Azhar Ali was appointed Pakistan's captain for the second Test after
Misbah-ul-Haq left the tour after the death of his father-in-law. Misbah-ul-Haq was later given a one-match suspension by the
International Cricket Council (ICC) for Pakistan's slow over rate in the first Test, and he would have missed the second Test because of this.
Mitchell Santner replaced
James Neesham in New Zealand's squad ahead of the second Test.
Trent Boult was ruled out of the second Test with a knee injury and was replaced by
Doug Bracewell. ==Tour match==