IND vs NZ 5th T20I | India win toss, opt to bat against New Zealand
The Hindu
India wins the toss and opts to bat in the 5th T20I against New Zealand, making three key changes.
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.
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.
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