Kane Williamson retires, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi returns! NZ announce T20I squad for Windies series | Cricket News
New Zealand have recalled Kyle Jamieson and Ish Sodhi for the upcoming KFC T20I series against the West Indies, which begins on Wednesday evening at Eden Park, Auckland.The 14-member squad also includes uncapped all-rounder Nathan Smith of the Wellington Firebirds, who could make his T20I debut after being part of the squad against Sri Lanka last season.Jamieson returns from a side injury that sidelined him during the ODI series against England, while Sodhi makes his return to the T20I setup after facing Australia at the Mount earlier in October.This five-match series will be New Zealand’s last T20I mission before coach Rob Walter announces his preliminary squad for the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka next February.Coach Rob Walter welcomed the return of Jamieson, Smith and Sodhi.“Kyle is back bowling this week and he’s on track for this series,” he said.“Nathan has made an impressive start to his international career in the Test and ODI formats and we are backing him to get the job done if he gets his T20 chance in this series.“Ish is our most capped T20I player and it’s always great to be able to add his skills, energy and experience to the group.“Matt has played every BLACKCAPS game since the Zimbabwe tour in July – so it’s a good time for him to take a short break and the fact that he will also have time to rehabilitate his calf is another advantage.Pacer Matt Henry will miss the series to focus on a planned conditioning program after recovering from a calf strain, while Kane Williamson was unavailable following his retirement from T20 Internationals earlier in the day.New Zealand will be without several key players for the upcoming T20I series, as Finn Allen (foot), Lockie Ferguson (hamstring), Adam Milne (ankle), Glenn Phillips (groin) and Ben Sears (hamstring) have all been ruled out due to injuries.
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West Indies are scheduled to arrive in New Zealand on Sunday and will play five T20Is, three ODIs and a three-Test series until Christmas.Team: Mitchell Santner (C), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert (week), Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi
