US EditionDuffy Bowls His Way Into NZ Squad for T20 World Cup
Jacob Duffy broke a 40-year record with 81 wickets in 2025 and ranks second in world T20 bowling, boosting New Zealand's pace attack for the T20 World Cup.
- Selected after an exceptional 2025, Duffy joins New Zealand's T20 World Cup squad for the tournament in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 to March 8, after capturing 81 wickets in 36 matches.
- After multiple pacers were sidelined, Jacob Duffy led New Zealand’s pace attack across three domestic formats while Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Will O'Rourke, Ben Sears, Kyle Jamieson, and Nathan Smith recovered from injuries.
- The squad is captained by Mitchell Santner and features spinners Ish Sodhi, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra alongside pace bowlers Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne, James Neesham, and travelling reserve Kyle Jamieson.
- Ahead of the event, New Zealand will play a white-ball series in India in January and a warm-up match vs United States; Tim Seifert joins post-Big Bash, while Ferguson and Henry may take short paternity leave.
- Notably, Jacob Duffy is the only member of the New Zealand squad boasting 1,064 T20 international caps who has yet to play at a T20 World Cup, while coach Rob Walter praised the squad’s power and adaptability.
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