India batting order and playing 11, T20I 2026
India most often opened with Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in T20I 2026, with Ishan Kishan at No. 3.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanju Samson | 1 (12), 2 (6), 3 (2) | 20 | 514 | 173.1 |
| 1 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 1 (5), 2 (3) | 8 | 246 | 186.4 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | 2 (20), 1 (9) | 29 | 692 | 191.7 |
| 3 | Ishan Kishan | 3 (22), 1 (4), 5 (2), 2 (1) | 29 | 1032 | 173.2 |
| 4 | Shreyas Iyer | 4 (15), 5 (1) | 16 | 504 | 154.6 |
| 4 | Suryakumar Yadav | 4 (11), 5 (2), 3 (1) | 14 | 484 | 161.3 |
| 5 | Tilak VarmaMoved around | 5 (10), 6 (7), 3 (5), 7 (2) | 24 | 588 | 156.8 |
| 5 | Hardik PandyaMoved around | 5 (6), 6 (3), 7 (2), 4 (1) | 12 | 286 | 165.3 |
| 5 | Washington SundarMoved around | 5 (1), 6 (1), 7 (1), 9 (1) | 4 | 32 | 94.1 |
| 6 | Shivam DubeMoved around | 6 (8), 7 (7), 5 (5), 4 (2), 8 (2) | 24 | 525 | 164.6 |
| 6 | Rinku SinghMoved around | 6 (4), 7 (4), 4 (1), 8 (1) | 10 | 152 | 139.4 |
| 6 | Naman Dhir | 6 (1), 7 (1) | 2 | 14 | 233.3 |
| 7 | Harshit RanaMoved around | 7 (3), 9 (2), 8 (1) | 6 | 53 | 106.0 |
| 7 | Suryansh Shedge | 7 (1), 8 (1) | 2 | 8 | 72.7 |
| 7 | Nitish Kumar Reddy | 7 (1) | 1 | 21 | 150.0 |
| 8 | Axar Patel | 8 (11), 6 (2), 5 (1), 7 (1) | 15 | 98 | 99.0 |
| 8 | Ravi Bishnoi | 8 (1) | 1 | 10 | 100.0 |
| 9 | Arshdeep Singh | 9 (7), 10 (3) | 10 | 38 | 86.4 |
| 10 | Varun Chakravarthy | 10 (3), 9 (2) | 5 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 10 | Jasprit Bumrah | 10 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 4 | 133.3 |
| 10 | Prasidh Krishna | 10 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 2 | 66.7 |
| 11 | Prince Yadav | 11 (2), 10 (1) | 3 | 21 | 233.3 |
| 11 | Kuldeep Yadav | 11 (1) | 1 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 11 | Mayank Yadav | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for India in T20I 2026?
India most often opened with Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in T20I 2026, with Ishan Kishan at No. 3.
Who batted as India's finisher?
Tilak Varma batted most often at No. 5 (24 innings, 588 runs).
How settled was the India top order?
Sanju Samson batted at No. 1 in 60% of their innings; Vaibhav Sooryavanshi batted at No. 1 in 63% of their innings.