Hamilton Finale Preview: Sooryavanshi and Kuldeep in Predicted Changes, Nothing Confirmed Yet

India's final T20I against New Zealand in Hamilton today has sparked plenty of predicted changes, but none of them are confirmed yet — the confirmed team will only be known at the toss at 12:00 PM IST.

The fifth and final T20I starts at 12:30 PM IST at Seddon Park in Hamilton, with India leading the series 3-1.

The most-discussed predicted change is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi coming in for Sanju Samson, with previews pointing to Samson's series scores of 67, 14, 18 and 4.

Wrist-spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy are also talked about as possible inclusions, possibly in place of Naman Dhir, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar is talked about as likely to miss out after taking 1 wicket in 3 matches at an economy of about 11.58.

None of this is a confirmed team: the previews disagree with each other — one predicted side has Ishan Kishan keeping wicket with Sooryavanshi and Kuldeep in, while another keeps the opening pair unchanged with no Kuldeep or Varun.

Treat all of it as prediction only; the confirmed playing XI will be posted once it is officially announced at the toss.