Overview

• Santner becomes New Zealand’s 32nd men’s Test captain for the first match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo from July 30 to August 3
• Regular skipper Tom Latham is sidelined for the opener by a shoulder injury suffered in the Vitality Blast and will remain with the squad targeting the second Test
• Head coach Rob Walter praised Santner’s strategic leadership based on his guidance of New Zealand’s undefeated T20I tri-series in Harare
• New Zealand shifts focus to the two-match Test series after completing an unbeaten tri-series against South Africa and Zimbabwe
• The second Test is scheduled for August 7 to 11 at the same venue and final squad decisions will depend on Latham’s fitness