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
56 23 balls
2
Abhishek Sharma
All-rounder, batted 2
29 24 balls
3
Ishan Kishan
Keeper, batted 3
6 3 balls
4
Shreyas Iyer
Batter, batted 4
16 11 balls
5
Tilak Varma
Batter, batted 5
43 25 balls
6
Naman Dhir
All-rounder, batted 6
0 1 balls
7
Nitish Kumar Reddy
All-rounder, batted 7
41 20 balls
8
Axar Patel
All-rounder, batted 8
3 5 balls
9
Prince Yadav
Bowler, batted 9
0 1 balls
10
Arshdeep Singh
Bowler, batted 10
5* 4 balls
11
Mayank Yadav
Bowler, batted 11
0* 1 balls
India Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 35 T20Is, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Abhishek Sharma | 14 | 29.5 | 186.0 | S. Samson (14), I. Kishan (4) |
| 2Abhishek Sharma | 19 | 36.0 | 199.4 | S. Gill (9), S. Samson (5) |
| 3Ishan Kishan | 10 | 40.1 | 194.1 | T. Varma (10), S. Yadav (9) |
| 4Suryakumar Yadav | 18 | 33.7 | 152.4 | T. Varma (7), S. Iyer (6) |
| 5Hardik Pandya | 10 | 39.4 | 172.1 | S. Dube (6), T. Varma (5) |
| 6Shivam Dube | 10 | 33.4 | 161.8 | H. Pandya (8), T. Varma (4) |
| 7Rinku Singh | 6 | 37.5 | 187.5 | S. Dube (4), H. Pandya (3) |
| 8Axar Patel | 10 | 7.2 | 116.1 | S. Dube (2), H. Rana (1) |
| 9Arshdeep Singh | 9 | 4.1 | 100.0 | M. Shami (2), W. Sundar (1) |
| 10Ravi Bishnoi | 4 | 13.0 | 144.4 | V. Chakaravarthy (3), A. Singh (2) |
| 11Jasprit Bumrah | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | M. Yadav (2), V. Chakaravarthy (1) |
India Selections
Every player India picked in the last 35 T20Is, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | 34/35 | 2 | XI |
| Tilak Varma | 29/35 | 3 | XI |
| Shivam Dube | 28/35 | 6 | - |
| Axar Patel | 28/35 | 8 | XI |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 27/35 | 4 | - |
| Hardik Pandya | 27/35 | 5 | - |
| Sanju Samson | 26/35 | 1 | XI |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 25/35 | 10 | - |
| Arshdeep Singh | 23/35 | 9 | XI |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 20/35 | 11 | - |
| Ishan Kishan | 18/35 | 3 | XI |
| Rinku Singh | 14/35 | 7 | - |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 14/35 | 11 | - |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 12/35 | 10 | - |
| Shubman Gill | 10/35 | 2 | - |
| Harshit Rana | 8/35 | 7 | - |
| Washington Sundar | 8/35 | 9 | - |
| Shreyas Iyer | 7/35 | 4 | XI |
| Jitesh Sharma | 5/35 | 7 | - |
| Naman Dhir | 4/35 | 6 | XI |
| Mayank Yadav | 4/35 | 11 | XI |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 3/35 | 7 | XI |
| Dhruv Jurel | 3/35 | 8 | - |
| Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | 2/35 | 1 | - |
| Prince Yadav | 2/35 | 9 | XI |
| Mohammed Shami | 2/35 | 9 | - |
| Yash Thakur | 1/35 | - | - |
| Mohammad Siraj | 1/35 | - | - |
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 14 Oct 2026 against West Indies: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav.
Who opens the batting for India?
Over the last 35 T20Is, Abhishek Sharma batted at one 14 times and Abhishek Sharma at two 19 times.
Who bats at three for India?
Ishan Kishan, 10 times in the last 35 T20Is, then Tilak Varma (10).
Who has played every T20I for India recently?
Nobody played all of India's last 35 T20Is. Abhishek Sharma played the most, 34.