 and drawn the series 1-1 in Dambulla.

Lockie Ferguson became the fifth player from New Zealand to take a T20I hat-trick when he claimed three back-to-back wickets in the second T20I against Sri Lanka. Ferguson has now been ruled out of the ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Lockie Ferguson became the sixth New Zealander to take a T20 hat-trick as the visitors edged Sri Lanka by four wickets in a low scoring match in Dambulla.

New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson is out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka with a leg injury, days after taking a hat-trick against the same opposition. Ferguson went off for treatment straight after becoming the sixth New Zealander to take a Twenty20 international hat-trick during his second over in Sunday's series-levelling win in Dambulla.

New Zealand paceman Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka after suffering a calf strain in the second Twenty20 match against the South Asians. Ferguson was struck down with the injury soon after becoming his nation's sixth bowler to take a T20 hat-trick as New Zealand won by five runs in Dambulla on Sunday to split the series 1-1.

Despite a 1-0 lead in the two T20Is, the Lankans couldn't complete a series win over the Mitchell Santner-led Kiwis as it ended in a 1-1 stalemate. Thus, the home side will come hard in the upcoming three ODIs.