Mitchell has been dominated out of the T20 tri-series towards Pakistan and Bangladesh after he suffered a blow to his proper hand whereas batting on the nets.
The 31-year-old has damaged his fifth metacarpal and Black Caps physio Theo Kapakoulakis has confirmed that he wears the forged for a minimum of two weeks.
New Zealand will face hosts and holders Australia on the SCG of their first sport of the World Cup in a repeat of final yr’s last on 22 October.
Black Caps head coach Gary Stead won’t be in a rush to resolve whether or not Mitchell shall be out of the staff on October 15.
“It is actually a disgrace for Daryl to endure this damage on the eve of an thrilling season of cricket,” Stead stated. “Daryl has turn out to be a extremely vital participant for our T20 unit and we’re undoubtedly going to overlook his all-rounder abilities and flexibility within the tri-series.” Together with his first sport of the World Cup simply two weeks away we have now to One thing must be taken into consideration of Daryl’s restoration timeline and his potential participation within the match.”