India tour of New Zealand 2026 · 4th T20I · Fri 30 Oct, 8:00 pm NZDT (12:30 pm IST)

New Zealand vs India 4th T20I prediction, players and playing 11

New Zealand won by 87 runs in the 4th T20I of the India tour of New Zealand 2026 on Fri 30 Oct, Eden Park, Auckland.

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Result and fantasy points

New Zealand won by 87 runs · Player of the match: Glenn Phillips

Our predicted playing 11sNew Zealand: 10 of 11 playedIndia: 9 of 11 played
Our suggested fantasy XI264 pointsCaptain Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: didn't play
Best possible team, with hindsight514 pointsCaptain Glenn Phillips, vice-captain Jacob Duffy
Top fantasy scorers
PlayerBatBowlFieldPoints
Glenn Phillips NZ810083
Jacob Duffy NZ056462
Michael Bracewell NZ510457
Mayank Yadav I234038
Mitchell Santner NZ320833
Abhishek Sharma I220832
Nitish Kumar Reddy I194429
Finn Allen NZ250027
Daryl Mitchell NZ210023
Tilak Varma I210023
Prince Yadav I116423

Points include the 2 for playing (in the total, not the columns). Our picks above were made before the match from earlier games only, and are shown unchanged.

Our pre-match prediction

Prediction: India have the edge, 59% to 41%.

  • India's predicted XI is stronger on recent T20 form: 234 expected fantasy points against 217 for New Zealand.
  • India lead the T20I head to head 22–13. Full New Zealand vs India head to head →
  • Last five matches: New Zealand LLLWL; India WWWNL
  • At Eden Park, Auckland, chasing sides have won 16 of 33 T20s and sides batting first 16.

The win chance compares both predicted XIs on their recent T20 form. Tested on 926 past T20 international matches, sides we rated at about 60% or more won about two in three; treat any figure under 55% as a toss-up.

New Zealand vs India players and squads

New Zealand squad: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Bevon Jacobs, Matthew Fisher, Devon Conway (wk), Nathan Smith, Josh Clarkson, Blair Tickner

India squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma (vc), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Mayank Yadav

Captains: Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) and Shreyas Iyer (India).

New Zealand predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Mitchell SantnercaptainAR · 25+ T20s251462281628
Finn AllenBAT · 25+ T20s303111392311
Glenn PhillipsAR · 25+ T20s232059601116
Tim SeifertWK · 25+ T20s22-3719126
Daryl MitchellAR · 25+ T20s216814202739
Michael BracewellAR · 25+ T20s17-49261211
Adam MilneBOWL · 25+ T20s15-410-3216
Jacob DuffyBOWL · 25+ T20s15-410238-2
Bevon JacobsBAT · 25+ T20s18293927577
Matthew FisherBOWL · 2 T20s116-4
Devon ConwayWK · 25+ T20s21201720026
Rest of the squad (3)
Nathan SmithAR · 23 T20s1712027150
Josh ClarksonAR · 18 T20s17423422728
Blair TicknerBOWL · 20 T20s13663818

India predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Shreyas IyercaptainBAT · 25+ T20s23-14281813
Vaibhav SooryavanshiBAT · 25+ T20s3137-2163663
Abhishek SharmaAR · 25+ T20s28881827619
Sanju SamsonWK · 25+ T20s241411581851
Tilak VarmaAR · 25+ T20s233505634
Nitish Kumar ReddyAR · 25+ T20s21123112726
Naman DhirBAT · 25+ T20s209313424-6
Axar PatelAR · 25+ T20s1820132728
Bhuvneshwar KumarBOWL · 25+ T20s17060222
Arshdeep SinghBOWL · 25+ T20s1512221429
Prince YadavBOWL · 25+ T20s1401421416
Rest of the squad (5)
Ishan KishanWK · 25+ T20s2632763535
Shivam DubeAR · 25+ T20s172-2247-2
Varun ChakravarthyBOWL · 25+ T20s165182155
Kuldeep YadavBOWL · 25+ T20s1562438-4-2
Mayank YadavBOWL · 21 T20s1410-403810

Predicted playing 11s are our estimate from each squad: once a side has played in this series, its last XI, otherwise the captain first, then recent T20 fantasy points and experience. They change when the teams are announced at the toss.

New Zealand vs India probable batting order and bowlers

Who opens, and who bowls in the powerplay, middle and death overs

New Zealand probable batting order

Devon Conway and Tim Seifert are likely to open for New Zealand.

  1. 1Devon Conwayopens
  2. 2Tim Seifertopens
  3. 3Finn Allenopens
  4. 4Daryl MitchellNos. 3–4
  5. 5Glenn PhillipsNos. 1–4
  6. 6Bevon JacobsNo. 5
  7. 7Michael BracewellNos. 5–7
  8. 8Mitchell Santner
  9. 9Adam Milne
  10. 10Matthew Fisher
  11. 11Jacob Duffy

New Zealand: who bowls when

Adam Milne and Jacob Duffy are likely to take the new ball.

Powerplay overs 1–6
Jacob Duffy (pace, most often overs 1, 2 and 3); Adam Milne (pace, most often overs 2, 4 and 5)
Middle overs 7–15
Mitchell Santner (spin, most often overs 7, 9 and 10); Michael Bracewell (spin, most often overs 7, 8 and 10); Matthew Fisher (pace)
Death overs 16–20
Adam Milne (pace, most often overs 16, 17 and 19); Jacob Duffy (pace, most often overs 18 and 20)

India probable batting order

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma are likely to open for India, with Sanju Samson at No. 3.

