Cricket, ODI Series: NZ announces the squad


KARACHI: The New Zealand cricket board announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against Pakistan.

The New Zealand cricket team scheduled to visit Pakistan later this month during which the two sides will also play a T20I and ODI series.

According to an official statement, Tom Latham will lead the side while Ben Lister and Cole McConchie will be making their debuts during the tour.

The regular Canterbury skipper is also a part of the T20 squad to tour Pakistan and has won selection on the back of a strong season across all formats in domestic cricket.

The New Zealand board stated that the squad will depart Sunday the day after the T20 series against Sri Lanka concludes in Queenstown.

The opening match of the five match T20I series is next Friday in Lahore.

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.