Auckland: New Zealand have announced their T20I squads to take on Sri Lanka at home and Pakistan in Pakistan with a few fresh faces and a number of recalls.
Tom Latham will lead the New Zealand side on his return to the T20I team after two years. The left-hander, who has been in good form in ODIs, was identified as someone who could bat anywhere and possesses a range of shots.
The squads also have a few other returnees in Cole McConchie, Rachin Ravindra and Tim Seifert, all of whom last played a while back in this format.
Chad Bowes and Henry Shipley are the uncapped players in the squad. Shipley had impressed recently in the first ODI against Sri Lanka with a maiden five-wicket haul.
Squad for Sri Lanka T20Is:
Tom Latham (c and wk), Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Will Young
Squad for Pakistan T20Is:
Tom Latham (c and wk), Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman, Dane Cleaver, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, Cole McConchie, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young