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Black Caps batsman Kane Williamson will be unavailable for the upcoming Twenty20 series against England however captain Mitchell Santner is back from injury to captain the Black Caps

The experienced batsman, who has not played the national team after the tournament final loss to India in March, is anticipated to return for the three one-day internationals versus the English squad which come next

Team Updates

The captain has recovered after undergoing abdominal surgery, while versatile player the young talent returns to the squad after a facial injury prevented his participation of the recent Twenty20 matches defeat by Australia

This three-game T20 series featuring New Zealand and England starts in Christchurch on Saturday, October 18th

Player Availability

Williamson opted to miss the previous T20 series against Australia as per the agreement of his casual contract for the national board, and additionally he's regaining complete match fitness after a "minor medical issue", according to head coach the team management

The versatile player Santner suffered an injury to his groin while representing his franchise team during the tournament and has not played since that time

Pace bowler the young quick will be unavailable for the upcoming England T20 series due to a torn hamstring, while versatile cricketer Jimmy Neesham makes the squad

Match Fixtures

Following the initial pair of Twenty20 matches at the Hagley Oval on 18 and 20 October, the series wraps up at Eden Park on 23 October

Squad Lists

Black Caps T20 squad: Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Conway, Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert (wk)

England T20 squad: Brook leading, Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Bethell, Buttler keeping, Brydon Carse, Cox, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Dawson, Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Luke Wood