Mair, Gaze return to New Zealand women’s squad for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka

AUCKLAND: Fast bowler Rosemary Mair and wicketkeeper-batter Izzy Gaze will return to the New Zealand women’s squad for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka, which is also their first trip to the country.

Rosemary last featured for New Zealand against England during the Commonwealth Games last August but missed out on last year’s tour to the West Indies and the visit from Bangladesh, as well as the T20 World Cup earlier this year in South Africa.

Izzy, who is selected as wicketkeeping cover to Bernadine Bezuidenhout, was part of the New Zealand squad which won the ODI and T20I series’ away against West Indies but missed out on selection for the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa.

“We’re excited to have Rosemary and Izzy back. Both players have worked hard on their respective games since their last international tours and we’re looking forward to seeing how they handle the challenges that this tour will bring. They both bring their own unique strengths to the group and we hope that they’ll contribute to what will hopefully be a successful tour,” said head coach Ben Sawyer. IANS

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