The BLACKCAPS selectors have named the ODI squad to play Sri Lanka this month with WILL YOUNG joining Central Stags teammate BLAIR TICKNER in the white-ball arena once more.

Tom Latham will lead a squad featuring two potential debutants in Canterbury opening batsman Chad Bowes and tall Auckland Aces left-armer Ben Lister who can swing the ball both ways.

Lister is fresh off his T20I debut for New Zealand in India last month, while Bowes, one of eight Canterbury players named, has earned his first selection in a BLACKCAPS squad after a strong Ford Trophy campaign - he scored a pivotal century in the Elimination Final against the Otago Volts, but will now likely not be available to take on the Stags in the rescheduled Ford Trophy Grand Final.

 

Chad Bowes | MButcher

The squad for the three-match ANZ ODI Series will assemble in two phases, with the first group featuring players also set to participate in the upcoming Indian Premier League.

ODI Squad regulars Kane Williamson (Gujarat Titans), Tim Southee (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings) will then be released early.

Will Young already has two ODI centuries from just 8 games | PHOTOSPORT

Following the first ODI at Eden Park on March 25, Finn Allen (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Lockie Ferguson (Kolkata Knight Riders) and Glenn Phillips (Sunrisers Hyderabad) will leave the squad and travel to India. 

The departure of those players will see Mark Chapman, Lister and Henry Nicholls join up with the squad ahead of the second ODI at Hagley Oval.

Both Tom Blundell and Young make their return to international white-ball cricket in the Series and BLACKCAPS coach Gary Stead said it presented a big opportunity for a range of players.

“It’s always exciting as a coach to have new players in the environment and to have players putting their hands up to be selected again in a particular format.

“We are set to play 16 white-ball matches between now and the start of May, so there will be a number of chances for players to test themselves in familiar and unfamiliar conditions.” 

“Blundell, in particular, is someone who we’ve been hugely impressed by in international cricket over the past 18 months as a leader in the Test team, and then domestically with the Wellington Firebirds.

“It’s an exciting opportunity for Tom ahead of a big year of white-ball cricket.”

Stead said Lister’s selection was testament to his determination to recover from illness and injury.

“Ben’s had a challenging time in the past six to seven months, but he’s back fit again and we are really excited by the point of difference he brings to the bowling group.” 

The ODI Squad for the opening ANZ ODI against Sri Lanka at Eden Park will assemble in Auckland on Wednesday, 22 March.

ANZ NZ and New Zealand Cricket have combined forces to assist the New Zealand Red Cross New Zealand Disaster Fund, dedicating the opening ODI of the Sri Lanka-BLACKCAPS ODI series (Eden Park, Saturday, 25 March) to raising funds for those adversely affected by the weather events.

PITCH IN

The fundraising initiative, to be known as “PITCH IN”, will start with ANZ NZ donating $1m to the cause, and NZC donating all ticket sales from the match.

You can pitch by texting DONATE to 540 to receive a link to the donation site, with all funds going directly to the New Zealand Red Cross New Zealand Disaster Fund.

ODI Squad

v Sri Lanka 

Tom Latham (captain) - Canterbury

BLAIR TICKNER - Central Stags

WILL YOUNG - Central Stags

Finn Allen (ODI 1) - Wellington Firebirds

Tom Blundell - Wellington Firebirds

Chad Bowes* - Canterbury

Michael Bracewell - Wellington Firebirds

Mark Chapman (ODI 2 & 3) - Auckland Aces

Lockie Ferguson (ODI 1) - Auckland Aces

Matt Henry - Canterbury

Ben Lister* (ODI 2 & 3) - Auckland Aces

Daryl Mitchell - Canterbury

Henry Nicholls (ODI 2 & 3) - Canterbury

Glenn Phillips (ODI 1) - Otago Volts

Henry Shipley - Canterbury

Ish Sodhi - Canterbury

*Potential debut 

SCHEDULE

 

Article added: Monday 13 March 2023