After being handed a 159-run thumping by South Africa in Wellington on Saturday, the Blackcaps will get the much-needed assistance of Martin Guptill and Jeetan Patel for the fourth one-dayer in Hamilton.
Guptill suffered a left hamstring injury in the ODI series against Bangladesh in January before being struck by an injury to his right hamstring in the return Chappell-Hadlee series.
With Tom Latham suffering a horrid dip in form at the top of the order with nine runs in five innings and Dean Brownlie not yet cementing a spot in the side, Guptill will be a welcome addition for the remainder of the series.
"We've been cautious bringing Martin back, but we're excited to have him available for the remainder of the ODI series," Blackcaps selector Gavin Larsen said.
"He brings power to our top order and his white ball record speaks for itself."
Meanwhile, Larsen said the selection of Patel was determined by the condition of the previous pitches in Hamilton.
"We saw in the opening ODI that Seddon Park had something in it for the spinners and we want to be well-covered should it be a similar situation this time around."
"We already have two spinners in Mitch and Ish within the squad, but Jeetan provides a different set of skills again. He's experienced and his quality is well known."
To keep the series alive, the Blackcaps must win the Seddon Park clash on Wednesday.
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