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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 30 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Tom Latham 24 69.5 50.8 J. Raval (6)
2Devon Conway 11 70.3 54.1 W. Young (8), T. Latham (6)
3Kane Williamson 24 120.8 58.3 D. Conway (4), W. Young (1)
4Ross Taylor 14 57.7 60.5 R. Ravindra (9), H. Nicholls (5)
5Henry Nicholls 15 67.0 54.9 D. Mitchell (10), W. Young (2)
6Tom Blundell 12 27.0 56.8 B. Watling (9), D. Mitchell (5)
7Glenn Phillips 7 33.7 69.0 T. Blundell (6), C. de Grandhomme (6)
8Kyle Jamieson 7 42.0 56.0 T. Southee (5), M. Santner (4)
9Tim Southee 9 19.6 77.7 M. Henry (5), K. Jamieson (4)
10Neil Wagner 8 34.7 83.5 T. Southee (6), M. Henry (5)
11Trent Boult 8 20.8 115.3 W. O'Rourke (4), M. Henry (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 30 Tests, the most first

PlayerXIBatsLast
Tom Latham 30/30 1 XI
Tim Southee 27/30 9 -
Kane Williamson 25/30 3 XI
Tom Blundell 23/30 6 XI
Henry Nicholls 20/30 5 -
Matt Henry 18/30 10 -
Neil Wagner 18/30 10 -
Devon Conway 16/30 2 XI
Will Young 15/30 2 -
Daryl Mitchell 15/30 5 XI
Ross Taylor 14/30 4 -
Trent Boult 13/30 11 -
Rachin Ravindra 11/30 4 XI
BJ Watling 11/30 6 -
Kyle Jamieson 11/30 8 -
Glenn Phillips 9/30 7 XI
Colin de Grandhomme 9/30 7 -
Mitchell Santner 7/30 8 -
Jeet Raval 6/30 1 -
6/30 7 -
Daryl Mitchell 5/30 7 -
William O'Rourke 5/30 11 -
Scott Kuggeleijn 4/30 8 -
Ajaz Patel 4/30 10 XI
Blair Tickner 4/30 11 -
Jacob Duffy 3/30 3 XI
Nathan Smith 3/30 8 -
Zakary Foulkes 3/30 9 XI
Michael Rae 2/30 10 XI
Mitchell Hay 1/30 6 -
Ben Sears 1/30 11 -
1/30 - -
Doug Bracewell 1/30 - -
Todd Astle 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 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 30 Tests, Tom Latham batted at one 24 times and Devon Conway at two 11 times.

Who bats at three for New Zealand?

Kane Williamson, 24 times in the last 30 Tests, then Devon Conway (4).

Who has played every Test for New Zealand recently?

Tom Latham played all of New Zealand's last 30 Tests.