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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 20 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Tom Latham 18 58.3 52.5 D. Conway (1), W. Young (1)
2Devon Conway 14 65.5 56.9 W. Young (6)
3Kane Williamson 11 74.6 45.5 W. Young (3), H. Nicholls (3)
4Rachin Ravindra 9 80.9 66.2 H. Nicholls (6), D. Conway (2)
5Daryl Mitchell 14 70.5 56.6 H. Nicholls (3), R. Ravindra (2)
6Tom Blundell 16 51.3 47.4 D. Mitchell (3)
7Glenn Phillips 8 66.1 77.9 M. Bracewell (4), T. Blundell (3)
8Mitchell Santner 5 20.0 54.9 K. Jamieson (5), I. Sodhi (3)
9Tim Southee 10 18.0 68.2 K. Jamieson (3), N. Smith (2)
10Ajaz Patel 5 8.6 33.9 M. Henry (4), T. Southee (3)
11William O'Rourke 7 3.5 13.5 A. Patel (6), T. Boult (3)
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 20 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Tom Blundell 20/20 6 XI
Tom Latham 18/20 1 XI
Devon Conway 18/20 2 XI
Daryl Mitchell 18/20 5 XI
Rachin Ravindra 13/20 4 XI
Tim Southee 13/20 9 -
Ajaz Patel 13/20 11 -
Henry Nicholls 12/20 4 XI
Kane Williamson 11/20 3 -
Will Young 10/20 2 -
Glenn Phillips 10/20 7 -
William O'Rourke 9/20 11 XI
Kyle Jamieson 8/20 8 -
Matt Henry 8/20 10 -
Michael Bracewell 7/20 7 -
Mitchell Santner 7/20 8 XI
Nathan Smith 5/20 8 XI
Ish Sodhi 4/20 8 -
Zakary Foulkes 3/20 9 XI
Trent Boult 3/20 11 -
Ross Taylor 2/20 4 -
Blair Tickner 2/20 10 XI
Neil Wagner 2/20 10 -
William Somerville 2/20 10 -
Ben Sears 2/20 11 XI
Jacob Duffy 1/20 3 -
Dean Foxcroft 1/20 7 -
Colin de Grandhomme 1/20 7 -
Matthew Fisher 1/20 - -

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 20 Tests, Tom Latham batted at one 18 times and Devon Conway at two 14 times.

Who bats at three for New Zealand?

Kane Williamson, 11 times in the last 20 Tests, then Will Young (3).

Who has played every Test for New Zealand recently?

Tom Blundell played all of New Zealand's last 20 Tests.