With the series decided, India made two changes for the fifth T20I at Hamilton, adding Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Varun Chakravarthy while 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi remained on the bench. Sooryavanshi had mixed outings in the series. Head coach Gautam Gambhir said his duty is to take the right, not popular, decisions and ensure dressing-room stability.