Overview:
Suryakumar Yadav has opted to bat first to test the batters.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and elected to bat first in the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand on January 31.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bat first as we want to test ourselves and allow our bowlers to defend the total. The pitch looks good. We have three changes. Axar, Ishan and I don’t remember the third one. Trivandrum, Sanju Samson is playing tonight. We are waiting for Tilak,” Suryakumar Yadav said.
New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner is not worried after losing the toss.
“We are happy with the outcome of the toss. I don’t think the dew will impact the game. We have four changes in order to give rest to some of the players. It is nice to have Lockie and Finn back,” he said.
Playing XIs
India: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Sanju Samson (wk), 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Rinku Singh, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Shivam Dube, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Varun Chakravarthy, 11 Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand: 1 Tim Seifert (wk), 2 Finn Allen, 3 Rachin Ravindra, 4 Glenn Phillips, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Bevon Jacobs, 7 Mitchell Santner (capt), 8 Kyle Jamieson, 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Lockie Ferguson, 11 Jacob Duffy
Toss Result Today – India vs New Zealand 5th T20I
Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs New Zealand 5th T20I?
India captain Suryakumar Yadav has won the toss and decided to bat first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 06:30 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Suryakumar Yadav has opted to bat first to test the batters.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram