Nic Maddinson gets CPL call-up for Martin Guptill

Nic Maddinson, the Australian batsman, was added to the Guyana squad on Friday (July 15) for the remainder of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after Martin Guptill was called up by New Zealand for the tour of Zimbabwe.

Guptill played his final game of the CPL on Friday against Jamaica Tallawahs at Sabina Park in Kingston. In this edition of the CPL, Guptill scored 164 runs in seven games, scoring a duck in his final outing of the season.

Maddinson, 24, made his international debut against India in 2013, scoring 34 off 16 balls, and has represented Australia on two occasions in T20 internationals.

The left-handed opening batsman captained the Sydney Sixers in the 2015-16 Big Bash and in 50 Twenty20 career innings he averages 23.93.