He had an underwhelming IPL 2025.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) wicketkeeper-batter Devon Conway has been included in New Zealand’s T20I squad for the upcoming Tri-series involving Zimbabwe and South Africa. He was initially not named, but an injury to Finn Allen opened the doors for his return.
MAL-W
93/10
ASM-W
97/1
INA
141/10
PHL
142/4
Philippines beat Indonesia by 6 wickets
SK
115/9
INA
116/3
Indonesia beat South Korea by 7 wickets
SL
19/1
BAN
177/7
GER
160/10
BEL
186/8
Belgium beat Germany by 26 runs
GER
156/5
BEL
152/5
Germany won by 5 wickets
GER
164/0
BEL
160/5
Germany beat Belgium by 10 wickets
GER
176/7
BEL
192/2
Belgium beat Germany by 16 runs
GBT
194/9
BUL
200/2
Bulgaria beat Gibraltar by 8 wickets
BJKW
68/5
FELW
84/4
French Eiffels beat Belgium Jeanekens by 16 runs
BBW
83/4
LMLW
84/4
Luxembourg Mullerthals beat Belgium Belforts by 6 wickets
LMLW
76/0
BBW
74/2
Luxembourg Mullerthals beat Belgium Belforts by 10 wickets
FELW
85/2
LMLW
67/5
French Eiffels beat Luxembourg Mullerthals by 18 runs
VBG
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KNCC
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VBG
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SCK
–
KNCC
–
LEM
–
SCK
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GCA
–
GCA
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LEM
–
NVR
185/6
CCC
173/6
Navarang Club beat City Cricket Club by 12 runs
GTC
180/6
NAJC
179/4
Gauhati Town Club beat Nabajyoti Club by 4 wickets
91YC
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NVR
–
GTC
–
BCC
–
HH
150/10
RR
151/6
Rangpur Riders beat Hobart Hurricanes by 1 runs
GAW
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DC
–
CHK
–
STCC
200/1
GUJCC
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RLC
–
WAF
–
MINY
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KAK
161/10
YAR
214/3
Yanam Royals beat Karaikal Kniights by 53 runs
VMK
216/6
OAW
195/10
Villianur Mohit Kings beat Ossudu Accord Warriors by 21 runs
ML
182/7
GER
219/7
Germany won by 37 runs
BHN
89/10
TAN
90/0
Tanzania beat Bahrain by 10 wickets
AUS A
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SL-A
272/10
WOR
100/3
LEI
173/6
HAM
54/1
SUSS
167/7
GLAM
61/3
GLO
175/6
BB
42/2
NOR
240/6
YOR
151/9
DER
73/0
LAN
42/1
DURH
155/7
SURR
201/6
SOM
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KENT
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MID
111/4
LAN-W
148/7
DUR-W
149/8
Durham Women won by 2 wickets
SUR-W
175/6
SOM-W
107/10
Surrey Women beat Somerset Women by 68 runs
HAM-W
149/6
BRB-W
165/9
Birmingham Bears Women beat Hampshire Women by 16 runs
ESS-W
104/9
TBLZ-W
139/10
The Blaze Women beat Essex Women by 35 runs
ZIM
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SA
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Allen suffered a foot injury while playing for the San Francisco Unicorns in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025. He has been ruled out of the remainder of the series. Conway comes as a like-for-like replacement, given he also opens the innings and keeps the wickets. His last outing for the Kiwis in the shortest format came in the T20 World Cup last year, when New Zealand were eliminated in the group stage. Since then, the team has given chances to Rachin Ravindra and Tim Seifert, who have done reasonably well and supported Finn Allen precisely at the top.
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Meanwhile, New Zealand have also added Mitch Hay, James Neesham, and Tim Robinson as a cover for Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, and Rachin Ravindra. They will be involved in the MLC 2025 final between Washington Freedom and MI New York on Monday (July 14). They might be unavailable for the initial match of the Tri-series on the same day.
While dropped initially, Devon Conway has a chance to impress in the Tri-series. Additionally, he can press a case for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 retention. He had an underwhelming IPL 2025. He could muster only 156 runs at a meagre average of 26 and a 131.09 strike rate in six innings, including two fifties.
Conway’s poor form was one of the reasons behind CSK’s mediocre performances throughout the season. He couldn’t provide consistent starts from the top and put ample pressure on the middle order. Even in MLC 2025, the southpaw wasn’t up to the mark. He could score only 135 runs at a strike rate of 127.35 across four innings and was dropped.
He was bought for a big INR 6.25 crores in the IPL 2025 auction. But CSK might release him to free some budget and get better players. The only way for him to secure retention is by performing consistently for New Zealand and other T20 leagues, thereby regaining form.
The Tri-series comes as an ideal opportunity, and Conway must make it count in Allen’s absence. That will help him in two ways: returning to the national squad and boosting his IPL 2026 retention chances.
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