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Matt Henry will replace injured Chris Woakes in Welsh Fire: New Zealand's experienced fast bowler Matt Henry is going to replace injured Chris Woakes in Welsh Fire for the remaining season of The Hundred Men's 2025. It is worth noting that Woakes suffered a shoulder injury while fielding during the last match of the home five-match Test series against India.
At the same time, Matt Henry will join Welsh Fire after the end of the second Test match between Zimbabwe and New Zealand. At present, Henry is in great form in all three formats of cricket. In the three innings played so far against Zimbabwe, this right-arm fast bowler has recorded figures of 6/39, 3/51 and 5/40 respectively.
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Before this Test series, he also played an important role in New Zealand's victory in the triangular series against South Africa and Zimbabwe. The 33-year-old bowler emerged as the highest wicket-taker in the triangular series, taking 10 wickets in four innings while giving runs at an economy rate of 8.47.
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Also, let us tell you that this is not the first time that Matt Henry will play for the Welsh Fire team in The Hundred. Earlier, he had played 2 and 6 matches respectively in the years 2023 and 2024. Henry's economy was 4.62 in the year 2023 and 7.25 the next year.
At the same time, in the ongoing tournament, the Welsh Fire team had to face defeat by 8 wickets and 11 balls in their first match against Northern Supercharges. But now after Matt Henry joined the team, their bowling unit looks very strong.
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