New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has named a 12-player squad for Bangladesh’s single tour match in New Zealand on December 14 in Lincoln. Bharat Popli, an experienced first-class cricketer, will lead the New Zealand XI in a 50-over warm-up match at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval. The squad includes players from New Zealand development squads, with none of the players selected for the ODIs and T20s against Bangladesh participating in the practice match.

The New Zealand XI squad comprises Bharat Popli (Captain, Northern Districts), Jakob Bhula (Wellington), Jacob Cumming (Otago), Joey Field (Central Districts), James Hartshorn (Wellington), Jarrod McKay (Otago), Sandeep Patel (Northern Districts), Nikith Perera (Auckland), Ben Pomare (Northern Districts), Samrath Singh (Auckland), Quinn Sunde (Auckland), and Jamal Todd (Otago).

Bangladesh is scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20s against New Zealand, beginning with the first ODI on December 17 in Dunedin. The Bangladesh white-ball squads departed for New Zealand in two separate groups on December 9 and 11.