New Zealand vs India 2020, 2nd T20I: Toss Report

India started their tour of New Zealand on a thumping note as they thrashed the hosts by six wickets in the first T20I at Eden Park. While India would have loved a better show from their bowlers, the performance from the batsmen pretty much made up for it. India’s chances were looking bleak after they ended up conceding 203 runs.

However, the likes of KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and then Shreyas Iyer came out all guns blazing to take the team over the line with an over to spare. Iyer was the pick of the batsmen as he remained till the end, slamming 58 from just 29 balls to ensure India start the tour on a high.

With momentum now on their side, India would be looking to register another win while New Zealand will be desperate to get back to winning ways after the heavy defeat. With so much riding on the game, one can expect another cracking contest. Moreover, one can expect another high-scoring game as the venue for the upcoming game is Eden Park only.

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Toss Report:

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first against India at the Eden Park, Auckland.

Here is what the captains said:

Kane Williamson:

“We are gonna have a bat. Obviously, it’s an used surface and there won’t be dew much. We wanna use the surface bat. It’s important that we execute our plans and put up a strong performance. We are playing the same team.”

Virat Kohli:

“We wanted to ball first. We did well with the ball too. It suits better when we bowl first. We were happy with the performance, I don’t think there was any jet lag. We are going in with the same team.”

Playing elevens:

New Zealand:

Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tim Seifert(w), Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Hamish Bennett

India:

Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul(w), Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami

More to follow..