New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Thursday decided to rest fast bowler Trent Boult for the fifth and final match of the ODI series against Pakistan and the first T20I against the same opposition.
Boult will miss the final match here on Friday and the opening T20I on Monday. He will then return to the T20I squad for the second and third matches of the series to be played at Auckland and Mount Maunganui, with the Black Caps keen to rotate their squad and try out different combinations in the shortest format.
Lockie Ferguson, Ross Taylor and Tim Southee have been selected for the upcoming T20I series, but will all rest at various points, allowing less experienced players the opportunity to impress.
Seamers Ben Wheeler and Seth Rance will join the side for the last ODI and will stay on for the first T20I.
Ish Sodhi, Glenn Phillips and Anaru Kitchen are all included for the T20I series, having not been involved in the ODIs.
The T20I squad:
Kane Williamson (capt.), Trent Boult (second & third T20I only), Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson (second & third T20I only), Martin Guptill, Anaru Kitchen, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips, Seth Rance, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (first & third T20I only), Ross Taylor (first T20I only), Ben Wheeler.
