NZ vs ENG Match Preview- 2nd T20I, England Tour of New Zealand 2025
Published - 20 Oct 2025, 09:00 AM
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New Zealand will go head-to-head against England in the second of the three-match T20I series. The NZ vs ENG Match Preview provides today's match details for the second T20I of the England tour of New Zealand 2025.
NZ vs ENG Match Preview- 2nd T20I, England Tour of New Zealand 2025:
Date and Venue:
The NZ vs ENG match will be played on October 20 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. The game will start at 11:45 AM IST.
Squads:
New Zealand
Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Tim Seifert (wk)
England
Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), Brydon Carse, Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Luke Wood
NZ vs ENG Key battles:
Rachin Ravindra vs Luke Wood
Rachin Ravindra would want to have a good outing with the bat in the upcoming game after not getting a chance to bat in the first T20I against England.
Ravindra will have to tackle the bowling of Luke Wood, who has been impressive with the ball in the limited opportunities he has had in international cricket, in addition to his performances in T20 leagues around the world.
Daryl Mitchell vs Adi Rashid
Daryl Mitchell, one of the most experienced batters in the current batting lineup of New Zealand, will have to take the responsibility and score runs for the team while batting in the middle order.
Mitchell will go head-to-head against Adil Rashid, who will be entrusted to pick wickets in the middle overs for England.
Jos Buttler vs Matt Henry
England's former white ball skipper Jos Buttler would be disappointed to get out after getting set in the first match of the series and would want to make up for it by playing a match-winning innings in the next game.
Buttler will be up against Matt Henry, who would wish to get the better of Buttler in the initial couple of overs.
Harry Brook vs Mitchell Santner
Like Buttler, the present English white ball captain, Harry Brook, also failed to convert the start that he got in the previous match and would want to get things correct in game number two of the three-match series.
Brook will face the challenge of his counterpart, Mitchell Satner, who will look to pick wickets in the middle phase of England's batting innings.
NZ vs ENG Key Players:
NZ- Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry
ENG- Harry Brook, Philip Salt, Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood
NZ vs ENG Weather Report:
There is a 57% chance of rain during the game in Christchurch with a maximum temperature of 21°C and a minimum of 12°C.
Conclusion
New Zealand would want to win the match to get rid of the string of losses in this format of the game.
England, on the other hand, would like to put on an improved performance with the bat as they looked to bat in a single way that was to hit every ball out of the park in the first T20I.
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