"James reported increased stiffness in his right hamstring during the first innings tonight and found it difficult running during our batting innings," Cricket Australia’s sports science and sport medicine manager Alex Kountouris said in a statement.
"Unfortunately, with the short turnaround between games we do not believe he will recover in time to take any further part in the series."
Faulkner, with 36, was Australia's second-highest scorer as they crumbled to a 159-run defeat at Eden Park. Wellington is the venue for the next match on Saturday.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Justin Palmer)
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