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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 1 238 376 balls 2 Devon Conway Keeper, batted 2 327 506 balls 3 Jacob Duffy Bowler, batted 3 17 25 balls 4 Kane Williamson Batter, batted 4 71 97 balls 5 Rachin Ravindra All-rounder, batted 5 118* 129 balls 6 Daryl Mitchell All-rounder, batted 6 11 30 balls 7 Tom Blundell Keeper, batted 7 4 14 balls 8 Glenn Phillips Keeper, batted 8 29 49 balls 9 Z Zakary Foulkes Bowler, batted 9 1 5 balls 10 Ajaz Patel Bowler, batted 10 30* 30 balls 11 Michael Rae Bowler 2-115 bowling
Last Test: New Zealand won by 323 runs, 17 Dec 2025. The scorecard →

New Zealand Batting Order

Who batted where over the last 20 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Tom Latham 20 71.7 50.9 -
2Devon Conway 11 70.3 54.1 W. Young (7), T. Blundell (2)
3Kane Williamson 15 123.8 56.3 D. Conway (4), J. Duffy (1)
4Rachin Ravindra 9 84.3 61.3 H. Nicholls (5), R. Taylor (4)
5Daryl Mitchell 10 68.0 51.1 H. Nicholls (5), W. Young (2)
6Tom Blundell 11 28.3 61.5 D. Mitchell (5), B. Watling (2)
7Glenn Phillips 7 33.7 69.0 T. Blundell (6), M. Bracewell (2)
8Kyle Jamieson 5 32.3 54.2 M. Santner (2), S. Kuggeleijn (2)
9Matt Henry 5 40.8 91.9 T. Southee (5), K. Jamieson (2)
10Tim Southee 6 16.7 87.0 N. Wagner (5), M. Henry (4)
11William O'Rourke 4 5.0 8.5 M. Henry (2), T. Boult (2)
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 Latham 20/20 1 XI
Tom Blundell 19/20 6 XI
Tim Southee 17/20 10 -
Kane Williamson 16/20 3 XI
Devon Conway 15/20 2 XI
Daryl Mitchell 15/20 5 XI
Matt Henry 14/20 9 -
Will Young 13/20 2 -
Rachin Ravindra 11/20 4 XI
Henry Nicholls 10/20 4 -
Glenn Phillips 9/20 7 XI
Neil Wagner 9/20 10 -
Kyle Jamieson 7/20 8 -
6/20 7 -
William O'Rourke 5/20 11 -
Ross Taylor 4/20 4 -
Mitchell Santner 4/20 8 -
Scott Kuggeleijn 4/20 8 -
Blair Tickner 4/20 11 -
Trent Boult 4/20 11 -
Jacob Duffy 3/20 3 XI
Nathan Smith 3/20 8 -
Zakary Foulkes 3/20 9 XI
BJ Watling 2/20 6 -
Colin de Grandhomme 2/20 7 -
Michael Rae 2/20 10 XI
Mitchell Hay 1/20 6 -
Daryl Mitchell 1/20 7 -
Ajaz Patel 1/20 10 XI
Ben Sears 1/20 11 -
1/20 - -
Doug Bracewell 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 17 Dec 2025 against West Indies: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell, Glenn Phillips, Zakary Foulkes, Ajaz Patel, Michael Rae.

Who opens the batting for New Zealand?

Over the last 20 Tests, Tom Latham batted at one 20 times and Devon Conway at two 11 times.

Who bats at three for New Zealand?

Kane Williamson, 15 times in the last 20 Tests, then Devon Conway (4).

Who has played every Test for New Zealand recently?

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