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Injury-prone pacer Kyle Jamieson and spinner Ish Sodhi connected Sunday (November 2, 2025) made their mode backmost into the New Zealand squad for the T20I bid against West Indies opening successful Auckland connected Wednesday (November 4).
Uncapped all-rounder Nathan Smith has besides been included successful the 14-member squad and could marque his T20I debut, aft being a portion of the New Zealand broadside that played Sri Lanka past season.
Jamieson is making a comeback aft being ruled retired of the ODI bid against England, portion Sodhi is backmost for the five-match T20I bid aft featuring against Australia successful October.
The bid volition beryllium important arsenic manager Rob Walter volition sanction his preliminary squad for the T20 World Cup successful India and Sri Lanka aboriginal adjacent year.
Pace-bowling stalwart Matt Henry, who missed the last 2 ODIs against England aft spraining his calf muscle, volition miss the West Indies T20I bid to guarantee helium is acceptable for the three-match ODI bid and arsenic galore Tests which follow.
Charismatic batter and erstwhile skipper Kane Williamson wasn’t considered arsenic helium announced his status from T20 International cricket earlier successful the day.
“Kyle’s been backmost bowling this week and is tracking nicely for this series,” said Walter.
“Nathan’s made an awesome commencement to his planetary vocation successful the Test and ODI formats, and we backmost him to bash the occupation if helium gets his T20 accidental successful this series,” Walter
“Ish is our astir capped T20I subordinate and it’s ever large to beryllium capable to adhd his skills, vigor and acquisition to the group,” added Walter.
T20I squad: 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 (wk), Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi.
