[2] The following week, he took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, with figures of five wickets for 29 runs against Northern Districts.
[7] On 17 November 2019, in the 2019–20 Ford Trophy, Lister took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket.
[10][11] In October 2020, in the opening round of the 2020–21 Plunket Shield season, Lister became the first COVID-19 replacement in a cricket match.
[12] Lister replaced Mark Chapman, who reported feeling unwell, inline with the updated International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for a substitute due to COVID.
[14][15] In January 2023, Lister earned his maiden call-up to the New Zealand cricket team for their Twenty20 International series against India.