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Southee to captain New Zealand T20 side
WELLINGTON, Jan 4, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Tim Southee was named Friday to captain
New Zealand in next week’s one-off Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka.
Regular skipper Kane Williamson is to be rested along with Trent Boult and
Colin de Grandhomme.
Southee, who has captained New Zealand twice before, admitted that leading
a side in cricket’s shortest form can be a bit of a gamble. “It’s about
trying to stay a step ahead of the game and a little bit of guessing,” he
said.
“The way T20 cricket goes it’s (about)trying to take a bit of a punt on
what you think is going to happen.”
All-rounder Jimmy Neesham and opener Martin Guptill, who starred when New
Zealand won the first one-day international on Thursday, are also in the
Twenty20 squad.
New Zealand: Tim Southee (capt), Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Scott
Kuggeleijn, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Seth
Rance, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Ross Taylor.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1040 hrs