Live: India won the toss and chose batting, 3 changes in playing 11; Sanju is not out

The fifth T20 between India and New Zealand is at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The Indian team would like to end the series with a win in the match. Earlier on Wednesday, Team India had to face defeat in the fourth match of the series played in Visakhapatnam.

Now Team India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, will try to end the series 4-1 by winning the fifth T20. Some changes may also be seen in India’s playing 11 for the last T20. Ishan Kishan may return to the team. Apart from this, Shreyas Iyer may also get a chance. Whereas wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson can be dropped from the playing 11.

Sanju has flopped badly in all four matches so far. In the first ODI played in Nagpur, Sanju returned to the pavilion after scoring only 10 runs. After this, in the second T20 held in Raipur, Samson could score only 06 runs. The limit was reached when he was out on zero runs in the third match in Guwahati. Even after this, Sanju was trusted and included in the fourth T20. But even in the fourth match he could score only 24 runs.

Preparation for T20 World Cup

Let us tell you that the ongoing T20 series against New Zealand is the last series for India before the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. However, the thing to note is that the Indian team has won the series by winning the first 3 matches. But Team India had to face defeat in the fourth match.

Indian squad for T20 series

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Harshit Rana, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty.

New Zealand’s squad for T20 series

Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Santner (captain), Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Zachary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Lockie Ferguson, Bevan Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson.