New Zealand have named a 15-member squad for the upcoming T20I tri-series in opposition to South Africa and Zimbabwe, as they start their preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Notably, the previous captain Kane Williamson will miss the sequence. Williamson has made himself unavailable for the tour resulting from his ongoing county stint with Middlesex and The Hundred with London Spirit.
This tour can be the primary main project for newly-appointed head coach Rob Walter, who emphasised the significance of the sequence within the BlackCaps’ journey to the World Cup.
“I feel we have got a very robust squad for this tour and I am wanting ahead to getting the workforce collectively and stepping into the work. With the T20 World Cup across the nook, all of our upcoming sequence are critically vital to our construct up. This sequence offers us the chance to check the breadth of our squad, discover completely different gamers and probably completely different mixtures in opposition to some high quality opposition,” he stated as quoted by Cricbuzz.
Other than Williamson, pacers Lockie Ferguson (rested), Ben Sears (aspect pressure), and Kyle Jamieson (awaiting the beginning of his baby) are lacking from the squad. Star batter Devon Conway and wicketkeeper Mitch Hay are additionally absent, with Tim Seifert anticipated to be behind the stumps.
Bevon Jacobs anticipated to make debut
In the meantime, the squad will probably be led by Mitchell Santner, with all-rounders Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra additionally within the combine. Apparently, each of them are returning after lacking the March sequence in opposition to Pakistan as a result of 2025 IPL. Pacer Adam Milne additionally makes a return to the squad for the primary time since November.
Speedster Matt Henry will probably be excited to make a comeback after recovering from a shoulder harm that saved him out for the reason that ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The 23-year-old uncapped batter Bevon Jacobs, who beforehand toured with the squad in opposition to Sri Lanka, retains his spot and is anticipated to make his debut.
“Adam’s a very expert T20 bowler, he is notably proficient with the ball up entrance and brings that additional tempo and bounce. With the likes of Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears and Kyle Jamieson out it is nice to have the ability to lean on an skilled head in Adam,” Walter added.
11:30 PM · Jun 26, 2025
New Zealand’s T20I squad for Zimbabwe T20 Tri-Collection 2025:
Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchel, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi
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