New Zealand have named a fresh-look squad for his or her upcoming five-match T20I sequence towards Pakistan, with Michael Bracewell appointed as captain.
The sequence, which kicks off in Christchurch on Sunday, sees Bracewell take the helm briefly, as common captain Mitch Santner is unavailable attributable to home T20 commitments.
Bracewell, who led New Zealand throughout their white-ball tour of Pakistan final 12 months, may have the chance to captain on dwelling soil for the primary time. He expressed his pleasure on the duty, noting the honour of captaining the facet and the sturdy help they’ve obtained from followers.
“I actually loved main the facet in Pakistan final 12 months, and it’s nice to have many gamers from that squad again within the staff,” Bracewell mentioned. “I’ll be working to construct on Mitch Santner’s nice management and create a constructive atmosphere for the staff.”
The squad options six gamers from New Zealand’s Champions Trophy marketing campaign, together with returning gamers Ish Sodhi and Ben Sears, who’ve missed current sequence. Kyle Jamieson and Will O’Rourke can be found for the primary three matches, whereas Matt Henry, who topped the wicket-taking charts on the Champions Trophy, will be part of the squad for the ultimate two video games, topic to health checks.
New Zealand’s selectors are additionally keeping track of subsequent 12 months’s ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, with selector Sam Wells emphasising the necessity for gamers to decide to the build-up for the occasion. A number of key gamers, together with Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, and Glenn Phillips, are unavailable attributable to different commitments.
Full squad for the sequence consists of:
Michael Bracewell (captain), Finn Allen, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes (matches 4-5), Mitch Hay, Matt Henry (matches 4-5), Kyle Jamieson (matches 1-3), Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Will O’Rourke (matches 1-3), Tim Robinson, Ben Sears, Tim Seifert, and Ish Sodhi.
T20I sequence dates
1st T20I: Sunday, 16 March, Hagley Oval, Christchurch
2nd T20I: Tuesday 18 March, College of Otago Oval, Dunedin
third T20I: Friday 21 March, Eden Park, Auckland
4th T20I: Sunday 23 March, Bay Oval, Tauranga
5th T20I, Wednesday 25 March, Sky Stadium, Wellington