Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand has included Kyle Jamieson in their squad after Adam Milne was ruled out of the marquee tournament.
Milne has sustained a torn left hamstring injury and will not feature in the tournament. He suffered the injury in the first over of the SA20 match between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and MI Cape Town, and the scans have revealed the extent of the damage, according to New Zealand Cricket.
“Jamieson, who is currently part of the Blackcaps white-ball tour of India, has been added to the T20 World Cup squad after originally being named as the traveling reserve for the February-March tournament in India and Sri Lanka,” NZC said on their website.
The head coach, Rob Walter, said that the entire team is gutted for Adam.
“We`re all gutted for Adam. He`d worked so hard to get himself ready for the tournament and was looking back to his best in his eight games for the Eastern Cape Sunrisers,” he said.
Further speaking, he also said that Jamieson has a good set of skills, which will help him in the T20 World Cup 2026.
“It`s great that Kyle is already with us here in India. He`s an integral member of our pace-bowling group and has hit the ground running on this tour. He`s a hard worker with a good set of skills and experiences that will hold him in good stead for the tournament,” said the head coach.
A replacement for Jamieson in the pool of travelling reserves will be announced later.
The T20 World Cup 2026 is all set to kick off from February 7, with the first game scheduled to be played between Pakistan and the Netherlands at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground.
New Zealand have been placed in Group D of the tournament along with teams such as Afghanistan, Canada, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
New Zealand`s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026
Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.
(With PTI Inputs)
