Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

14-Feb-2021 11:38:00 GMT

Australia in New Zealand 2021

Uncapped Finn Allen named as standby in New Zealand T20I squad

Auckland: Uncapped batsman Finn Allen has been named as a standby in New Zealand's T20I squad for the five-match series against Australia.

Kane Williamson will lead the 13-member squad that features Allen, who finished as the highest run-scorer in the Super Smash, scoring 512 runs at an average of 56.88 and a strike-rate of 194 in the tournament.

Allen has been added as a standby in place of Martin Guptill, who is recovering from a hamstring injury. Should Guptill fail to recover in time, Allen will likely replace him at the top in the batting line-up.

Team news! Here's our squad to take on @CricketAus in a FIVE match T20 series starting at a sold out Hagley Oval on February 22. Details | https://t.co/sDK6vpuyjE #NZvAUS pic.twitter.com/BuEgIrugSw
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) February 13, 2021

The five-match T20I series will begin with the first match slated to take place at the Hagley Oval, on 22 February.

New Zealand T20I squad:
Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill (pending fitness test), Tim Seifert, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Hamish Bennett, Finn Allen (standby).

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

New Zealand fight back to win T20I series [+]

Sodhi, Boult and Southee picked up seven wickets between them before Guptill struck a 46-ball 71.

Finch blitz levels series to set up cracking Wellington finale [+]

Aaron Finch, bowlers shine as Aussies crush Kiwis by 50 runs to level T20I series 2-2.

Agar six-for secure a huge win to keep the series alive [+]

New Zealand fall apart after a decent start to go down by 64 runs in the third game.

Guptill fires NZ to four-run win over Australia [+]

New Zealand survives Marcus Stoinis-Daniel Sams onslaught to earn 2-0 series lead.

Conway unbeaten 99 Helps Kiwis Win by 53 Run [+]

New Zealand on Monday beat Australia by 53 runs in the 1st T20I at the Hagley Oval to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Finn Allen named as standby in NZ T20I squad [+]

Finn Allen on standby as Guptill faces fitness test before Australia T20Is.

Tim Paine name captain for South Africa Test tour [+]

Wade dropped from Test squad, Paine retains captaincy for South Africa series, Tanveer Sangha earns T20I call-up.