The Pakistan cricket team toured New Zealand in December 2020 and January 2021 to play two Test and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.

[3][4] In August 2020, New Zealand Cricket confirmed that the tour was going ahead,[5] and were working with their government to comply with biosecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[7][8] On 10 November 2020, Babar Azam was appointed captain of Pakistan's Test side,[9] replacing Azhar Ali.

[22][23] On 22 November 2020, Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman was ruled out of the tour due to a fever and did not travel with the team to New Zealand.

[26] Babar Azam was also ruled out of Pakistan's squad for the first Test, with Mohammad Rizwan named as captain of the side.

[34] Santner, along with Blair Tickner, Mark Chapman, Jacob Duffy and Doug Bracewell were included for the first T20I, before being replaced by Trent Boult, Kane Williamson, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell and Tim Southee.