India tour of New Zealand 2026 · 5th T20I · Sun 1 Nov, 8:00 pm NZDT (12:30 pm IST)

New Zealand vs India 5th T20I prediction, players and playing 11

New Zealand won by 7 wickets in the 5th T20I of the India tour of New Zealand 2026 on Sun 1 Nov, Seddon Park, Hamilton.

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Result and fantasy points

New Zealand won by 7 wickets · Player of the match: Adam Milne

Our predicted playing 11sNew Zealand: 10 of 11 playedIndia: 9 of 11 played
Our suggested fantasy XI244 pointsCaptain Finn Allen: 3 points (16th best in the match)
Best possible team, with hindsight512 pointsCaptain Tim Seifert, vice-captain Adam Milne
Top fantasy scorers
PlayerBatBowlFieldPoints
Tim Seifert NZ670473
Adam Milne NZ058060
Glenn Phillips NZ500456
Ishan Kishan I480454
Shreyas Iyer I410043
Daryl Mitchell NZ250835
Nathan Smith NZ020830
Nitish Kumar Reddy I1312027
Naman Dhir I220024
Blair Tickner NZ020022
Arshdeep Singh I18011

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: too close to call, 52% to 48%.

  • The two predicted XIs are almost level on recent T20 form: 225 expected fantasy points against 220 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 WLLLW; India LWWWN
  • At Seddon Park, Hamilton, chasing sides have won 5 of 14 T20s and sides batting first 9.

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, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert (wk), Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Adam Milne, Bevon Jacobs, Nathan Smith, Matthew Fisher, Devon Conway (wk), Josh Clarkson, Blair Tickner

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

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

New Zealand predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Mitchell SantnercaptainAR · 25+ T20s253314622816
Finn AllenBAT · 25+ T20s292731113923
Glenn PhillipsAR · 25+ T20s268320596011
Daryl MitchellAR · 25+ T20s222368142027
Tim SeifertWK · 25+ T20s218-371912
Michael BracewellAR · 25+ T20s1957-492612
Jacob DuffyBOWL · 25+ T20s1762-410238
Adam MilneBOWL · 25+ T20s1515-410-32
Bevon JacobsBAT · 25+ T20s171029392757
Nathan SmithAR · 24 T20s1661202715
Matthew FisherBOWL · 3 T20s13206-4
Rest of the squad (3)
Devon ConwayWK · 25+ T20s21201720026
Josh ClarksonAR · 18 T20s17423422728
Blair TicknerBOWL · 20 T20s13663818

India predicted playing 11

PlayerExp. ptsLast 5 games
Shreyas IyercaptainBAT · 25+ T20s2221-142818
Abhishek SharmaAR · 25+ T20s28328818276
Ishan KishanWK · 25+ T20s250327635
Sanju SamsonWK · 25+ T20s23514115818
Tilak VarmaAR · 25+ T20s232335056
Nitish Kumar ReddyAR · 25+ T20s21291231127
Naman DhirBAT · 25+ T20s20199313424
Axar PatelAR · 25+ T20s18102013272
Arshdeep SinghBOWL · 25+ T20s15141222142
Prince YadavBOWL · 25+ T20s1423014214
Mayank YadavBOWL · 22 T20s153810-4038
Rest of the squad (5)
Vaibhav SooryavanshiBAT · 25+ T20s3137-2163663
Shivam DubeAR · 25+ T20s172-2247-2
Bhuvneshwar KumarBOWL · 25+ T20s17060222
Varun ChakravarthyBOWL · 25+ T20s165182155
Kuldeep YadavBOWL · 25+ T20s1562438-4-2

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

Tim Seifert and Finn Allen are likely to open for New Zealand, with Daryl Mitchell at No. 3.

