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New Zealand's Ben Sears ruled out of West Indies ODIs, Lister brought in
New Zealand have been handed a big blow with fast bowler Ben Sears getting ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against West Indies due to an ankle injury. Ben Lister has been brought into the 16-player squad to replace Sears. Lister will link up with the squad in Guyana in the coming days.
"Sears had experienced some ongoing pain in his ankle since the four-day Test against Ireland in May, which flared up during the final day of the third Test against England at Trent Bridge, so a precautionary decision has been made to send him home to New Zealand for further treatment," NZC said in a statement.
"Auckland Aces bowler Ben Lister has been called into the 16-man squad as Sears’ replacement and will assemble with the squad in Guyana over the coming days," the statement stated.
Lister, having featured in four ODIs for New Zealand, made his ODI debut in 2023. He has claimed six wickets in the format. Meanwhile, the series will begin on July 11 with the first match in Guyana. The second and third matches will be played on July 13 and 16 at the same venue, while the fourth and fifth matches will be held at Kensington Oval in Barbados on July 19 and 21, respectively.
New Zealand squad: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Kristian Clarke, Jacob Duffy, Matthew Fisher, Dean Foxcroft, Mitchell Hay (wk), Nick Kelly, Tom Latham (wk), Jayden Lennox, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Nathan Smith, Will Young
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