Nick Kelly and Joe Carter will captain a young New Zealand A squad touring South Africa this month, with the team set to play three one-dayers and two four-day matches.

Kelly, who will take charge of the white-ball side, and Carter, set to lead in the red-ball fixtures, head a 15-player squad with an average age of just 25. The squad includes ten New Zealand internationals.

Among the most notable names are Muhammad Abbas , Zak Foulkes , Mitch Hay , Bevon Jacobs , and Rhys Mariu - all of whom have impressed on the international stage over the past six months.

Foulkes starred on Test debut in Zimbabwe, taking a record-breaking 9 for 75 - the best figures by a New Zealander on debut. Abbas set a record in March for the fastest half-century on ODI debut, smashing one in 26

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