The fifth and last match of the India vs New Zealand 5-match T20 series is to be played today i.e. Saturday, January 31 at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Team India, which has already taken an unassailable lead in the series, will once again look to rotate its players. There can be two major changes in the Indian playing XI in the fifth T20. Ishan Kishan and Akshar Patel may return to the team. Ishan Kishan could not play the last match due to injury, while Axar Patel has been out of the playing XI since the first T20. In such a situation, the question is who will replace these two players.
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Hardik Pandya may get rest
Hardik Pandya, who has played four consecutive T20 matches, may be rested in the fifth T20. Hardik Pandya is under pressure in both bowling and batting departments. Although he was given rest from bowling in the last T20, but in view of the upcoming T20 World Cup, the team management can give him rest to manage his workload. In such a situation, he can be replaced by Akshar Patel, who can contribute with the ball as well as the bat.
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Who will replace Ishan Kishan?
In the last match, India had fielded with 6 bowlers, this experiment failed. In such a situation, when Ishan Kishan returns in the fifth T20, there may be one bowler less. If Akshar Patel is directly replacing Hardik Pandya, then either Harshit Rana or Kuldeep Yadav can be dismissed. The arrival of Ishan Kishan will strengthen the Indian batting. India Probable Playing XI- Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.
