Black Caps batsman Devon Conway topscored against Pakistan with 63 off 45 balls in Napier. From topscoring for the Black Caps against Pakistan in Napier, to sitting on the Basin Reserve’s grass hill cheering on his Wellington Firebirds team two days later. It’s not Devon Conway’s preference but the prolific batsman accepts he will join Jimmy Neesham, Martin Guptill and Glenn Phillips on the sidelines for Thursday’s men’s Twenty20 Super Smash opener, due to the Cricket Players Association’s play-travel-play rule. With the Pakistan schedule being shoehorned into December amid Covid-19, New Zealand Cricket’s T20 competition suffers with the four big drawcard names sidelined from the men’s grand final rematch between the Firebirds and Auckland Aces.