IND vs NZ: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against New Zealand –New Zealand Tour of India 2021, 2nd T20I

India will take on New Zealand in the 2nd T20I of the ongoing IND vs NZ 2021 T20I series. The match will take place on November 19 (Friday) at JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi. The India vs New Zealand T20I Series 2021 will witness 3 T20I games. India defeated New Zealand in the IND vs NZ 1st T20I by 5 wickets.

India restricted the visitors to 164-6 in 20 overs and then chased down the target with 2 balls to spare. The India side is led by their new T20I skipper Rohit Sharma. On the other hand, New Zealand are led by Tim Southee in the absence of their regular skipper Kane Williamson. As IND vs NZ T20I is all set to take place, here we take a look at India’s predicted playing XI against New Zealand in the match.

IND vs NZ: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against New Zealand –New Zealand Tour of India 2021, 2nd T20I

Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in IND vs NZ T20I series and will lead the team in the next game as well. Sharma will also open the innings for the team. He did a great job in the first T20I, smashing a 48-run knock with 5 boundaries and 2 sixes.

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KL Rahul

KL Rahul will be the other opener for the team. He could only score 15 runs in the first T20I. However, he went on to give good support to Rohit Sharma at the start. The Rahul-Rohit pair smashed 50 runs in the first 5 overs, giving a spectacular batting start to the team.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakmar Yadav played an astonishing knock of 62 runs for the team in IND vs NZ 1st T20I. His match-winning knock helped India to reach the target in time. Yadav slammed 6 fours and 3 sixes during his knock, batting at a strike rate of 155.0. The team might retain him in the 2nd T20I as well.

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer will bat the middle-order. Iyer is making a comeback to the national team after a long time. He last played for the country during England vs India series in March this year. In the last game, the right-handed batsman got out for just 5 runs. He will aim for a good knock this time.

Rishabh Pant (WK)

Rishabh Pant will be the wicketkeeper for India in the IND vs NZ 2nd T20I encounter. Pant might be replaced to give a chance to Ishan Kishan, but it is most likely to happen in the final T20I game. In the 1st T20I, Pant scored unbeaten 17 runs. The left-handed batsman smashed the winning boundary for the team when India needed 3 runs off the final 3 balls.

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Venkatesh Iyer

Venkatesh Iyer might get another chance in the 2nd T20I. The left-handed batsman made his international debut in the previous game. While he got out for just 4 runs, he smacked a crucial boundary in the final over when India needed 9 runs off 6 balls. Iyer might also bowl a few overs in the next game.

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Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin will be one of the spinners in the next game as well as the bowling all-rounder. Ashwin bowled an impressive spell in the 1st game. The off-spinner picked 2 wickets in his 4 overs while conceding just 23 runs. Ashwin’s two consecutive wickets in the 14th over helped India to dominate New Zealand’s batting and it was one of the important moments for India.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Spinner Axar Patel did not manage to pick any wicket in IND vs NZ 1st T20I and he was the only bowler who ended wicketless. In the next game, the team might give a chance to Yuzvendra Chahar instead of Patel. Since Chahal is a leg spinner, his inclusion with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will give more variations to the Indian spin attack in the game.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be one of the pacers for the team in IND vs NZ 2nd T20I. By scalping a wicket in his first over itself in the last game, Bhuvi gave a great start to the team. In the end, he bowled 4 overs and picked 2 wickets, while giving away just 24 runs.

Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar will be another pacer who might play in the next game. Chahar got quite expensive in the 1st match, conceding 42 runs in his 4 overs. However, he bagged an important wicket of Martin Guptill. In the 2nd game, he will look to pick more wickets and restrict his economy rate while bowling.

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Harshal Patel

Mohammed Siraj went quite expensive in the IND vs NZ 1st T20I. In his 4 overs, the right-arm bowler conceded 39 runs. He did pick 1 wicket but that too towards the end which did not make much of a difference. The team might give a chance to uncapped Harshal Patel instead of Siraj in the next match. Patel executed a fabulous show during IPL 2021 which has earned him a national call.

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