Pakistan's pacer Abbas Afridi was ruled out of third T20I against New Zealand on Wednesday due to a low grade abdominal wall muscle strain, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Tuesday.
The decision on speedster's availability for the final two matches of the series will be taken in due course.
"His [Abbas] scan has shown no sign of significant injury, and he will be managed symptomatically," the PCB added. "His availability for the last 2 games will be made at a later stage."
Afridi, who made his debut during the first T20I, has claimed five wickets in two matches of the series.
Zaman Khan could replace Afridi in Pakistan's playing XI for the third T20I.
Earlier, pace bowler Adam Milne claimed four wickets as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 21 runs in the second Twenty20 international Sunday to take a 2-0 series lead.
The tourists threw away a strong position in their run chase after Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman scored half-centuries as they were dismissed for 173 in the final over, in response to New Zealand´s 194-8.
Victory came at a cost for the Black Caps, whose captain Kane Williamson retired hurt with a hamstring injury while batting.
Williamson won’t take any further part in the series, coach Gary Stead said Monday.
Williamson was already set to miss the third game on Wednesday, and with the first Test against South Africa less than three weeks away, Stead said his star batter would sit out the final two games as well.
"With the Test matches so close as well and in the big scheme of things (they are) a higher priority I think we´ll try and make sure he´s right for that," Stead said.
Tim Seifert is expected to replace Williamson in the batting line, with Stead indicating Seifert was already set to replace Devon Conway as wicketkeeper at some stage in the series.
- Abbas Afridi
