New Zealand will have a new captain when they arrive in Australia next week for the three-match Commonwealth Bank Women's T20 International series, with Amy Satterthwaite taking the reins from Suzie Bates.

The White Ferns have named a 13-player squad for the series beginning on September 29 at North Sydney Oval, with Satterthwaite named skipper after Bates stepped down last week.

Satterthwaite will have five spin-bowling options at her disposal, including herself, with coach Haidee Tiffen explaining her side was looking ahead to the upcoming ICC Women's World T20 in the Caribbean in November.

"We are blessed with a group of versatile cricketers and know that spin should play a large part in the Caribbean, especially with the slower nature of the pitches over there," Tiffen said.

"Amy is a highly experienced cricketer with over 200 international matches under her belt. She has taken the captaincy in her stride and as a team we are looking forward to getting stuck into some competitive cricket against the old foe Australia."

Joining Satterthwaite is 17-year-old leg-spinner Amelia Kerr and off-spinners Leigh Kasperek, Jess Watkin and Maddy Green.

A host of familiar faces will land in Sydney next Tuesday, with five current Rebel WBBL players included in the New Zealand squad.

Satterthwaite is joined by fellow Melbourne Renegades players Lea Tahuhu and Hayley Jensen, while Bates features alongside Adelaide Strikers teammate Sophie Devine.

The Saturday night series opener at North Sydney Oval will be followed by matches at Brisbane's Allan Border Field (October 1) and Canberra's Manuka Oval (October 5).

"We had an excellent four days at Lincoln last week where we combined skill work with three highly competitive practice matches," Tiffen said of New Zealand's pre-series camp.

"We learnt more about our players at camp, and with two of the practice matches going down to the final ball we were able to see how players reacted in different pressure situations."

New Zealand also named their 15-player squad for the World T20, with Anna Peterson and Hannah Rowe joining the group touring Australia.

New Zealand squad: Suzie Bates, Bernadine Bezuidenhout, Sophie Devine, Kate Ebrahim, Maddy Green, Holly Huddleston, Hayley Jensen, Leigh Kasperek, Amelia Kerr, Katey Martin,
Amy Satterthwaite (c), Lea Tahuhu, Jess Watkin


CommBank T20 INTLs v NZ

Australia T20 squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

September 29: First T20I, North Sydney Oval, Sydney

October 1: Second T20I, Allan Border Field, Brisbane

October 5: Third T20I, Manuka Oval, Canberra