Sears, who was a traveling reserve player in last year’s T20 World Cup, recently played his first match since April after returning to the Super Smash after injury and is set to make his ODI debut having played one Test and 17 T20Is. O’Rourke impressed across a number of formats early in his international career, but particularly caught the eye in Tests.
Meanwhile, Smith will bring power down low with the bat and his busy seam bowling.
The South African final will be played the following day on February 9 with the ILT20 decider. New Zealand will play the first match of the tri-series against Pakistan on February 8, followed by South Africa on February 10. Then, on February 16th, they will play a friendly match against Afghanistan.
“We have a lot of quality players coming through at the moment and that makes selection discussions a bit more difficult,” said manager Gary Stead. “Ultimately we have selected a squad that will give us the best option to perform well in the expected conditions in Pakistan and the UAE. We are fortunate to have a large chunk of the group with significant international and tournament experience. . to.
“The tournament format is unique in that we have to start from the beginning, which means pre-leading Tri series preparation is really important. It will be a great opportunity to open the tournament in Karachi against the Pakistani hosts and we can’t wait to get there and get locked in. “I want to throw it away.”
Mark Chapman and Will Young have earned places, as has spin bowling all-rounder Michael Bracewell.
New Zealand will play in the group stage along with Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. That means you’ll be moving to Dubai to deal with the latter.
New Zealand national team in Champions Trophy and Pakistan Tri-Series
Mitchell Santner (Capt), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Rocky Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Darryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears, Nathan Smith, Kane Williamson, Will Young.
