The New Zealand v Pakistan T20I series begins on December 18 – here’s the full NZ squad list for the three T20Is.

New Zealand, who won the recent three-match T20I series against West Indies 2-0, will be captained by Mitchell Santner for the first match, while Kane Williamson will return to lead the team for the final two matches.

You can view the complete Pakistan squad here.

Trent Boult, the left-arm seamer, also returns after being rested for the West Indies games. Fellow quick Lockie Ferguson was withdrawn from the squad, after suffering from a bone stress injury in his lumbar spine.

It paves the way for a maiden call-up for Jacob Duffy, the 26-year-old who represents Otago Volts.

After leading NZ in the first T20I against Pakistan, Mitchell Santner will withdraw from the squad and take a break. Todd Astle and Ish Sodhi are the other spinners in the T20I squad.

Blair Tickner, Doug Bracewell and Mark Chapman have been included in the squad for the first T20I, but will make way for the Test players for the second match of the series.

The three T20Is will be held in Auckland, Hamilton and Napier on December 18, 20 and 22, and will be followed by a two-match Test series that will run until January 6.

You can view the complete list of fixtures for the series here.

New Zealand v Pakistan: NZ T20I squad

New Zealand squad for the first T20I: Mitchell Santner (c), Todd Astle, Doug Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Martin Guptill, Scott Kuggeleijn, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner

New Zealand squad for the second and third T2oI: Kane Williamson (c), Todd Astle, Trent Boult, Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee