adam milne

The southpaw anchored a 289-run chase with a sublime hundred to help the home team take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series

After losing the first T20I via Super Over, the Blackcaps have bounced back comprehensively to set up an exciting decider

Gary Stead also confirmed that Trent Boult will not feature in Test matches against England at home in February

New Zealand are scheduled to play three ODIs in Pakistan and India in January

The Blackcaps who have won 13 ODIs on the bounce will hope to wrap up their fifth continuous series win on home soil

An achilles injury has kept Milne out of action since March

A veteran of 40 ODIs and 31 T20Is, Milne has been ruled out due to an Achilles injury

Both sides walk into this fixture on the back of losses against KKR and GT respectively

After England claimed the ODI World Cup in 2019 and New Zealand got hold of the World Test Championship earlier this year, the two teams contest in the semi-final for the T20 glory

Milne struck first with the wicket of Shahzad as NZ rattled the Afghanistan top order to put them on the backfoot at 19-3