Mitchell Santner will captain New Zealand in the three-match Twenty20 International series against India, which will follow the three ODIs. Uncapped left-arm swing bowler Ben Lister has received his first New Zealand call-up, as has all-rounder Henry Shipley, who recently made his ODI debut against Pakistan, with both standing a chance of making their T20I debut.
Shipley was the leading wicket-taker in the previous Super Smash season, while Lister has been the team’s best wicket-taker in white-ball cricket since his debut for Auckland at the end of 2017. Lister arrived in New Zealand. Last year, he made his debut in India, but his tour was cut short when he was hospitalized in Bengaluru with pneumonia.
