India and New Zealand will lock horns for the inaugural WTC title, at Southampton's Ageas Bowl, from June 18-22, four days after the Test series against hosts England is scheduled to conclude.
New Zealand, who play two Tests against England from June 2 to June 14 before playing the WTC final against India from June 18, used the Dukes ball at the pre-departure camp in Lincoln.
New Zealand Cricket (NZC) posted pictures of the departing team on Twitter and Instagram.
Skipper Kane Williamson, Mitchell Santner, Kyle Jamieson and physio Tommy Simsek will be travelling to England from Maldives where they are serving quarantine.
They arrived on board a Bombardier Global Express private jet via Tokyo in the first of two chartered flights repatriating the Kiwis after the league was suspended.
Besides Williamson, the UK-bound group includes Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Santner, Chris Donaldson (trainer), Tommy Simsek (physio), along with Lockie Ferguson, Jimmy Neesham and Finn Allen.
The Black Caps had on Monday moved up two slots in MRF Tyres ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings after gaining three rating points to reach an aggregate of 121.
Skipper Kane Williamson, pace bowlers Kyle Jamieson and Trent Boult, as well as Mitchell Santner, are certain to be in the Test squad.
NZC's BlackCaps Twitter handle posted photos of fast bowler Neil Wagner getting his first jab.
Led by Kane Williamson, the squad includes three uncapped players - Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway and Jacob Duffy.
Allen went on to get to his half century in just 18 balls, thus equalling Colin Munro's record for the second-fastest half-century by a Kiwi batsman in T20Is. Allen fell in the last over of the innings.
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In a match interrupted by rain, Bangladesh walked into bat in the second inning without in the know of the target before the match was stopped midway to set the target at 170 in 16 overs.
The series win was New Zealand’s seventh at home this season; four of those were in T20s, two in tests, and one in one-day internationals.
New Zealand scored 210-3 as it batted first after winning the toss. Bangladesh managed only 144-8 in reply.
Centuries from Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell, followed by a brilliant show from NZ bowlers led the hosts to a 164-run win in the final ODI.
Trent Boult grabbed a one-handed stunner during the 3rd ODI between New Zealand and Bangladesh on Friday.
Allen was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for this year's Indian Premier League season to replace Josh Phillippe.
Latham shared partnerships of 113 for New Zealand’s fourth wicket with Devon Conway and 76 for the fifth wicket with Jimmy Neesham (30).
Tamim Iqbal was deemed not out after the third umpire decided Kyle Jamieson was not in full control when the catch was taken.
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