Cricket: Martin Guptill gets nod ahead of Finn Allen in Black Caps squad to face Australia
13 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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Firebirds batsman Finn Allen is on stand-by for the Black Caps series against Australia. Photosport
NZ Herald
Wellington Firebirds opener Finn Allen has been placed on stand-by for his international debut with out-of-form veteran Martin Guptill getting the nod for the upcoming Twenty20 series against Australia.
Despite Allen scoring 512 runs at a strike rate of 193 in the Firebirds Super Smash title run, Black Caps selectors have gone with Guptill if he passes a fitness test.
The five-match series begins at Hagley Oval on February 22.