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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 40 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Tom Latham 38 64.8 51.0 D. Conway (1), W. Young (1)
2Devon Conway 27 68.4 54.5 W. Young (13)
3Kane Williamson 25 96.5 51.4 D. Conway (5), W. Young (4)
4Rachin Ravindra 18 82.6 63.6 H. Nicholls (11), R. Taylor (6)
5Daryl Mitchell 24 69.5 54.2 H. Nicholls (8), R. Ravindra (3)
6Tom Blundell 28 42.1 50.1 D. Mitchell (8), M. Hay (1)
7Glenn Phillips 15 51.0 74.9 T. Blundell (9), M. Bracewell (6)
8Kyle Jamieson 9 19.3 40.8 M. Santner (7), N. Smith (5)
9Tim Southee 15 21.2 70.4 M. Henry (7), K. Jamieson (5)
10Tim Southee 9 21.7 84.1 M. Henry (8), N. Wagner (7)
11William O'Rourke 11 4.3 10.1 T. Boult (6), A. Patel (6)
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 40 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Tom Latham 38/40 1 XI
Tom Blundell 38/40 6 XI
Devon Conway 35/40 2 XI
Daryl Mitchell 34/40 5 XI
Tim Southee 29/40 9 -
Kane Williamson 26/40 3 -
Rachin Ravindra 24/40 4 XI
Will Young 23/40 2 -
Henry Nicholls 22/40 4 XI
Matt Henry 22/40 10 -
Glenn Phillips 19/40 7 -
Ajaz Patel 15/40 10 -
Kyle Jamieson 14/40 8 -
William O'Rourke 14/40 11 XI
13/40 7 -
Neil Wagner 12/40 10 -
Mitchell Santner 10/40 8 XI
Nathan Smith 8/40 8 XI
Trent Boult 7/40 11 -
Ross Taylor 6/40 4 -
Zakary Foulkes 6/40 9 XI
Blair Tickner 6/40 10 XI
Jacob Duffy 4/40 3 -
Colin de Grandhomme 4/40 7 -
Ish Sodhi 4/40 8 -
Scott Kuggeleijn 4/40 8 -
Ben Sears 3/40 11 XI
Michael Rae 2/40 10 -
William Somerville 2/40 10 -
Mitchell Hay 1/40 6 -
BJ Watling 1/40 6 -
Dean Foxcroft 1/40 7 -
1/40 - -
Matthew Fisher 1/40 - -
Doug Bracewell 1/40 - -

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 40 Tests, Tom Latham batted at one 38 times and Devon Conway at two 27 times.

Who bats at three for New Zealand?

Kane Williamson, 25 times in the last 40 Tests, then Devon Conway (5).

Who has played every Test for New Zealand recently?

Nobody played all of New Zealand's last 40 Tests. Tom Latham played the most, 38.