ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 New Zealand Full Squad & Schedule: After a long wait, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is finally going to start in next few days with England vs South Africa match in 30th May 2019. This most prominent tournament is going to be the 12th edition of the competition and is going to carry on till 14th July 2019. England and Wales are going to be the host country for 2019 Cricket World Cup. The winner of the final round will take the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 championship trophy and the title to their homeland.
The previous month, New Zealand announced its 15-man squad for this year’s ICC World Cup 2019, with rookie Tom Blundell’s presence as a back-up.
Coach Gary Stead at the time of announcement of the names said the Kane Williamson-led side had repeatedly stand out at the top level and he was confident that the stability would sparkle through at the tournament in England and Wales.
He said, “We’ve got a squad here of 15 players that we think can give us a really, really good chance of going far into the tournament.” He further added, “If we play close to our potential, then hopefully we can do New Zealand proud.”
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: New Zealand 2019 Full Squad
The round-robin or group stage format of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is going to have a total of 10 teams in a single group and each one has to contend with every single team to move on to the semi-final round and the final. The following teams are India, England, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and West Indies.
Here is the list of a full squad of team New Zealand for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019:
Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), Tom Blundell (wk), Mitchell Santner, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Colin Munro, Ish Sodhi, Henry Nicholls, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Jimmy Neesham
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Team New Zealand Statistics
The Blacks Caps has not yet won the championship title but yet has given a great competition to Australia in the previous edition of 2015 where Australia won the title. Till now, the team has reached semi-finals rounds six times in World Cup’s editions.
The game changer of New-Zealand might be Lockie Ferguson whose speedy bowling gives trouble to other batsmen. The Black Caps may possibly be looking to upgrade up to the aggression and give them an intimidation factor at his first World Cup.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: New Zealand Full Schedule
1 June 2019
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in Cardiff
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
3:00 PM IST
5 June 2019
Bangladesh vs New Zealand in London
Kennington Oval, London
6:00 PM IST
8 June 2019
Afghanistan vs New Zealand in Taunton
The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
6:00 PM IST
13 June 2019
India vs New Zealand in Nottingham
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
3:00 PM IST
19 June 2019
New Zealand vs South Africa in Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham
3:00 PM IST
22 June 2019
Windies vs New Zealand in Manchester
Old Trafford, Manchester
6:00 PM IST
26 June 2019
New Zealand vs Pakistan in Birmingham
Edgbaston, Birmingham
3:00 PM IST
29 June 2019
New Zealand vs Australia in London
Lord’s, London
6:00 PM IST
3 July 2019
England vs New Zealand in Chester-le-Street
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
3:00 PM IST
