New Zealand recently played a three-match Test series against England at home. In this he had to face defeat. After losing the series to England, New Zealand is now ready to host Sri Lanka. First the T-20 series and then the ODI series will be played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. New Zealand has announced its team for both these white ball formats. New Zealand has appointed spinner Mitchell Santner as the captain for both ODI and T-20 series. For the first time, Bevon Jacobs has been included in the T-20 team.

New Zealand's T20 squad against Sri Lanka:

Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Jack Foulkes, Mitch Hay, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Nathan Smith. The 3-match T-20 series will start from December 28.

New Zealand's ODI squad against Sri Lanka:

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— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) December 22, 2024

Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy, Mitch Hay, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Will Oruke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Nathan Smith and Will Young. The 3-match ODI series will start from January 5.

3 players return, Jacobs gets a chance for the first time

Star players like Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell and Matt Henry have returned to New Zealand's ODI and T-20 teams. All three players were part of the Test series against England. Bevon Jacobs has got a chance for the first time in New Zealand's T-20 team. Jacobs was bought by Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 auction for a base price of Rs 30 lakh. Jacobs also played an inning of 39 runs in 16 balls in the T-20 warm-up match against Sri Lanka today (23 December).

Santner had a strong performance against India-England

32 year old Mitchell Santner is an important player of New Zealand. Along with the ball, he also helps the team with the bat. Recently, in the last test against England, he scored 125 runs in both the innings and took a total of 7 wickets. Whereas earlier in October this year, he had taken 6 wickets in the first innings of the Pune Test against India and 7 wickets in the second innings.