NZ's Williamson to miss T20 series against the English team
Kane Williamson most recently featured for his franchise team in the tournament earlier this season
New Zealand batter the star player will be unavailable for the upcoming Twenty20 series versus England but skipper Mitchell Santner is back from injury to lead the Black Caps
Williamson, who has not played the national team since the tournament final defeat by the Indian team in March, is projected to make his comeback for the three one-day internationals versus the English squad which come next
Team Updates
Santner is now fit after undergoing a medical procedure, while versatile player the young talent is back following a facial injury kept him out of the recent T20 series loss to Australia
The three-match T20 series between New Zealand and their English counterparts begins in Christchurch on Saturday, October 18th
Player Availability
The top-order batsman chose to skip the previous T20 series against the Australian side under the terms in his playing contract with the national board, and he is also returning to complete match fitness after a health concern, as stated by head coach Rob Walter
All-rounder Santner suffered a groin injury while representing his franchise team during the tournament and has not played since that time
Pace bowler the young quick will miss the England Twenty20 matches due to a hamstring tear, whereas versatile cricketer the experienced player has been included
Match Fixtures
Following the initial pair of T20s in Christchurch on 18 and 20 October, the series finishes at Eden Park next Wednesday
Team Selections
New Zealand Twenty20 team: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Conway, Jacob Duffy, Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert (wk)
English T20 squad: Brook leading, Ahmed, Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Buttler keeping, Brydon Carse, Cox, Crawley, Curran, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Rashid, Salt, Luke Wood
