ICC T20 World Cup 2021 is all set to kickstart with the 7th season on board. It is an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup where the matches will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates and Oman. There are all 16 participants in the league where there will be 45 matches taking place. Check New Zealand Squad For ICC T20 World Cup 2021, NZ Matches Schedule, Captain, Coaches Name, Previous History Of New Zealand T20 Cricket.
ICC tournament for 2021 which was scheduled to be taking in India however later the decision to shift the league was made by the ICC due to rising covid-19 concerns. The tournament will be rolling out the Twenty20 international cricket format for the league.
New Zealand Squad For ICC T20 World Cup 2021
The squad for New Zealand is announced on August 10, 2021. Here is a complete list of the squads of New Zealand 2021.
| Player | Domestic Team |
| Kane Williamson | Northern Knights |
| Kyle Jamieson | Auckland Aces |
| Martin Guptill | Auckland Aces |
| Lockie Ferguson | Auckland Aces |
| Devon Conway | Wellington Firebirds |
| Mark Chapman | Auckland Aces |
| Trent Boult | Northern Knights |
| Todd Astle | Canterbury Kings |
| Daryl Mitchell | Canterbury Kings |
| James Neesham | Wellington Firebirds |
| Adam Milne | Central Stags |
| Glenn Phillips (Wicketkeeper) | Auckland Aces |
| Tim Seifert (Wicketkeeper) | Northern Knights |
| Mitchell Santner | Northern Knights |
| Ish Sodhi | Northern Knights |
| Tim Southee | Northern Knights |
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ICC T20 World Cup 2021 New Zealand Schedule
The schedule for the team is out now. The matches will be taking place at different venues like Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah; Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
The fixtures for the team will be starting from October 26, 2021, where they will be taking place till Nov 7, 2021.
| Date | Match | Match Details | Time |
| 26 Oct 2021 | 19th Match, Super 12 Group 2 | Pakistan vs New Zealand Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 07:30 PM |
| 31 Oct 2021 | 28th Match, Super 12, Group 2 | India vs New Zealand Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 07:30 PM |
| 03 Nov 2021 | 32nd Match, Super 12 Group 2 | New Zealand vs B1 Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 03:30 PM |
| 05 Nov 2021 | 36th Match Super 12, Group 2 | New Zealand vs A2 Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 03:30 PM |
| 07 Nov 2021 | 40th Match, Super 12, Group 2 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 03:30 PM |
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ICC T20 World Cup 2021 New Zealand Coaches
The coach for the team is Gary Raymond Stead where he is a former cricketer for the national team New Zealand. Gary is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler in the team. He is one of the top batsmen on the team.
He played his debut test match on March 11, 1999, and the last test match he played was in 1999, December. The career statistics of the player has 5 Test matches where he scores 278 runs. He played 101 matches of FC where he scored 1,984 runs and 103 matches of LA where his scores are 2,173.
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 New Zealand Captain
The captain of the team is Kane Stuart Williamson. He is an international cricketer who is currently playing for the team New Zealand. Kane Williamson is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler of the team.
He serves as the batsman on the cricket team. Kane has been a part of the various domestic teams like 2007/08-present: Northern Districts. 2011-12 he was a part of the Gloucestershire and 2013-2018 he was a part of the Yorkshire.
2015-present he also plays for the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad and in 2017 he was a part of the Barbados Tridents.
ICC T20 World Cup 2021 New Zealand History
The first-ever season of New Zealand in ICC was in 2007 where they made their first appearance in the game. The teams managed to make it to the semi-finals however, couldn’t win the season.
The gameplay for the team in 2009 was also not in much favor as the team couldn’t make it to the winning. However, the game in 2010 was a great one for the team England. They won against Pakistan by one run.
It is now interesting to watch the gameplay for the season for the 2021 season of the tournament.