Lockie Ferguson will return to New Zealand after sustaining a calf injury during their series-levelling victory against Sri Lanka in the second T20I on Sunday.
In recent times, Kane Williamson, pacers Lockie Ferguson and Adam Milne made themselves unavailable for the latest batch of central contracts, though Williamson was given a casual playing agreement to don the Kiwi colours whenever needed keeping in mind his seniority and standing within the
Tom Blundell and Zak Foulkes have been called into the squad as replacements for Finn Allen and Adam Milne, who were both ruled out for the entirety of the series
Finn Allen's superb knock of 74 runs followed by Adam Milne's four-wicket haul guide New Zealand to a 21-run victory over Pakistan in the second match of the five-match series here at Seddon Park on Sunday. With this victory, the hosts took a 2-0 lead in the series.
Bangladesh fought till the end in the final T20I but couldn't get across the line due to a lacklustre batting performance and stellar bowling from the hosts.
Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar has broken legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar's 14-year-old record during the second ODI match against New Zealand in Nelson on Wednesday.
After more than a year since Kane Williamson took part in a 20-over game, he is set to lead New Zealand's T20I squad against Bangladesh in the upcoming series.