However, NZC did not field several top players against UAE. Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Matt Henry, Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne, Darryl Mitchell and Ish Sodhi will play The Hundred tournament in England this time.
Meanwhile, all-rounder Dean Foxcroft and leg-spinner Adi Ashok have been called up to the Kiwi team for the first time. Both have performed in New Zealand 'A' and domestic cricket and made it to the national team.
Foxcroft was the highest run-scorer (424) in the last edition of the domestic T20 League Super Smash. This all-rounder born in South Africa took 9 wickets. Apart from this, Ashok played for the New Zealand U-19 team and took seven wickets in the last season of the Super Smash.
Kane Williamson and Michael Bracewell are naturally missing from the team due to injuries. But Jamieson has taken all the limelight by returning to the team after more than a year out with a back injmore
In this regard, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said, 'Kyle (Jamison) has worked hard, made great progress to prepare himself for this tour. We are delighted to see him on tour after a difficult year. We all know about his world class skills. I know he is thrilled to be back in the team.
The three-match T20 series against the United Arab Emirates will begin on August 17. The remaining two matches of the series are on August 19 and 20 respectively. Dubai is the venue for all three matches. Then the four-match T20 series against England in Durham will begin on August 30. Then the next matches on September 1, 3 and 5 will be in Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham respectively.