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IND vs NZ: Sanju Samson out? This will be India’s playing XI in the 5th T20
Sanjeev Kumar | January 30, 2026 5:23 PM CST

With which team will Team India enter the fifth T20 (Photo-PTI)

The Indian cricket team has won the T20 series against New Zealand but lost in the fourth match. Now the last match against this team is to be played at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The Indian team will try to win this match at any cost because this is the last match of the Indian team before the T20 World Cup. Now the question is, with which playing eleven will the Indian team take the field to win this match?

Which players will Team India drop?

indian cricket team Two changes can be made in the playing eleven in the fifth T20. It is being told that Ishan Kishan may return to the team in the fifth T20, while Varun Chakraborty can also play in this match. Ishan Kishan did not play in the last match due to strain, while Varun Chakraborty was rested in the last two matches. Bumrah may be rested in the last T20 while Ravi Bishnoi may also be out of the team.

Will Sanju Samson be out?

Thiruvananthapuram is Sanju Samson's home ground and the question is whether he will be given a chance? Let us tell you that this player has proved to be a failure in the last four matches. Questions are constantly being raised on his performance. Sanju Samson has scored only one half-century in the last 15 T20 innings. Well, it is believed that this player will be given a chance once again. If Sanju Samson performs well in this match, then it may be easier for him to play in the T20 World Cup, otherwise it seems that now only Ishan Kishan will be seen playing in his place.

India's probable playing eleven- Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty.


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