{"id":649,"date":"2026-01-07T11:14:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T05:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/?post_type=news&#038;p=649"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:02:23","slug":"jacob-duffy-selected-for-t20-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/news\/jacob-duffy-selected-for-t20-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Duffy Selected for T20 World Cup Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jacob Duffy\u2019s outstanding run in international cricket has been rewarded with his first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/icc-t20-world-cup-2026-schedule\/\">T20 World Cup<\/a> selection after New Zealand named an experienced squad for the upcoming tournament in India and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 31-year-old Otago pacer is the only uncapped World Cup player in a Black Caps squad boasting a combined 1,064 T20 international caps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duffy will be led by all-rounder Mitchell Santner, who captains a spin-heavy lineup designed to suit sub-continental conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Duffy enters the tournament in red-hot form. He finished 2025 with 81 international wickets across formats, surpassing Sir Richard Hadlee\u2019s long-standing New Zealand record of 79 wickets in a calendar year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His consistent performances also lifted him to second place in the ICC T20I bowling rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The right-arm seamer was a key figure during New Zealand\u2019s injury-hit home season, leading the pace attack against the West Indies and earning Player of the Series honours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With several senior bowlers unavailable at different stages, Duffy\u2019s reliability and ability to deliver under pressure stood out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Zealand\u2019s squad reflects a strong focus on spin, with three of their four group matches set to be played at Chennai\u2019s Chepauk Stadium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside Santner, the spin department includes leg-spinner Ish Sodhi and all-rounders Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips, and Rachin Ravindra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pace attack remains well covered, with Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, and Adam Milne joining Duffy, while Jimmy Neesham adds seam-bowling depth. Kyle Jamieson has been named as the travelling reserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the batting department, Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, and wicketkeeper Tim Seifert provide a mix of power and experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seifert will link up with the squad after completing his Big Bash League commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several players, including Allen, Chapman, Ferguson, Henry, and Santner, are currently following return-to-play programs but are expected to be fit in time for the tournament.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ferguson and Henry may also be granted short-term paternity leave during the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head coach Rob Walter expressed confidence in the squad\u2019s balance, highlighting the group\u2019s familiarity with sub-continental conditions as a key advantage ahead of the global event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":650,"template":"","tags":[207,332,331],"ppma_author":[493],"class_list":["post-649","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jacob-duffy","tag-new-zealand-cricket","tag-t20-world-cup-selection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cricbex.com\/story\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}