T20 World Cup 2026: New Zealand Schedule, Squad, Time & Date – As T20 world cup is about to begin from 7th February. Many teams have announced their squad. New Zealand who are current World Test Champions are not that convincing in T20 format like Test and ODIs but still some of its players are in their best form of career.
Today we will look at New Zealand’s T20 world cup 2026 squad and schedule.
Squad
On Wednesday New Zealand Board announced the 15-member squad of the New Zealand team for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 which will happen in the India and Sri Lanka in February. There are many T20 stars in the reteam and looking at their team it looks like a very strong team and squad with a combination of experienced, young, and talented players.
Mitchell Santner is named as captain of the squad. With the possibility of getting slow wickets in the India, New Zealand included many spinners in their squad. They also have quality all-rounders in their team. All-rounders will be key to success in the 2026 T20 World Cups. Players like Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, and Mitchell Santner can be crucial for New Zealand.
New Zealand will play their first game against Afghanistan following matches against UAE, Canada and South Africa in group D clashes. Here is the full 15-member squad of the New Zealand team.
Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi.
Travelling reserve: Kyle Jamieson.
Schedule
New Zealand who is at No.4 in current ICC T20 ranking will start their world cup campaign against No.10 in ranking Afghanistan. Let’s take a look at New Zealand’s schedule.
- New Zealand Vs Afghanistan : 11:00 am, Feb 8 (Chennai)
- New Zealand Vs UAE: 3:00 pm, Feb 10 (Chennai)
- New Zealand Vs South Africa: 7:00 pm, Feb 14 (Ahmedabad)
- New Zealand Vs Canada: 11:00 am, Feb 17 (Chennai)
Note – all times are in IST (Indian Standard time)
New Zealand never won T20 world cup neither they were runners up in any.
Also Read: History of ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup
