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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 30 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Tom Latham 23 55.9 48.3 J. Raval (5), D. Conway (1)
2Devon Conway 17 76.2 54.7 W. Young (6), T. Latham (5)
3Kane Williamson 19 68.2 46.3 W. Young (4), H. Nicholls (3)
4Ross Taylor 12 47.8 57.0 R. Ravindra (9), H. Nicholls (6)
5Daryl Mitchell 14 70.5 56.6 H. Nicholls (12), R. Ravindra (2)
6Tom Blundell 17 50.2 47.2 B. Watling (8), D. Mitchell (3)
7Glenn Phillips 8 66.1 77.9 C. de Grandhomme (8), M. Bracewell (4)
8Mitchell Santner 7 18.6 48.9 K. Jamieson (6), I. Sodhi (4)
9Tim Southee 12 18.5 68.5 K. Jamieson (4), W. Somerville (3)
10Ajaz Patel 8 9.8 39.2 T. Southee (5), N. Wagner (5)
11Trent Boult 8 13.8 80.6 A. Patel (7), W. O'Rourke (7)
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 30 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Tom Latham 28/30 1 XI
Tom Blundell 24/30 6 XI
Devon Conway 21/30 2 XI
Henry Nicholls 21/30 5 XI
Tim Southee 21/30 9 -
Kane Williamson 19/30 3 -
Daryl Mitchell 19/30 5 XI
Ajaz Patel 18/30 10 -
Rachin Ravindra 13/30 4 XI
Ross Taylor 12/30 4 -
Will Young 11/30 2 -
Glenn Phillips 11/30 7 -
Mitchell Santner 11/30 8 XI
Kyle Jamieson 10/30 8 -
Matt Henry 10/30 10 -
Trent Boult 10/30 11 -
BJ Watling 9/30 6 -
Colin de Grandhomme 9/30 7 -
Neil Wagner 9/30 10 -
William O'Rourke 9/30 11 XI
Michael Bracewell 7/30 7 -
Jeet Raval 6/30 1 -
William Somerville 6/30 9 -
Nathan Smith 5/30 8 XI
Ish Sodhi 5/30 8 -
Zakary Foulkes 3/30 9 XI
Blair Tickner 2/30 10 XI
Ben Sears 2/30 11 XI
Jacob Duffy 1/30 3 -
Dean Foxcroft 1/30 7 -
Todd Astle 1/30 8 -
Lockie Ferguson 1/30 11 -
Matthew Fisher 1/30 - -

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 30 Tests, Tom Latham batted at one 23 times and Devon Conway at two 17 times.

Who bats at three for New Zealand?

Kane Williamson, 19 times in the last 30 Tests, then Will Young (4).

Who has played every Test for New Zealand recently?

Nobody played all of New Zealand's last 30 Tests. Tom Latham played the most, 28.