Ben Lister, Chad Bowes named in New Zealand ODI squad amid IPL absentees

Lister, who performs for Auckland Aces, enters the 50-over set-up after making his T20I debut in India final month, whereas Bowes might make his worldwide debut after top-scoring for Canterbury throughout white-ball codecs this season, with 373 List A runs at 46.63 to this point, and an extra 359 at 39.89 in T20s.

The squad will probably be led by Tom Latham, however will probably be missing quite a few senior gamers, together with Kane Williamson, Tim Southee and Devon Conway – all of whom are taking part in within the ongoing Test sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka – in addition to the left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner.

Finn Allen, Lockie Ferguson and Glenn Phillips will probably be out there for the primary ODI at Eden Park on March 25, however will fly to India thereafter. Lister will then hyperlink up with the squad forward of the second ODI in Christchurch, alongside Mark Chapman and Henry Nicholls.

“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,” Gary Stead, New Zealand’s head coach, mentioned.

“Chad has been impressive for a number of seasons at the top of the order for Canterbury as well as being an excellent fielder.

“We are set to play 16 white-ball matches between now and the beginning of May so there will probably be quite a few probabilities for gamers to check themselves in acquainted and unfamiliar situations.”

The series will also mark a return to the white-ball set-up for Will Young and Tom Blundell, who has been one of New Zealand’s stand-out players in Test cricket in the past 12 months, but has not played a limited-overs international since the tour of Bangladesh in September 2021.

“Tom Blundell, particularly, is somebody who we have been massively impressed by in worldwide cricket over the previous 18 months as a pacesetter within the Test group after which domestically with the Wellington Firebirds,” Stead said. “It’s an thrilling alternative for Tom forward of a giant 12 months of white-ball cricket.”

ODI Squad to face Sri Lanka Tom Latham (capt), Finn Allen, Tom Blundell, Chad Bowes, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Will Young