IND vs NZ 5th T20I Playing XI: The 5th and last match of the T20 series between India and New Zealand is being played at Sedan Park in Hamilton. In this match, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss for the first time. He won the toss and decided to bowl first and invited India to bat. Indian team has entered the field in this match with two major changes. 36 year old fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has returned.
Apart from him, mystery spinner Varun Chakraborty has also been included in the playing-11. Varun Chakraborty has returned from injury after a long time. At the same time, 15 year old young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi has once again been ignored. He did not get a chance to play in this match. See the playing-11 of both the teams…
Whose card was cut in the 5th T20?
There have been two major changes in the Indian team in the 5th T20 against New Zealand. Bhuvi and Varun Chakraborty were included in the playing-11. Bhuvi was brought back in the playing-11 in place of Mayank Yadav. At the same time, Varun Chakraborty has got a chance in place of Akshar Patel, who has been rested for this match.
New Zealand also made changes
New Zealand has also made changes in its playing-11 in the last T20 match of the series. Kiwi team captain Mitchell Santner said that Blair Tickner has returned to the playing-11, while Matt Fisher has been rested.
Playing-11 of both the teams
India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.
New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevan Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner.