Will O'Rourke, Blair Tickner, Matthew Fisher: New Zealand announce T20I and ODI squads for Bangladesh tour, 3 star pacers return after injury

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on March 31 announced their squads for white-ball tour of Bangladesh next month. BlackCaps' pace trio -- Matthew Fisher, Will O'Rourke and Blair Tickner -- have returned after recovering from their respective injuries.

As Mitchell Santner is a part of the Mumbai Indians' (MI) squad for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, Tom Latham will be leading the team on the tour.

"Will, Blair and Matt have been working very hard over the past few months to get themselves back on the park and back in contention for selection and we're pleased to welcome them back into the group," head coach Rob Walter said.

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"With the amount of cricket being played in the modern game, having depth in our bowling stocks is key. Having players of this quality come back is great for our side."

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Dean Foxcroft has returned to the squad on the back of a good run in domestic cricket. He was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the Ford Trophy, scoring 435 runs from 11 innings.

Kristian Clarke and Jayden Lennox have been rewarded for their performances in the historic ODI series win on Indian soil. Lennox is the only player in the squad who is yet to make his T20I debut.

New Zealand’s ODI squad vs Bangladesh

Tom Latham (c), Muhammad Abbas, Adi Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, Dean Foxcroft, Nick Kelly , Jayden Lennox, Henry Nicholls, Will O'Rourke, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Will Young.

New Zealand’s T20I squad vs Bangladesh

Tom Latham (c), Katene Clarke, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, Matt Fisher, Dean Foxcroft, Bevon Jacobs, Nick Kelly , Jayden Lennox, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner.

Bangladesh vs New Zealand ODI and T20I series schedule

New Zealand will assemble in Bangladesh on April 13. The three-ODI series will begin on April 17. The first two ODIs will take place at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka. Then, they will fly to Chattogram for third ODI of the series on April 23.

The three-T20I series will commence on April 17 in Chattogram. The T20I on April 29 will be held at the same venue as well. The third T20I and last game of the tour is scheduled to take place on May 2 in Dhaka.