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New Zealand Playing XI: Predicted Lineup and Batting Order

New Zealand v India, Wed 18 Nov, 22:00: the last XI stands until the toss confirms one

Updated 25 June 2026, after the England game

Match lineups →
1 Tom Latham Keeper, batted 1 155 220 balls 2 Devon Conway Keeper, batted 2 162 240 balls 3 Henry Nicholls Batter, batted 3 52 89 balls 4 Rachin Ravindra All-rounder, batted 4 101 171 balls 5 W William O'Rourke Bowler, batted 5 19 41 balls 6 Daryl Mitchell All-rounder, batted 6 111 274 balls 7 Tom Blundell Keeper, batted 7 48 91 balls 8 Mitchell Santner All-rounder, batted 8 4 15 balls 9 Nathan Smith All-rounder, batted 9 7 33 balls 10 Z Zakary Foulkes Bowler, batted 9 6 41 balls 11 Blair Tickner Bowler, batted 10 4* 6 balls 12 Ben Sears Bowler, batted 11 19 41 balls
Last Test: New Zealand won by 160 runs, 25 Jun 2026. The scorecard →

New Zealand Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 10 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Tom Latham 8 87.3 54.8 D. Conway (1), W. Young (1)
2Devon Conway 8 96.5 60.2 W. Young (2)
3Kane Williamson 5 73.6 62.7 H. Nicholls (3), J. Duffy (2)
4Rachin Ravindra 8 73.4 67.8 H. Nicholls (1), K. Williamson (1)
5Daryl Mitchell 6 50.7 61.2 R. Ravindra (2), W. Young (1)
6Tom Blundell 6 59.5 61.8 D. Mitchell (2), M. Hay (1)
7Glenn Phillips 4 51.8 73.4 M. Bracewell (2), T. Blundell (2)
8Nathan Smith 4 25.3 60.5 M. Santner (3), G. Phillips (1)
9Zakary Foulkes 4 7.3 22.7 K. Jamieson (2), N. Smith (2)
10Matt Henry 3 9.0 58.7 B. Tickner (2), A. Patel (1)
11William O'Rourke 3 5.0 11.4 B. Sears (1), J. Duffy (1)
Inns is how often each batted there. A player who did not bat is left out.

New Zealand Selections

Every player New Zealand picked in the last 10 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Rachin Ravindra 10/10 4 XI
Devon Conway 9/10 2 XI
Tom Blundell 9/10 6 XI
Tom Latham 8/10 1 XI
Daryl Mitchell 8/10 5 XI
Kane Williamson 6/10 3 -
Nathan Smith 6/10 8 XI
Zakary Foulkes 6/10 9 XI
Matt Henry 6/10 10 -
Will Young 5/10 2 -
Glenn Phillips 5/10 7 -
William O'Rourke 5/10 11 XI
Henry Nicholls 4/10 3 XI
Jacob Duffy 4/10 3 -
Mitchell Santner 4/10 8 XI
3/10 7 -
Blair Tickner 3/10 10 XI
Kyle Jamieson 2/10 9 -
Ajaz Patel 2/10 10 -
Michael Rae 2/10 10 -
Ben Sears 2/10 11 XI
Mitchell Hay 1/10 6 -
Dean Foxcroft 1/10 7 -
Tim Southee 1/10 10 -
1/10 - -
Matthew Fisher 1/10 - -

New Zealand Test Lineups Questions

What is New Zealand's predicted XI against India?

Until the toss, New Zealand's last XI stands as the predicted one, from 25 Jun 2026 against England: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Rachin Ravindra, William O'Rourke, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Zakary Foulkes, Blair Tickner, Ben Sears.

Who opens the batting for New Zealand?

Over the last 10 Tests, Tom Latham batted at one 8 times and Devon Conway at two 8 times.

Who bats at three for New Zealand?

Kane Williamson, 5 times in the last 10 Tests, then Henry Nicholls (3).

Who has played every Test for New Zealand recently?

Rachin Ravindra played all of New Zealand's last 10 Tests.