Overview

• Three senior New Zealand players—Tom Latham, Nathan Smith and Will O’Rourke—are all ruled out of the second Test after failing to recover from shoulder, abdominal and back injuries respectively.
• Mitchell Santner will lead the side for the August 7–11 match at Queens Sports Club following his stand-in captaincy in the opening nine-wicket victory.
• Ben Lister and uncapped Zakary Foulkes have been added to bolster the pace attack in place of the injured bowlers.
• Middle-order batsman Bevon Jacobs has been drafted into the touring party to provide fielding and batting cover during Latham’s ongoing rehabilitation.
• Zimbabwe has recalled veteran batter Brendon Taylor after a three-and-a-half-year ICC suspension as it looks to strengthen its lineup.