In-form Neil Broom replaces Martin Guptill in New Zealand T20 squad
Saturday 31 December 2016 11:03, UK
New Zealand will be without Martin Guptill for the Twenty20 series against Bangladesh after the opener suffered a hamstring injury.
Guptill will be replaced in the squad by Neil Broom, who was in fine form in the recent one-day internationals.
New Zealand won that series 3-0 but Guptill will be on the sidelines for up to four weeks after he was injured while running between the wickets during the third match in Nelson on Saturday.
Broom made 97 in that contest as New Zealand cruised to an eight-wicket win, following up his 109 not out in the second one-dayer.
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And New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said: "We needed to replace an attacking opening batsmen and, with Neil's experience opening in the T20 format and his current form, he was a ready-made replacement.
"Martin also leads our fielding in white ball cricket and so we're expecting Neil to be a big contributor in that area as well."
New Zealand will begin their three-match Twenty20 series against Bangladesh at McLean Park on Tuesday.