  1. 1Tim Seifertopens
  2. 2Finn Allenopens
  3. 3Daryl MitchellNos. 3–4
  4. 4Glenn PhillipsNos. 1–4
  5. 5Bevon JacobsNo. 5
  6. 6Michael BracewellNo. 6
  7. 7Mitchell SantnerNos. 6–7
  8. 8Nathan Smith
  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, 3 and 5); Adam Milne (pace, most often overs 2, 4 and 5)
Middle overs 7–15
Mitchell Santner (spin, most often overs 7, 9 and 11); Michael Bracewell (spin, most often overs 7, 8 and 10); Matthew Fisher (pace)
Death overs 16–20
Nathan Smith (pace, most often overs 16, 17 and 18); Adam Milne (pace, most often overs 16, 17 and 19)

India probable batting order

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

  1. 1Sanju Samsonopens
  2. 2Abhishek Sharmaopens
  3. 3Ishan KishanNos. 3–5
  4. 4Shreyas IyerNo. 4
  5. 5Axar PatelNos. 5–8
  6. 6Tilak VarmaNos. 5–6
  7. 7Nitish Kumar ReddyNos. 6–8
  8. 8Naman Dhir
  9. 9Arshdeep Singh
  10. 10Prince Yadav
  11. 11Mayank Yadav

India: who bowls when

Arshdeep Singh and Mayank Yadav are likely to take the new ball.

Powerplay overs 1–6
Mayank Yadav (pace, most often overs 1, 3 and 5); Arshdeep Singh (pace, most often overs 2, 4 and 5)
Middle overs 7–15
Axar Patel (spin, most often overs 8, 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
Nitish Kumar Reddy (pace, most often overs 16, 19 and 20); 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.

Seddon Park, Hamilton pitch report

14 T20s have been played at Seddon Park, Hamilton, with an average first-innings score of 180. Sides batting first have won 9 and chasing sides 5. Captains who won the toss chose to field 8 times out of 14. Full Seddon Park, Hamilton 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 · 2

Batters · 3

All-rounders · 3

Bowlers · 3

  • Option 2: Tilak Varma in for Sanju Samson (290 expected points, against 290)
  • Option 3: Tim Seifert in for Mitchell Santner (286 expected points, against 290)

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

CaptainFinn Allen NZExpected 29 points, so about 59 as captain (2×)Top scorer of this XI in 15% of 4,000 simulated matchesTop scorer of the match in 7 of 74 T20s
Vice-captainAbhishek Sharma IExpected 28 points, so about 42 as vice-captain (1.5×)In the XI's top two in 27% of 4,000 simulated matchesSecond-top scorer of the match in 8 of 113 T20s

Close call: Finn Allen and Abhishek Sharma are only 1.4 expected points apart, so either is a sound captain. Finn Allen tops this XI more often in our simulations (15% against 14%). Captaining Abhishek Sharma 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
Finn Allen NZC40 recent T20s2915%28%9%7/749%7/74
Abhishek Sharma IVC40 recent T20s2814%27%14%16/1137%8/113
Glenn Phillips NZ40 recent T20s269%17%5%3/589%5/58
Mitchell Santner NZ40 recent T20s256%18%7%5/765%4/76
Ishan Kishan I40 recent T20s2514%27%14%11/796%5/79
Sanju Samson I40 recent T20s2317%24%11%10/918%7/91
  • 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?
Sun 1 Nov 2026, 8:00 pm NZDT (12:30 pm IST), at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
What is the New Zealand predicted playing 11?
Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Tim Seifert (wk), Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Adam Milne, Bevon Jacobs, Nathan Smith, Matthew Fisher.
What is the India predicted playing 11?
Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma (vc), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav.
Who will open the batting for New Zealand?
Tim Seifert and Finn Allen are likely to open for New Zealand, with Daryl Mitchell at No. 3.
Who will bowl at the death for New Zealand?
Nathan Smith (most often overs 16, 17 and 18) and Adam Milne (most often overs 16, 17 and 19) usually bowl at the death for New Zealand.
Who will open the batting for India?
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma are likely to open for India, with Ishan Kishan at No. 3.
Who will bowl at the death for India?
Nitish Kumar Reddy (most often overs 16, 19 and 20) and Prince Yadav (most often overs 17, 19 and 20) usually bowl at the death for India.
What is the Seddon Park, Hamilton pitch report?
14 T20s have been played at Seddon Park, Hamilton, with an average first-innings score of 180. Sides batting first have won 9 and chasing sides 5.

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