Kane Williamson will captain New Zealand as they begin their Twenty20 World Cup preparations with a three-match series against Bangladesh in the final days of the year.
Kane Williamson lead the T20 series .The Black Caps will face Bangladesh in Napier on December 27 before playing two more games in Tauranga on December 29 and 31.
The totemic batsman missed New Zealand’s previous T20 series against England earlier this year due to a knee injury, but he returns along with all-rounder Jimmy Neesham and seamer Ben Sears, who will play his first international on home soil.
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Devon Conway is resting, and fellow batter Michael Bracewell, as well as seamers Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, and Henry Shipley, are all out due to injury. Trent Boult, a strike bowler, did not make himself available for selection.
“With a World Cup coming up in the middle of next year, we’re well into our planning in terms of both the tournament and the type of squad we might need in the conditions,” said coach Gary Stead in a news release.
“Even though we’re moving forward with our plans, there’s still time for players to come into that mix.”
Following the conclusion of the one-day series against the tourists, the Black Caps will face Bangladesh in Napier on December 27 before playing two more games in Tauranga on December 29 and 31.
New Zealand vs Bangladesh last series New Zealand tour Bangladesh. Bangladesh won 1st test . Test Series result 2-match series drawn 1-1 . Three ODI Series, result New Zealand won 2-0 ,match series. One ODI no result.
In June, the West Indies and the United States will host the Twenty20 World Cup.
New Zealand Squad :
Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham.
Bangladesh Squad :
Najmul Hossain Shanto ( c ), Afif Hossain, Anamul Haque ,Hasan Mahmud ,Litton Das †,Mehidy Hasan Miraz ,Mushfiqur Rahim †,Mustafizur Rahman ,Rakibul Hasan ,Rishad Hossain ,Shoriful Islam ,Soumya Sarkar ,Tanzid Hasan ,Tanzim Hasan Sakib ,Towhid Hridoy .
Has Bangladesh ever beat New Zealand ?
Bangladesh had won the first test match of the series against New Zealand by a margin of 150 runs in Sylhet.But 2nd test New Zealand won by 4 wickets.This test series result 1-1. Now Bangladesh tour New Zealand 1st ODI lost.
How many times New Zealand beat Bangladesh ?
New Zealand and Bangladesh have played 42 One-Day Internationals (ODIs). New Zealand has won 31 of the 42 games, while Bangladesh has triumphed on ten occasions. One match ended in a tie.
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