Overview
- Tom Latham will miss the first Test against Zimbabwe after failing to recover from a shoulder injury sustained while fielding in the Vitality Blast.
- Mitchell Santner has been appointed as New Zealand’s 32nd men’s Test captain for the opening match on July 30.
- The first Test is scheduled at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo from July 30 to August 3, marking New Zealand’s first tour of Zimbabwe since 2016.
- Santner steps up fresh off leading New Zealand to an undefeated T20I tri-series triumph in Harare against South Africa and Zimbabwe.
- Head coach Rob Walter said the team will monitor Latham’s rehabilitation with the aim of having him available for the second Test beginning August 7.