  1. 1Vaibhav Sooryavanshiopens
  2. 2Abhishek Sharmaopens
  3. 3Sanju SamsonNos. 1–3
  4. 4Shreyas IyerNo. 4
  5. 5Tilak VarmaNos. 5–6
  6. 6Naman DhirNos. 6–7
  7. 7Nitish Kumar ReddyNos. 7–8
  8. 8Axar Patel
  9. 9Arshdeep Singh
  10. 10Prince Yadav
  11. 11Bhuvneshwar Kumar

India: who bowls when

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh are likely to take the new ball.

Powerplay overs 1–6
Arshdeep Singh (pace, most often overs 2, 4 and 5); Bhuvneshwar Kumar (pace, most often overs 1, 2 and 3)
Middle overs 7–15
Axar Patel (spin, most often overs 7, 10 and 12); Nitish Kumar Reddy (pace, most often overs 9, 14 and 15); Prince Yadav (pace, most often overs 9, 13 and 15)
Death overs 16–20
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (pace, most often overs 16, 18 and 19); Prince Yadav (pace, most often overs 17, 19 and 20)

From each player's last 10 T20s, leaning on where they batted and bowled in their last game for this side. Tested on about 1,000 past matches, the batting slot was within one place of the actual order 85% of the time and both openers were right three times in four. Death bowling changes most from match to match.

Eden Park, Auckland pitch report

33 T20s have been played at Eden Park, Auckland, with an average first-innings score of 167. Sides batting first have won 16 and chasing sides 16. Captains who won the toss chose to field 23 times out of 33. Full Eden Park, Auckland stats and records →

Suggested fantasy XI

Highest expected points from both probable XIs: 11 players, at most 7 from one side, 1–4 wicketkeepers, 3–6 batters, 1–4 all-rounders and 3–6 bowlers

Wicketkeepers · 1

Batters · 3

All-rounders · 4

Bowlers · 3

  • Option 2: Tim Seifert in for Tilak Varma (299 expected points, against 300)
  • Option 3: Naman Dhir in for Tilak Varma (297 expected points, against 300)

Suggestions are statistical estimates from past matches, not guarantees. CricketViz is not affiliated with the ICC, either board or any fantasy sports app.

Captain and vice-captain picks

Who to make captain and vice-captain, and why

CaptainVaibhav Sooryavanshi IExpected 31 points, so about 63 as captain (2×)Top scorer of this XI in 18% of 4,000 simulated matchesTop scorer of the match in 8 of 33 T20s
Vice-captainFinn Allen NZExpected 30 points, so about 44 as vice-captain (1.5×)In the XI's top two in 26% of 4,000 simulated matchesSecond-top scorer of the match in 7 of 73 T20s

Close call: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Finn Allen are only 1.8 expected points apart, so either is a sound captain. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi tops this XI more often in our simulations (18% against 14%). Captaining Finn Allen is a differential pick that fewer teams are likely to make.

  • The captain earns double and the vice-captain one and a half times their points, so these two picks swing a fantasy team more than any other. Put your two highest expected scorers there.
  • When expected points are close, prefer the player who tops the scoring more often (the simulated share and the record below), or pick the other one as a differential that fewer teams will have.
  • All-rounders and top-order batters are steadier picks: they can score with the bat, the ball and in the field.
Captaincy options from the suggested XI
PlayerExp. ptsTop scorerTop twoBest CBest VC
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi IC33 recent T20s3118%31%24%8/339%3/33
Finn Allen NZVC40 recent T20s3014%26%10%7/7310%7/73
Abhishek Sharma I40 recent T20s2813%25%14%16/1127%8/112
Mitchell Santner NZ40 recent T20s257%18%7%5/755%4/75
Sanju Samson I40 recent T20s2415%23%11%10/908%7/90
Glenn Phillips NZ40 recent T20s236%15%4%2/579%5/57
  • Exp. pts: from the player's recent T20s (up to 25, shown under the name), newest counting most.
  • Top scorer / top two: how often the player scores the most (or is in the top two) in this XI, over 4,000 simulated matches.
  • Best C / VC: how often the player was the match's top (or second-top) fantasy scorer, across both teams, in their T20s of the last three years; not how many people picked them. How we calculate this

Questions about this match

Who are the captains of New Zealand and India?
Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) and Shreyas Iyer (India).
When and where is New Zealand vs India?
Fri 30 Oct 2026, 8:00 pm NZDT (12:30 pm IST), at Eden Park, Auckland.
What is the New Zealand predicted playing 11?
Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Bevon Jacobs, Matthew Fisher, Devon Conway (wk).
What is the India predicted playing 11?
Shreyas Iyer (c), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma (vc), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav.
Who will open the batting for New Zealand?
Devon Conway and Tim Seifert are likely to open for New Zealand.
Who will bowl at the death for New Zealand?
Adam Milne (most often overs 16, 17 and 19) and Jacob Duffy (most often overs 18 and 20) usually bowl at the death for New Zealand.
Who will open the batting for India?
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma are likely to open for India, with Sanju Samson at No. 3.
Who will bowl at the death for India?
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (most often overs 16, 18 and 19) and Prince Yadav (most often overs 17, 19 and 20) usually bowl at the death for India.
What is the Eden Park, Auckland pitch report?
33 T20s have been played at Eden Park, Auckland, with an average first-innings score of 167. Sides batting first have won 16 and chasing sides 16.

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