The Indian cricket team took an unassailable lead in the series by winning the first 3 matches of the 5-match series against New Zealand. But after this, New Zealand counterattacked and defeated India in the fourth T20, now both the teams will play the last international match before the T20 World Cup 2026. Know when and where the fifth T20 will be played, its timing and live broadcast details.

New Zealand rarely changes the combination of its winning team, so the visiting team can enter the playing 11 without any change. Whereas Team India can rest either Jasprit Bumrah or Arshdeep Singh under the rotation policy, because both played together in the last T20. In the last match, Ravi Bishnoi and Harshit Rana proved to be very expensive in bowling, both can play in this match. Akshar Patel is unlikely to make a comeback in this match, who was injured in the first match.

When will India vs New Zealand 5th T20 be held?

India vs New Zealand fifth T20 will be played on Saturday, January 31.

Where will India vs New Zealand 5th T20 be held?

India vs New Zealand fifth T20 match will be played at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.

What time will India vs New Zealand 5th T20 start?

The 5th T20 will start at 7 pm. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm.

On which channel will India vs New Zealand 5th T20 be telecast live?

India vs New Zealand fifth T20 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network.

On which app to watch live streaming of India vs New Zealand 5th T20?

There will be live streaming of India vs New Zealand fifth T20 on JioHotstar app and website.

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Indian squad

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey, Abhishek Sharma, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana.

new zealand squad

James Neesham, Devon Conway (wk), Daryl Mitchell, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Mitchell Santner (c), Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Michael Bracewell, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Zakary Fox, Bevon Jacobs.