India’s captain, Suryakumar Yadav, won the toss and chose to bat first in the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand on January 31.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments
“We will bat first to challenge ourselves and let our bowlers defend the target. The pitch looks good. We have three changes: Axar, Ishan, and another player. Sanju Samson is playing tonight in Trivandrum. We are also waiting for Tilak,” Suryakumar Yadav stated.
New Zealand’s captain, Mitchell Santner, remained unfazed after losing the toss.
“We’re fine with the toss result. I don’t think the dew will affect the game. We made four changes to rest some players. It’s great to have Lockie and Finn back,” he commented.
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?
Suryakumar Yadav, the captain of India, won the toss and elected to bat first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss occurred at 06:30 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bat first?
Suryakumar Yadav chose to bat first to test the batting order.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
The match is being held at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.
