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Friday · 6 November 2026 · Amritsar / Toronto

India

Conway Ruled Out of India ODI Series With Concussion After Training Collision; Nick Kelly Called Up, Henry Cleared

New Zealand opener Devon Conway has been ruled out of the remainder of the five-match ODI series against India with a concussion suffered when he collided with fast bowler Matt Henry during fielding practice at Eden Park, New Zealand Cricket confirmed on Friday. Henry has been cleared and is available for Saturday's second ODI in Wellington, where left-hander Nick Kelly joins the squad as Conway's replacement, with India leading the series 1-0.

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Editorial illustration of two cricket fielders converging under a high catch at a floodlit stadium, with a physio attending to a seated player and a batter walking back to the pavilion — Two fielders converging on one catch — the training-ground collision at Eden Park has cost New Zealand their opener for the rest of the ODI series against India. (Editorial illustration)

WELLINGTON — A concussion has ruled New Zealand batter Devon Conway out of the ODI series against India, ESPNcricinfo reported on Friday. Conway and fast bowler Matt Henry missed the series opener in Auckland on Wednesday after colliding during fielding practice on the eve of the match; Conway was taken to the emergency department of an Auckland hospital, where a concussion was confirmed.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 Nov 2026

While Conway will play no part in the remainder of the series, Henry has been cleared of concussion and will be available for selection for the second ODI in Wellington on Saturday, New Zealand Cricket said. White-ball captain Mitchell Santner said after the opener that the collision "didn't look good" and that Conway had not recovered sufficiently to be cleared for the rest of the series, ANI reported.

Source: New Zealand Cricket via ANI, 6 Nov 2026

1-0India's lead in the five-match ODI series after the Auckland opener

4ODIs Conway will now miss — the remainder of the series

2nd ODISaturday, 7 November, Wellington — Henry available, Kelly joins the squad

3New Zealand batters out: Conway (concussion), Ravindra (shoulder), Chapman (hamstring)

Nick Kelly, who was originally selected only for the fourth and fifth ODIs, now joins the New Zealand squad in Wellington as Conway's replacement. Kelly has been withdrawn from the New Zealand A squad, which begins the third match of its unofficial Test series against India A in Lincoln on Saturday, with Auckland batter Dale Phillips taking his place there, ESPNcricinfo reported. The 33-year-old left-hander earned his first national central contract in October and has three half-centuries in his previous four ODIs.

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 Nov 2026

India lead the series 1-0 after winning the first ODI in Auckland by five wickets on Wednesday, when New Zealand were bowled out for 185 and Virat Kohli's 74 anchored the chase. The hosts go into the Wellington match already without batters Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman, ruled out with shoulder and hamstring injuries respectively, India Today and ANI reported.

Source: India Today and ANI via NewsPlainly, 6 Nov 2026

Sources

ESPNcricinfo, 6 Nov 2026: https://www.cricinfo.com/story/devon-conway-ruled-out-of-odi-series-with-concussion-nick-kelly-called-in-1561595
New Zealand Cricket via ANI, 6 Nov 2026: https://www.newkerala.com/news/a/new-zealand-suffer-injury-blow-as-devon-conway-884.htm
India Today and ANI via NewsPlainly, 6 Nov 2026: https://newsplainly.com/sports/india-vs-nz-2nd-odi/

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Punjab News

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India News

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Geopolitics and World News

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Regional Editions — States of India

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