The New Zealand cricket team has announced its 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 to be played jointly by West Indies and America from June 1. This time a total of 20 teams are participating in the T20 World Cup, in which the Kiwi team has announced its team first. While experienced player Kane Williamson will be seen assuming the responsibility of captaining this team, Rachin Ravindra, who performed brilliantly with the bat in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, has also been given a place in the team. The New Zealand team will start its campaign in the T20 World Cup with the match against Afghanistan on June 7, which will be played on the grounds of Guyana.
New Zealand squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024:
Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.
Traveling Reserve Player – Ben Sears
Williamson will captain the Kiwi team for the fourth time in the T20 World Cup.
The New Zealand team’s performance in the T20 World Cup has been very good so far, even though it has not been able to win the trophy even once. Under the captaincy of Kane Williamson, the Kiwi team will be seen playing in this mega event for the fourth time. Earlier, in the T20 World Cup played in 2016, under the captaincy of Williamson, the New Zealand team had reached the semi-finals, while in the 2021 T20 World Cup, the team reached the finals. At the same time, New Zealand’s journey in the T20 World Cup held in the year 2022 was limited to the semi-finals.
While the New Zealand team will start its journey in the T20 World Cup 2024 against Afghanistan from June 7, then they will have to play against the host West Indies on June 12. On June 14, the Kiwi team will play against Uganda and on June 17, the Kiwi team will play against Papua New Guinea. The New Zealand team is part of Group C in the T20 World Cup.
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