New Zealand have made a number of changes to their playing squad for the final three games of their five-match T20I series against India.

The BLACKCAPS got thrashed in the first two games of the series, losing both by the same scoreline of four wickets. They'll head to Wellington on Sunday, 25th October for game three of the T20I series at Henry Stadium on Tuesday, 27th October.

Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry among New Zealand players with revised schedules

Fast bowler Lockie Ferguson will fly to Auckland and return to the squad for the fourth and fifth T20Is, according to a statement from New Zealand Cricket on Sunday.

Fast bowler Matt Henry will miss the rest of the T20Is. He will stay in Christchurch and then will rejoin the ODI squad in Auckland on November 2. The three-match ODI series begins on November 4.

Kyle Jamieson, who did not play in the first two T20Is, will stay in Wellington. He will play for Canterbury in the second round of the Ford Trophy at the Cello Basin Reserve on October 31 before rejoining the squad.

Blair Tickner will join the T20I squad in Wellington for the last three games. New Zealand will rotate their fast bowling attack. Josh Clarkson (Central Stags) will also be available for the final two games, having joined the squad in Auckland.

Matt Fisher will also join the squad in Wellington as an injury replacement for the third T20I. He will return to the New Zealand A squad at Lincoln University on Wednesday.

New Zealand head coach Rob Walter was pleased to rotate his squad.

“It's been exciting to start the T20 series so far with two tight games. There is still lots of cricket to come.

“We are really lucky to have such a deep squad so we can utilize a variety of players to help us manage our pacers through this busy summer of cricket.”

New Zealand will look to rebound in Wellington after losing the first two games of the series. India will look to build momentum ahead of their third game and get within one win of the series.

New Zealand T20I squad

Mitchell Santner (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson (4,5), Kyle Jamieson (3), Matt Fisher (replacement for game 3), Blair Tickner (6,7,8), Josh Clarkson (4,5).