New Zealand have been forced into another reshuffle of their one-day squad for the home series against India, with Lockie Ferguson ruled out of the final two matches and Blair Tickner sidelined by concussion protocols.

New Zealand Cricket confirmed the changes on Monday, 9 November, with India already holding a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. The third one-day international takes place in Hamilton on Tuesday, 10 November, and the tourists will be firm favourites to wrap up the series with two games to spare.

Ferguson ruled out of final two games

Ferguson, the experienced fast bowler, has not recovered from a low-grade tear in his right calf, sustained during the Twenty20 series that preceded the one-day matches. He will miss the fourth one-day international at Mount Maunganui on 13 November and the fifth and final match at the same ground on 15 November.

His absence is the latest blow to a New Zealand pace attack that has been stretched thin since the series began. Ferguson is one of the side's most reliable performers in white-ball cricket, and his experience would have been valuable as the hosts try to avoid a series defeat on home soil.

Tickner begins seven-day stand-down

Tickner was struck by a ball while batting during the second one-day international in Wellington on Saturday, 7 November. He was cleared of concussion after the incident, but the International Cricket Council's mandatory seven-day stand-down period means he must sit out the next two fixtures in any case.

Northern Districts fast bowler Kristian Clarke has been added to the squad as cover. Clarke was part of the Northern Districts side in the latest round of Ford Trophy fixtures on Sunday, and he previously represented New Zealand A in their four-day series against India A, taking four wickets across four innings and scoring 42 and 41 with the bat. He has played four one-day internationals and one Twenty20 international for New Zealand.

Henry targets return for fourth match

Matt Henry will also miss the Hamilton match as he continues to recover from a knock he received from team-mate Devon Conway during a training session in Auckland before the series. New Zealand Cricket said Henry has been advised to target a return for the fourth match at Mount Maunganui.

Henry and Kyle Jamieson had been due to join the Test camp in Wellington after the third one-day international, but both will now stay with the one-day squad for the fourth match instead.

Test stars to leave after Hamilton

Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips and Nathan Smith will leave Hamilton on Wednesday to begin preparations for the two-Test series against India, which starts on 19 November. The Test squad will be named in the coming days, and the five players will be unavailable for the final one-day international.

India won the first one-day international in Auckland by five wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, then edged the second in Wellington by four runs, also under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern. New Zealand must win in Hamilton to keep the series alive, and captain Mitchell Santner will lead a 14-player group that includes Clarke for the first time in the series.

For the fourth match, the squad changes again, with Finn Allen, Dean Foxcroft and Mitchell Hay coming in and Henry pencilled in for a return. The squad for the fifth and final match has not yet been announced.