India tour of New Zealand 2026/27Nov 1, 2026
Toss: New Zealand, elected to field first, New Zealand v India
New Zealand, elected to field first in the India tour of New Zealand 2026/27 match between New Zealand v India.
5th T20I (N), India tour of New Zealand at Hamilton, Nov 1 2026. The match is at Seddon Park, Hamilton, Hamilton, New Zealand. Format: T20I.
Mitchell Santner captains New Zealand, Shreyas Iyer captains India.
Squads: New Zealand (Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Adam Milne, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner). India (Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar).
What the toss means: the side that bowls first knows the target and can plan the chase, while the side that bats first can put runs on the board and use the pitch while it is fresh. Teams often choose based on dew, pitch speed and how short the format is.
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