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O'Rourke returns from injury for Blackcaps tour of Bangladesh
Sport Nation • March 31st, 2026 8:40 am
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Blackcaps quick Will O'Rourke is set to make his long-awaited return to cricket.
O'Rourke has been named in the 15-man Blackcaps ODI squad to face Bangladesh in their white-ball series later this month.
The seamer has been recovering from a lower back stress fracture suffered during the first Test against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo back in August.
Joining O'Rourke on the injury comeback trail in the ODI squad is Blair Tickner (ankle), Matt Fisher (shin) makes his return to the T20 squad.
Off-spinning allrounder Dean Foxcroft has earned his recall to the white-ball side since his most recent T20 cap in April 2024.
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Tom Latham will lead the side, with regular white-ball captain Mitch Santner unavailable due to his commitments with the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League.
Muhammad Abbas (ODI), Adithya Ashok (ODI), Kristian Clarke (ODI and T20), and Ben Sears (ODI and T20I) will join the squad fresh off the NZ A one-day series in Sri Lanka.
Kristian Clarke and Jayden Lennox are in line to get their second taste of ODI cricket after the historic away series win against India in January.
The Blackcaps play the first of three ODIs against Bangladesh on Friday, April 17.
Blackcaps ODI squad vs Bangladesh:
Tom Latham (C), Muhammad Abbas, Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, Dean Foxcroft, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Henry Nicholls, Will O’Rourke, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Blair Tickner, Will Young.
Blackaps T20 squad vs Bangladesh:
Tom Latham (C), Katene Clarke, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Dane Cleaver, Matt Fisher, Dean Foxcroft, Bevon Jacobs, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox*, Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner.
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