NZ vs BAN T20 Series: This Big Player Returns To New Zealand T20 Team

NZ vs BAN T20 Series 2023: This big player returns to the New Zealand T20 team, made captain for the Bangladesh series. New Zealand has announced a 13-man squad for the home T20I series against Bangladesh.

Kane Has Returned To T20 Cricket After Rest:-

Before the T20 World Cup, the command of the New Zealand team has been handed over to Kane Williamson. He has returned to T20 cricket after the rest.

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Williamson has not played 20-over cricket for over a year after missing the T20 series against England in September while recovering from a long-term knee injury.

The 33-year-old world-class batsman has recovered and helped New Zealand reach the semi-finals of the 50-over World Cup in India last month, before drawing the Test series in Bangladesh.

Will Participate in The Three-Match T20 Series:-

Williamson joins Tim Southee, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, and Glenn Phillips, who will take part in the three-match T20I series with Bangladesh after taking a rest from the ongoing ODIs.

Injured players include Lockie Ferguson (Achilles), Matt Henry (hamstring), Henry Shipley (back) and all-rounder Michael Bracewell (Achilles).

According to a statement from New Zealand Cricket, opening batsman Devon Conway is being rested for both the ODI and Twenty20 series due to a “heavy workload in 2023”.

T20 Series To Start in Napier On 27 December:-

Coach Gary Stead said the T20 series, starting in Napier on December 27, represents the beginning of New Zealand’s preparation for next June’s World Cup in the West Indies and the United States.

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New Zealand T20 squad: 1. Kane Williamson (captain), 2. Finn Allen, 3. Mark Chapman, 4. Kyle Jamieson, 5. Adam Milne, 6. Daryl Mitchell, 7. James Neesham, 8. Glenn Phillips, 9. Mitchell Santner, 10. Ben Sears, 11. Tim Seifert, 12. Ish Sodhi, 13. Tim Southee.