India Stats
India Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order
India v Sri Lanka, Tue 22 Dec, 13:30: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one
Updated 1 November 2026, after the New Zealand game
Sanju Samson
Keeper, batted 1
4 10 balls
2
Abhishek Sharma
All-rounder, batted 2
1 2 balls
3
Ishan Kishan
Keeper, batted 3
61 32 balls
4
Shreyas Iyer
Batter, batted 4
50 23 balls
5
Tilak Varma
Batter, batted 5
6 8 balls
6
Naman Dhir
All-rounder, batted 6
33 23 balls
7
Nitish Kumar Reddy
All-rounder, batted 7
22 17 balls
8
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Bowler, batted 8
6 4 balls
9
Prince Yadav
Bowler, batted 9
0* 1 balls
10
Arshdeep Singh
Bowler, batted 10
1* 1 balls
11
Varun Chakaravarthy
Bowler
1-45 bowling
India Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 20 T20Is, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sanju Samson | 11 | 37.4 | 178.7 | A. Sharma (5), V. Sooryavanshi (4) |
| 2Abhishek Sharma | 15 | 34.4 | 221.5 | V. Sooryavanshi (3), S. Gill (1) |
| 3Ishan Kishan | 15 | 36.7 | 153.9 | T. Varma (2), S. Dube (1) |
| 4Shreyas Iyer | 17 | 29.8 | 145.8 | S. Dube (1), S. Yadav (1) |
| 5Tilak Varma | 12 | 39.5 | 132.4 | S. Dube (3), A. Patel (2) |
| 6Tilak Varma | 4 | 94.0 | 184.3 | A. Patel (3), R. Singh (2) |
| 7Shivam Dube | 4 | 38.5 | 187.8 | N. Dhir (2), T. Varma (2) |
| 8Axar Patel | 6 | 15.7 | 120.5 | N. Kumar Reddy (2), N. Dhir (1) |
| 9Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 2.7 | 61.5 | H. Rana (2), V. Chakaravarthy (1) |
| 10Arshdeep Singh | 3 | 7.0 | 70.0 | V. Chakaravarthy (2), P. Yadav (1) |
| 11Prince Yadav | 2 | - | 266.7 | M. Yadav (1), P. Krishna (1) |
India Selections
Every player India picked in the last 20 T20Is, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | 20/20 | 2 | XI |
| Tilak Varma | 20/20 | 5 | XI |
| Ishan Kishan | 17/20 | 3 | XI |
| Shreyas Iyer | 17/20 | 4 | XI |
| Axar Patel | 16/20 | 8 | - |
| Arshdeep Singh | 16/20 | 9 | XI |
| Shivam Dube | 14/20 | 7 | - |
| Sanju Samson | 13/20 | 1 | XI |
| Prince Yadav | 10/20 | 11 | XI |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 8/20 | 1 | - |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 8/20 | 7 | XI |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 7/20 | 10 | XI |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 6/20 | 9 | - |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 6/20 | - | - |
| Naman Dhir | 5/20 | 6 | XI |
| Mayank Yadav | 5/20 | 11 | - |
| Suryansh Shedge | 4/20 | 7 | - |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 4/20 | 8 | XI |
| Harshit Rana | 4/20 | 9 | - |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 3/20 | 5 | - |
| Washington Sundar | 3/20 | 7 | - |
| Prasidh Krishna | 3/20 | 10 | - |
| Yash Thakur | 3/20 | - | - |
| Hardik Pandya | 2/20 | 4 | - |
| Rinku Singh | 2/20 | 6 | - |
| Ashok Sharma | 2/20 | - | - |
| Shubman Gill | 1/20 | 2 | - |
| Jitesh Sharma | 1/20 | 6 | - |
India T20I Lineups Questions
What is India's predicted XI against Sri Lanka?
Until the toss, India's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 1 Nov 2026 against New Zealand: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Who opens the batting for India?
Over the last 20 T20Is, Sanju Samson batted at one 11 times and Abhishek Sharma at two 15 times.
Who bats at three for India?
Ishan Kishan, 15 times in the last 20 T20Is, then Tilak Varma (2).
Who has played every T20I for India recently?
Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma played all of India's last 20 T20Is.