Experienced left-armer Trent Boult and fellow pacer Kyle Jamieson return to New Zealand's squad ahead of the World Cup, with the Black Caps to take on the 2019 champions in a five-match series that will form a vital warm-up ahead of this year's tournament.
Notably, Latham was leading the Blackcap as a stand-in captain in the absence of Williamson. He was also captaining the side in the tour of Pakistan where they tied the T20I series by 2-2 and claimed the ODI series by 4-1.
Tom Latham's New Zealand could have clinched their first victory in the five-match ODI series against Pakistan but a few dropped catches hurt them on a flat surface.
Tim Seifert's blistering knock of 88(48) undid all the efforts of Sri Lankan batters as the Kiwis chased down the target of 183 with a ball to spare. After the match, he said, "I do back myself to be in the team just as a batter."
New Zealand stood victorious over Sri Lanka in the thrid T20I match to clinch the three-match series by 2-1. NZ skipper Tom Latham reflected back on the game. "They put us under a bit of pressure bowling first, and it was good to see the guys respond to that and keep them to a total that was
After an impressive display in the first T20I of the three-match series against New Zealand, Sri Lanka fell short of clinching the series in the final game. SL skipper Dasun Shanaka said that Sri Lanka were 15 to 20 runs short in the third T20I match.
Latham, son of former allrounder Rod Latham, made his international debut for New Zealand in 2012 and is the current vice-captain of the Test and ODI teams
New Zealand has named the ODI squad for their upcoming series against Pakistan. Tom Latham will lead the side and he will miss out on some key players due to their commitments with their respective IPL franchises. The Blackcaps will be without the likes of skipper Kane Williamson (who injure
At 28/1 at the close of play, New Zealand, if they make the required runs, would complete the highest successful run chase in Test cricket at Hagley Oval, beating Australia's 201/3 in February 2016