New Zealand Withdraw Kane Williamson, Kyle Jamieson For T20I Series vs Bangladesh

Black Caps captain Kane Williamson and star seamer Kyle Jamieson have been withdrawn for the three-match Twenty20 collection in opposition to Bangladesh, New Zealand Cricket stated Friday. Despite being named within the unique squad, Williamson will bear additional rehabilitation after knee surgical procedure final April, whereas Jamieson is nursing a hamstring damage, the Black Caps stated. They will probably be changed by opener Rachin Ravindra and seamer Jacob Duffy for the three Twenty20 video games, beginning on December 27. Mitchell Santner replaces Williamson because the Black Caps captain.

Head coach Gary Stead stated Williamson and Jamieson have been withdrawn on medical recommendation with a watch on the Test collection in opposition to each South Africa, then Australia in early 2024.

“We want both Kane and Kyle to be in the best possible place leading into the next block of Test cricket,” Stead stated in a press release.

“Based on discussions with the medical staff, it was decided a period of rehabilitation and conditioning was the best option for both.”

Williamson is anticipated to return for the T20 residence collection in January in opposition to Pakistan, which Jamieson will even miss, a Black Caps spokesman instructed AFP.

New Zealand wrapped up victory within the one-day worldwide collection in opposition to Bangladesh by successful each video games thus far, forward of the third ODI in Napier on Saturday.

Revised New Zealand T20 squad: Mitchell Santner (capt), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee

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