Tim Seifert has been ruled out of New Zealand 's upcoming home T20I series against West Indies with a broken finger. Mitchell Hay has been called in to the squad as Seifert's replacement and joined the team on Monday night.

Seifert retired hurt after being hit on the finger while batting for Northern Districts in Monday's Ford Trophy match against Wellington Firebirds , and a subsequent X-ray revealed a fracture to the right index finger.

"We're all feeling for Tim," Rob Walter , New Zealand's head coach, said in a statement. "He's a key member of this T20 unit given his power at the top of the order and his role as keeper, so he'll be missed over the next five matches.

"He showed in the recent T20 series' that he's building up to top form, so it's disappointing that that has

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