CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Monday, announced a young 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Pakistan under the leadership of wicketkeeper batter Tom Latham.
According to the details, New Zealand’s Latham-led ODI squad features two potential debutants Ben Lister and Cole McConchie.
McConchie won selection on the back of a strong season, scoring 1140 runs across formats and also picked up eight wickets, while Lister was part of the New Zealand’s squad for the recently-concluded ODI series against Sri Lanka but could not make it to the Playing XI.
The 15-man squad also marked further opportunities for recent ODI debutants Chad Bowes, Rachin Ravindra and Henry Shipley.
Those new faces are balanced by an experienced core including six members of the squad that made the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Nine players from the squad also have recent experience in Pakistan, featuring in either the Test or ODI Squads that played in Karachi earlier this year.
Gary Stead said the prospect of taking on Pakistan across both white ball formats was an exciting one.
“We’ve enjoyed a number of exciting matches against Pakistan across both white ball formats in the last season home and way. They are a tough team no matter where you take them on.
“The successful ODI Series earlier this year in Pakistan provided big learning opportunities for the players and having more ODI match experience is fantastic in a World Cup year.
New Zealand ODI Squad:
Tom Latham (c), Tom Blundell, Chad Bowes, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Cole McConchie, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young.
Pakistan v New Zealand Schedule:
14 Apr – 1st T20I, Lahore
15 Apr – 2nd T20I, Lahore
17 Apr – 3rd T20I, Lahore
20 Apr – 4th T20I, Rawalpindi
24 Apr – 5th T20I, Rawalpindi
26 Apr – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
30 Apr – 2nd ODI, Karachi
3 May – 3rd ODI, Karachi
5 May – 4th ODI, Karachi
7 May – 5th ODI, Karachi
