New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Finn Allen, Will Young Get Maiden Call-Ups New Zealand Named T20I Squad vs Bangladesh

Fin Allen has been called up to play against Bangladesh in a three-match series for the first time as part of the 13-member T20 International (T20I) team from New Zealand. The 21-year-old opener was the stand-out player of this season’s Dream 11 Super Smash, leading the league with 512 runs at an average of 56 and an incredible strike-rate of 193 – featuring table-topping 56 and 25 sixes. The former New Zealand under-19 representative is one of four new faces in the T20 squad, with batsman Will Young also calling for the first time and fast bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne returning after injury.

Ferguson was the star of the early part of Home Summer, taking five for 21 in the opening T20 in the season against the West Indies at Eden Park.

Milne has appeared for New Zealand 61 times since making his debut in 2010, but has not played for it since November 2018 and recently made his way through a stint with Sydney Thunder in the Australian Big Bash League Hai and are training with Central District after exiting MIQ last month.

Ferguson, Milne and Allen will leave for the IPL immediately after the Bangladesh T20 series, where they will join Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Mitchell Sentner, Kyle Jamieson, Jimmy Neesham and Tim Seifert, any of whom will be considered for the series. Has not been selected.

Tim Southee will captain the Blackcap T20I team after completing the role on the last 15 occasions, while Devon Conway has been selected as the frontline wicket keeper. All-rounder Daryl Mitchell and spinner Todd Astle also return to the T20 squad after joining the team before Christmas.

Selector Gavin Larsen said compiling the squad, such as this summer, had several complex ones.

“This has definitely been a season like no one else and once again we have had to be pragmatic in our approach. The six people who will miss this series are incumbent on our T20 side and are with the family. It has been decided to give some time at home. ” They work for a long time in India, built primarily with their welfare in mind. We are also aware of the need to give opportunities to others in the World Cup year and it is great to be able to set Finn and Will. -Up, as well as welcoming Lockie and Adam, “Larsen said in a statement.

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“This is an especially exciting time for Finn, who is getting his first taste of the Blackcap environment. His Super Smash campaign with the Firebirds was nothing short of outstanding and we believe he has the skills to succeed at the next level .We… were delighted to see the return of Lockie and Adam after working really hard to return to this point. They are two of the leading fast bowlers in world cricket and it is fantastic to be able to call on their services, Which is taking shape as a big year. T20 cricket, “he said.

New Zealand Team: Tim Southee (C), Finn Allen, Todd Astle, Hamish Bennett, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, (WK), Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Darryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Will Young.