New Zealand and the Netherlands are set to square off in a one-off T20I at the McLean Park in Napier in a game that will serve as a precursor to the ODI series; which will be quite iconic in itself since it is the final international cricket assignment for New Zealand batting legend, Ross Taylor.
But that’s not to say the lone T20I doesn’t hold any significance in itself; in fact, in this article, we will be previewing that all-important match and provide live telecast details for the New Zealand vs Netherlands T20I match.
Team news ahead of NZ vs NED series
Hosts New Zealand will be missing as many as 12 of their regular stars owing to IPL commitments in India. Consequently, a number of fringe players in the Kiwi side will get the windfall to make their presence felt in the white-ball team; and with the T20 World Cup coming in a few months time, the opportunity couldn’t have arrived at a more opportune time.
Tom Latham will be leading this depleted New Zealand T20I team, and will have rely on experience of senior pros like Martin Guptill, Colin de Grandhomme, and Ish Sodhi. ‘Keeper-bats Michael Bracewell and Dane Cleaver will be enjoying their maiden stint with the national team, and should both be raring to go should the opportunity present itself.
Besides them, there’ll be several players who’ve fallen out of favor from the T20 setup like Matt Henry, Blair Tickner, Doug Bracewell, Latham and de Grandhomme themselves, who’ll be looking forward to this opportunity. But with so many top players in contention, it’d be interesting to see how the Blackcaps assemble their playing XI for the game.
The Netherlands, meanwhile, would be hoping to turn up with a slightly greater deal of energy than they did for the 2 one-day warm-up matches. Promising 24-year all-rounder Bas de Leede has clearly been the top player for the team, scoring some crucial runs and picking up a few key wickets in both the matches. Besides himself, though, no other Dutch player has really been able to make a mark. They will definitely need their senior pros like captain Pieter Seelar, Logan van Beek, Scott Edwards, and Max ODowd to step up for the big game.
Match Details: New Zealand vs Netherlands, only T20I
Date: 25 March 2022
Time: 11: 40 AM
Venue: McLean Park, Napier
New Zealand vs Netherlands live telecast details in India
Live streaming of the New Zealand-Netherlands T20I game will be available on the Amazon Prime Video app exclusively for members. Users need to navigate on the sports carousel to the Live Cricket section, and search ‘New Zealand Cricket’. The game is available for streaming on laptop, mobile, and Fire Stick enabled devices.
As Amazon doesn’t own a channel, there will not be any TV telecast of the series in India.