Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on the bench again; Shreyas Iyer makes two changes
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was once again left out of the playing XI. The teenager has featured in only two matches in the series, coming into the side when Ishan Kishan was injured. India have already taken an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. They won the first three matches to seal the series before New Zealand bounced back with an 87-run victory in the fourth T20I.
New Zealand opted to bowl first in the fifth and final match of the five-match T20I series against India at Seddon Park, marking the first time captain Mitchell Santner won the toss in the series. Both teams made two changes to their playing lineups. India fielded Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakravarthy, replacing Mayank Yadav and Axar Patel.
New Zealand included Blair Tickner instead of Matt Fisher. Teenage batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who has only played two matches in the series, was once again absent from the lineup. New Zealand's series lead stands at 3-1, with India already winning the first three matches before New Zealand's comeback victory in the fourth T20I.
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