Williamson returns to New Zealand's T20I squad for series against Bangladesh

Kane Williamson returns to captain New Zealand's T20I squad in the home series against Bangladesh after more than a year since he last played the format.

Like he was for the continuous ODIs against Bangladesh, opening hitter Devon Conway was refreshed from the T20Is too due to responsibility the executives, while Michael Bracewell (achilles), Lockie Ferguson (achilles), Matt Henry (hamstring) and Henry Shipley (back) were undeniably harmed. Trent Boult made himself inaccessible for choice.

Williamson's past T20 worldwide was during the home series against India in November last year. He got back in the saddle to global cricket during the ODI World Cup in October and November, after a long recuperation period following knee medical procedure to fix the front cruciate tendon he had burst during the initial round of the 2023 IPL season.

Alrounder James Neesham additionally got back to the T20I crew subsequent to missing New Zealand's past T20I series, in Britain in September, in view of the introduction of his youngster, while quick bowler Ben Singes has been incorporated.

"It's perfect to have the option to polish off a bustling year that began the street by having the gather in New Zealand," New Zealand mentor Gary Stead said. "We've played T20 cricket in a wide assortment of conditions this year and it's been perfect to see an expansive scope of players making commitments.

"Tim Seifert, for instance, got back to the side in a particular job at the highest point of the request and made huge commitments in every series he was important for. With a World Cup in the following year, we're a ways into our preparation as far as both the competition and the kind of crew we could require in the circumstances.

"While we're progressed in our preparation, as we saw with the one-day World Cup crew this year with any semblance of Imprint Chapman and Rachin Ravindra - there is positively still time for players to come into that blend."

New Zealand's T20I crew will gather on Boxing Day in front of the series opener against Bangladesh in Napier on December 27, after which the groups travel to Tauranga for the second and third games on December 29 and 31.

New Zealand's T20I squad: Kane Williamson (capt), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee