A 3-match test series is being played between India and New Zealand. New Zealand is leading 1-0 in the Test series after winning the first Test match. The second test match of the series will be played in Pune from October 24. Before this match, New Zealand has announced its team. Actually, New Zealand will tour Sri Lanka after playing a 3-match Test series against India. On this tour, the Kiwi team will play 2 T20I and 3 match ODI series for which the team has been announced. New Zealand has selected a 15-member team for this tour, whose captain Mitchell Santner has been made. Santner has currently been appointed interim captain for this tour. The decision regarding New Zealand’s regular ODI and T20 captains will be taken later.
5 matches will be played on this tour
The T20I series will start from November 9 in Dambulla. The second match will also be played in Dambulla on 10 November. The first match of the ODI series will be played on 13 November in Dambulla. After this, both the matches will be held in Pallekele on 17th and 19th November. Bowling all-rounder Nathan Smith and wicketkeeper-batsman Mitch Hay have been included in New Zealand’s limited overs squad for the first time for this tour. 26-year-old Smith was included in the central contract for the first time by the New Zealand cricket team only last month. Smith took 24 wickets in white-ball cricket for the Wellington Firebirds last summer. At the same time, Mitch Haye, who debuted for New Zealand A last year, is consistently performing well in all three formats.
New Zealand’s squad for the T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka is as follows: Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Josh Clarkson, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Jack Foulkes, Dean Foxcroft, Mitch Haye, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Tim Robinson, Nathan Smith, Ish Sodhi, Will Young.
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