Williamson coming home

Cricket: Black Caps captain Kane Williamson will miss the remainder of the Indian Premier League season to return to New Zealand for the birth of his second child.

Williamson is the skipper of Sunrisers Hyderabad, which is eighth in the standings.

It must win its final league match against Punjab Kings on Sunday and have other results go its way to make the playoffs.

Williamson (31) has battled back from a longstanding elbow problem and is set to make his test return next month in a threematch series in England. — Reuters