Bernadine Bezuidenhout included in New Zealand's Women's T20 World Cup squad

NEW DELHI: Wicketkeeper-batter Bernadine Bezuidenhout has been named in the New Zealand squad for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup to be held from February 10-26 in South Africa.

The 29-year-old, who last played for New Zealand in January 2020, returns after a two-year break from cricket to focus on recovering from RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport) a condition that affects many female athletes in the country.

She is the only change to the New Zealand squad that faced Bangladesh in three T20s and three ODIs at home in December 2022, with wicketkeeper Jess McFadyen missing out.

Bernadine has impressed since returning to the game this summer, scoring her second List-A century for Northern Districts in the opening weekend of the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield, and earning selection for the New Zealand XI side which faced Bangladesh in one-day and T20 warm-up matches in November 2022.

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