The New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has announced white ball squads for the upcoming home tour against Sri Lanka where Bevon Jacobs receives the maiden call-up for the T20I squad.
Jacob who recently joined the Mumbai Indians squad in the IPL mega auction scored 16 runs for New Zealand Xl in the warm-up game against Sri Lanka on Monday.
Meanwhile, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell and Matt Henry return for both the T20Is and ODIs after missing the preparations in Sri Lanka for the test series against England.
A young batter already receiving global attention has been included in New Zealand’s T20I squad to face Sri Lanka 👀
More from #NZvSL as Mitch Santner takes over as Kiwi white-ball captain 👇https://t.co/DJv53ZHovW
— ICC (@ICC) December 23, 2024
This will be the first assignment for Mitchell Santner as New Zealand’s full time captain.
“It’s obviously an exciting time for Bevon and his family,” New Zealand selector Sam Wells said.
“He’s a promising player with a lot of talent and we’re looking forward to exposing him to international cricket. He’s clearly got a lot of power with the bat, but he’s also shown in the longer formats that he has a decent technique and temperament.”
Zac Foulkes, Mitch Hay and Tim Robinson will get to feature in a home series for the first time after making their debuts away from home earlier this year.
Hay is part of both T20I and ODI squads and will be keeping gloves in T20Is. He has been picked as the batting and keeping cover for Tom Latham who will be joining the side for ODI.
Will O’Rourke and Will Young will be playing in ODIs with O’Rourke beng rested for T20is with a views of managing his workload.
Former wicketkeeper-batter Luke Ronchi will be head coach for this assignment as Gary Stead taking a break. The first match of the T20I in Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2024-25 begins on December 28 at Bay Oval.
New Zealand Squad for Home Tour Against Sri Lanka: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes (T20I only), Mitch Hay, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs (T20I only),Tom Latham (ODI only),Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke (ODI only), Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson (T20I only),Nathan Smith, Will Young (ODI only)
