Strong NZ XI named

A New Zealand XI squad featuring seven players with international experience has been selected to face Bangladesh in two warmup matches starting on Monday. Bangladesh will square off against the New Zealand XI in a 50-over and T20 contest at Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln next week, as they continue their preparations for the series against the White Ferns, starting at Hagley Oval in Christchurch next Friday.

New Zealand XI squad: Bernadine Bezuidenhout (Northern Districts), Rebecca Burns (Wellington), Natalie Dodd (wk) (Central Districts), Deanna Doughty (Wellington), Kate Ebrahim (Otago), Claudia Green (Central Districts), Leigh Kasperek (Wellington), Shriya Naidu (ND), Thamsyn Newton (Wellington), Molly Penfold (Auckland), Hannah Rowe (Central Districts), Saachi Shahri (Auckland), Gabby Sullivan (Canterbury).