IND vs NZ: Pune hero Mitchell Santner out of Mumbai Test due to injury

New Zealand's hero in Pune, Mitchell Santner, has been ruled out of the Mumbai Test due to a side strain. Santner has been replaced by Ish Sodhi for the match.

In Short

• Santner picked up 13 wickets in Mumbai Test
• Santner was ruled out due to a side strain
• New Zealand made 2 changes to the lineup

New Zealand's hero in the Pune Test, Mitchell Santner, has been ruled out of the match in Mumbai due to injury. The visitors have decided to make 2 changes with Santner and Tim Southee going out of the side for Ish Sodhi and Matt Henry.

Santner was adjudged as the Player Of The Match in Pune as he picked up 13 wickets to wreck the Indian batting order and hand New Zealand a historic series win in India. New Zealand had won the toss in Mumbai and opted to bat first.

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Tom Latham would confirm at the toss that Santner was struggling with a side strain and had been replaced by Sodhi for the match.

"Mitch Santner has got a little bit of a side strain. Ish Sodhi comes in. Matt Henry is fit and he comes in for Tim Southee," said Latham.

During the Pune Test, Santner was seen holding on to his side while bowling, but he would fight through the pain to take 6 wickets in the second innings as New Zealand won the match by 113 runs.

India would make one change on the day as Jasprit Bumrah was rested for the match and Mohammed Siraj returned to the lineup.

India vs New Zealand: Playing XIs

New Zealand (Playing XI): Tom Latham(c), Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel, William ORourke

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj