Menu

Account

Create a free account Go Pro

Already have an account? Log in

Fixtures
Upcoming Results Standings
Franchise
International
Next Test India (H)
ICC World Test Championship - Wed 18 Nov, 22:00 Their lineups Preview

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 10 Tests, and the runs there

PositionInnsAvgSRAlso
1Tom Latham 10 81.5 52.1 -
2Devon Conway 7 74.3 57.8 W. Young (3)
3Kane Williamson 9 109.9 55.3 J. Duffy (1)
4Rachin Ravindra 9 84.3 61.3 K. Williamson (1)
5Daryl Mitchell 7 56.6 47.5 W. Young (2), R. Ravindra (1)
6Tom Blundell 7 27.9 71.7 M. Hay (1), D. Mitchell (1)
7Glenn Phillips 7 33.7 69.0 T. Blundell (2), M. Bracewell (1)
8Mitchell Santner 2 63.5 77.4 S. Kuggeleijn (2), G. Phillips (2)
9Matt Henry 4 32.0 88.9 Z. Foulkes (2), N. Smith (1)
10Tim Southee 4 21.5 97.7 M. Henry (3), N. Wagner (1)
11William O'Rourke 4 5.0 8.5 T. Southee (2), J. Duffy (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
Tom Latham 10/10 1 XI
Kane Williamson 10/10 3 XI
Rachin Ravindra 10/10 4 XI
Tom Blundell 9/10 6 XI
Glenn Phillips 9/10 7 XI
Daryl Mitchell 8/10 5 XI
Matt Henry 8/10 9 -
Devon Conway 7/10 2 XI
Tim Southee 7/10 10 -
Will Young 6/10 2 -
William O'Rourke 5/10 11 -
Jacob Duffy 3/10 3 XI
Nathan Smith 3/10 8 -
Mitchell Santner 3/10 8 -
Zakary Foulkes 3/10 9 XI
2/10 7 -
Scott Kuggeleijn 2/10 8 -
Michael Rae 2/10 10 XI
Mitchell Hay 1/10 6 -
Kyle Jamieson 1/10 9 -
Ajaz Patel 1/10 10 XI
Neil Wagner 1/10 10 -
Ben Sears 1/10 11 -
Blair Tickner 1/10 - -
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 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 10 Tests, Tom Latham batted at one 10 times and Devon Conway at two 7 times.

Who bats at three for New Zealand?

Kane Williamson, 9 times in the last 10 Tests, then Jacob Duffy (1).

Who has played every Test for New Zealand recently?

Tom Latham, Kane Williamson, Rachin Ravindra played all of New Zealand's last 10 Tests.