IND vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: T20I Series 2026, Match 5 Fantasy Cricket Tips For India vs New Zealand

India will go head-to-head with New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I of the five-match series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, January 31.

In the fourth T20I, New Zealand posted a daunting total of 215/7 in 20 overs, thanks to Devon Conway's 44 and Tim Seifert's 62. In response, India lost wickets at regular intervals as they got bundled out for 165 runs in 18.4 overs. 

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 5, Match Details

Match: India vs New Zealand, T20I Series 2026, Match 5

Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Saturday, January 31

Venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 5 Probable XIs

India

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.

New Zealand

Tim Seifert (wk), Devon Conway/Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 5 Pitch Report

With the average first innings score at this venue being 170 in the three games played here, we can expect batters and bowlers to do well equally. Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the chasing side.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 5 Top Picks

Jasprit Bumrah

Bumrah is coming into this game on the back of an exceptional three-fer, winning the POTM award.

Suryakumar Yadav

Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav scored two consecutive half-centuries, and he has been in rich form.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 5 Captain picks

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma has scored two half-centuries in three matches of the ongoing series, and he would be aiming to score more runs.

Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan has been in attacking form, scoring runs with ease against any given bowler from the opposition.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 5 Head to Head Dream11 team

Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry.

IND vs NZ, T20I Series 2026, Match 5 Grand League Dream11 team

Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry.

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