Black Caps make two changes to T20 squad

New Zealand have called up powerful batsman Mark Chapman and wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert into their T20I squad for the remainder of the T20 INTL Tri-Series against Australia and England.

Auckland batsman Chapman's power hitting and Northern Districts' Tim Seifert's domestic form earned them call-ups, replacing Tom Bruce, Tom Blundell and Seth Rance in the squad which lost its series opener to Australia in Sydney last Saturday.

Chapman, who played two ODIs and 19 T20s for Hong Kong, has averaged 34.11 runs at a strike-rate of 171.50 in this year's domestic T20 competition.

Seifert averaged 32.30 at 146.81 and was the third leading run scorer in the competition.

"Mark has been very consistent over the past couple of seasons and has taken his game to another level in recent times," national selector Gavin Larsen said.

"His ability to hit the ball in all areas makes him a real threat."

Seifert holds the record for fastest domestic T20 century in New Zealand, making it off just 40 balls against Auckland in December, and has been picked to add depth to the middle order.

The action moves across the Tasman following Saturday's clash between Australia and England at the MCG, with the Black Caps to face England in Wellington on Tuesday. 

Gillette T20 trans-Tasman Tri-Series

Australia squad: David Warner (c), Aaron Finch (vc), Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Travis Head, Chris Lynn, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, D'Arcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Adam Zampa.

England squad: Eoin Morgan (c), Sam Billings, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, David Willey, Mark Wood.

New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (captain), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Anaru Kitchen, Colin Munro, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Tim Seifert, Ross Taylor, Ben Wheeler.

First T20I Australia won by seven wickets. Scorecard

Second T20I Australia won by five wickets. Scorecard

Third T20I Australia v England, MCG, February 10. Tickets

Fourth T20I NZ v England, Wellington, February 14

Fifth T20I NZ v Australia, Eden Park, February 16

Sixth T20I NZ v England, Seddon Park, February 18

Final TBC, Eden Park, February 21