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Tom Latham To Lead As New Zealand Announces ODI Series Squad Against Pakistan

New Zealand has announced the ODI squad for their upcoming series against Pakistan. The visitors will be without the services of a host of their regular stars, who are currently busy with their respective franchise commitments in the IPL. The Blackcaps will be without the likes of skipper Kane Williamson (who injured his knee), Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Finn Allen. In the absence of their star players, Tom Latham will step up to play the skipper's role. He will have experience in his side with some quality players. He will bank on the services of experienced players like Daryl Mitchell, Matt Henry, James Neesham, Henry Nicholls and Ish Sodhi.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Live Score Updates

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I Live Updates: New Zealand face Sri Lanka in the first T20I of a three-match series at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday. Sri Lanka would want to give a good account of themselves in the series after losing the two-Test series and three-ODI series that preceded the shortest format contest. New Zealand will be led by Tom Latham in the absence of Kane Williamson and Tim Southee, as both are playing in the Indian Premier League. The second T20I will be played in Dunedin on Wednesday while the third T20I will be played in Queenstown on Saturday. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Watch: Jimmy Neesham Reacts To Viral Delivery, Calls It "Worst Ball To Get A Wicket"

During a National T20 Cup match in 2019, Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Ilyas served up a strong contender for the worst wicket-taking delivery in the history of the sport. Ilyas dragged a delivery way down the leg-side and the unfortunate batter, Zain Abbas, fell for the pie-ball. While Ilyas' delivery was threatening to land outside the tramline, Abbas had a one-handed poke at it and got a top edge, which fled straight to the keeper, who made no mistake and grabbed the delivery.

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators: All-rounder James Neesham leads Peshawar to four-wicket win in Pakistan Super League

Neesham led the Peshawar batting card by scoring 37 to help his team go past Quetta's 154/4. Before that Neesham dismissed his countrymate Martin Guptill early, which played a key role in Peshwar limiting Quetta to a below par total. Quetta were led by Iftikhar Ahmed, who notched 50 off 34 balls for his first half-century this season, and Odean Smith with a breezy 25.

Pakistan Super League: Peshawar Zalmi edge out Karachi Kings in a two-run thriller

Pakistan Super Legue (PSL) witnesed another thrilling finish on Tuesday as Peshawar Zalmi edged out Karachi Kings in a last-over finish to win by two runs. Karachi's courageous chase of 199/5 posted by Peshwar was led by their new captain Imad Wasim, who made 80 off 47, but that went it vain as his effort could only take the team to 197/5.For Peshawar, Tom Kohler-Cadmore made a stroke-filled 92 off just 52 balls, while Babar Azam contributed with a knock of 68. New Zealand's James Neesham (2-26) picked up two early wickets and Karachi had slumped to 46-4 inside the first seven overs before Wasim and veteran Shoaib Malik (52) combined in a meticulous 131-run stand and raised the home team's hopes.

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Tom Latham To Lead As New Zealand Announces ODI Series Squad Against Pakistan

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Live Score Updates

Watch: Jimmy Neesham Reacts To Viral Delivery, Calls It "Worst Ball To Get A Wicket"

Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators: All-rounder James Neesham leads Peshawar to four-wicket win in Pakistan Super League

Pakistan Super League: Peshawar Zalmi edge out Karachi Kings in a two-run thriller

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