Michael Bracewell will captain New Zealand for the first time on home soil when they meet Pakistan in a five-game T20 series, leading a squad named Tuesday missing several key players because of the IPL.

Application error: a client-side exception has occurred (see the browser console for more information).

AUCKLAND: New Zealand on Tuesday announced their squad for the five-match T20 international series against Pakistan, which is set to take place from March 16 to 26.Seven players from New

The T20I series between Pakistan and New Zealand starts on Sunday, March 16 with the series opener at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch

Pakistan dropped captain Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam for the T20 series against New Zealand and rewarded several domestic performers for the five-match series starting on March 16.

Pakistan has unveiled its squads for the upcoming tour of New Zealand with plenty of fresher faces in the T20 setup.

Allrounder Michael Bracewell will captain a different looking New Zealand T20I squad for the five-game series against Pakistan at home that starts on March 16. Seven members of New Zealand's silver-medal winning Champions Trophy squad have been selected for the series while those with IPL commitments were not considered.

New Zealand have rested a majority of their T20 regulars for the home series against Pakistan with the IPL around the corner. The series, comprising five T20Is, begins March 16 while the IPL begins March 22.

Michael Bracewell will lead a depleted New Zealand side in the five-match T20I series against Pakistan starting Sunday, March 16.

All-rounder Michael Bracewell will lead New Zealand in their five-match home T20I series against Pakistan starting from Sunday onwards at Christchurch. Regular skipper Mitchell Santner will be unavailable for the series due to T20 league commitments,