IND vs NZ 5th T20I | India win toss, opt to bat against New Zealand
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav with New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner after the toss of the 5th T20 Cricket match between India and New Zealand at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
| Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I on Saturday (January 31, 2026).
India made three changes, bringing back Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan and Varun Chakravarthy.
New Zealand also made four changes with Finn Allen, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson and Lockie Ferguson coming in the playing XI.
Teams
New Zealand: Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Bevon Jacobs, Mitchell Santner(c), Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
Published – January 31, 2026 07:21 pm IST
