Abhishek Sharma might be giving nightmares to bowlers around the world, but lead New Zealand pacer Matt Henry has a simple game plan for the Indian opener.

This marked Sanju Samson's third failure in a row, following scores of 10 and 6 in the first two matches of the series.

New Zealand will be without key players Matt Henry, Mitchell Santner and Nathan Smith for the remainder of their three-match Test series with the West Indies.

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Matt Henry's incisive seam bowling decimated Zimbabwe on the opening day of their second Test against New Zealand.

The Black Caps now lead 1-0 in the series, which is not part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle.

With just 7 runs needed off the last over, it looked like South Africa had the edge, especially with the dangerous Dewald Brevis still at the crease but Matt Henry held his nerve superbly.

Right-arm quick Matt Henry has been ruled out of New Zealand's last two T20Is against Pakistan and will continue "his injury rehabilitation programme."

New Zealand lead the series 2-1, with the remaining games at Bay Oval in Tauranga on Sunday and Sky Stadium in Wellington on Wednesday.

Matt Henry couldn't pass the fitness test ahead of the Champions Trophy final.