Spinner Ajaz Patel, who took 15 wickets against India including 11 in the third Test, was dropped from the squad.
With 385 Test wickets, Southee is New Zealand's second-highest Test wicket-taker of all time.
Sri Lanka's upward trajectory continues as they beat New Zealand in the first of three ODIs.
Team India suffered a shock 0-3 defeat to New Zealand earlier this month, their first Test series loss at home in nearly 12 years.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st ODI Live Streaming: Sri Lanka will be squaring off against New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday in Dambulla
Indian cricket team star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma faced a lot of criticism from fans as well as experts following their poor show in the Test series against New Zealand.
New Zealand all-rounder Melie Kerr was awarded the ICC Women's Player of the Month on Tuesday for her exceptional performance in the month of October.
Sri Lanka have added 30-year-old Dushan Hemantha to the squad in place of Hasaranga.
Lockie Ferguson unleashed a blistering spell of fast bowling, claiming a hat-trick to power New Zealand to a nail-biting five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20 at Dambulla on Sunday.
Ravichandran Ashwin has opened up on the defeat which has led to criticism of the team from all corners.
A captain's knock by Charith Asalanka steered Sri Lanka to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over New Zealand with six balls to spare in Saturday's T20I opener in Dambulla.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I Highlights: A captain's knock by Charith Asalanka steered Sri Lanka to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over New Zealand.
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Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir has come under a lot of criticism following the 0-3 whitewash in the Test series against New Zealand.
The BCCI has conducted an exhaustive review of India's shock 0-3 debacle against New Zealand with selection of rank turner for the Mumbai Test, resting Jasprit Bumrah and Gautam Gambhir's coaching style were discussed.
New Zealand star Wil Young got the better of Rohit Sharma during the recently concluded 3-match Test series, forcing the India captain to change his strategy.
The ex-India star was critical of CSK's decision of letting New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra practice at their academy ahead of the side's recently-concluded Test series in India.
The high-scoring tracks at Gwalior, Delhi and Hyderabad used for Bangladesh T20Is were rated "very good"