Kate Anderson, Bella Armstrong get New Zealand call-ups

Andeson, 27, is available in on the again of a prime home season for Canterbury, by which she topped the T20 batting charts with 536 runs at 59. She was subsequently in line for a call-up for the tour of Sri Lanka in July, however needed to pull out attributable to a finger harm.

Auckland’s Armstrong, 23, will solely play the T20Is in South Africa, changing Izzy Gaze who’s in South Africa for the ODI leg of the tour.

Coach Ben Sawyer was all reward for the duo. “Kate had an outstanding domestic season last year and was unfortunate to miss the Sri Lanka tour through injury,” he mentioned. “We like her power and skills with the bat and we’re looking forward to giving her an opportunity on the international stage.

“Bella’s an thrilling younger prospect who hits the ball arduous and is an excellent fielder, so she’s obtained all of the attributes that we would like from a White Fern.”

The squad also features seamer Jess Kerr, who’s returning from injury. “It’s an actual bonus to have Jess again within the squad after harm dominated her out of the Sri Lanka tour,” Sawyer said. “She’s obtained a world-class bowling talent set and is particularly efficient along with her in-swinger, which is proving an increasing number of tough within the girls’s sport.

“Jess bookends the innings, especially in a T20 match, as she swings it up front and then bowls an amazing legcutter at the death.”

New Zealand kick off the tour of South Africa with a warm-up one-dayer on September 21, adopted by three ODIs and 5 T20Is. The squad will endure a coaching camp earlier than leaving for South Africa, from September 10 to 14, in Tauranga.

Allrounder Hayley Jensen was not thought of for choice for the tour as she is but to completely get better from the knee surgical procedure she underwent in May.

New Zealand squad for the tour of South Africa: Sophie Devine (capt), Kate Anderson, Bella Armstrong (T20Is solely), Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Eden Carson, Izzy Gaze (ODIs solely), Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Fran Jonas, Amelia Kerr, Jess Kerr, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu