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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 10 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Tom Latham 8 42.0 56.5 D. Conway (1), W. Young (1)
2Devon Conway 9 68.6 60.7 W. Young (1)
3Will Young 3 81.3 53.0 H. Nicholls (3), K. Williamson (3)
4Rachin Ravindra 8 74.6 67.6 H. Nicholls (1), A. Patel (1)
5Daryl Mitchell 7 51.7 57.6 R. Ravindra (2), W. O'Rourke (1)
6Tom Blundell 7 45.1 55.7 D. Mitchell (2)
7Glenn Phillips 5 59.0 72.1 T. Blundell (2), D. Foxcroft (1)
8Nathan Smith 3 26.0 73.6 M. Santner (3), G. Phillips (1)
9Kyle Jamieson 2 45.5 95.8 T. Southee (2), N. Smith (2)
10Ajaz Patel 3 8.0 35.3 M. Henry (2), B. Tickner (2)
11William O'Rourke 6 5.0 13.2 B. Sears (1), M. Henry (1)
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 10 Tests, the most first

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

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 10 Tests, Tom Latham batted at one 8 times and Devon Conway at two 9 times.

Who bats at three for New Zealand?

Will Young, 3 times in the last 10 Tests, then Henry Nicholls (3).

Who has played every Test for New Zealand recently?

Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Tom Blundell played all of New Zealand's last 10 Tests.