India vs New Zealand: IND Playing 11 for NZ 2nd T20I, 2023

India vs New Zealand: IND Playing 11 for NZ 2nd T20I, 2023.  India will battle it out with New Zealand in the second T20I on Sunday (January 29).  Team India suffered a heavy loss in Ranchi in the 1st T20I. Hosts now will be eager to bounce back and restore the parity in Lucknow. While Kiwis buoyed by their first win on India Tour will be looking to clinch the India vs New Zealand T20I series at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Hardik Pandya will try to keep his T20I series winning streak alive in Lucknow. So far, the all-rounder has done a good job of organising his troops and keeping his composure under pressure. Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar, and Prithvi Shaw are just a few of the talented young players that Hardik Pandya would be raring to use.

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New Zealand defeated the Indian side to take a 1-0 series lead on Friday. Following India’s decision to put New Zealand into the batting, the Kiwi openers Devon Conway (52 off 35) and Finn Allen (35 off 23) made a strong start before Daryl Mitchell (59* off 30) hoisted the team on his shoulders and sped ahead. Daryl Mitchell scored 27 runs in the final over, bringing the total to 176 runs.

Even though their total was respectable, the Indian batters lost early wickets. With his 47 off 34, Suryakumar Yadav swung the momentum in India’s favour, but as soon as he was dismissed, the wickets began to fall. Washington Sundar persevered till the very end, scoring his first fifty, but the Men in Blue fell 21 runs short.

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Devon Conway made a 35-ball 52, while Daryl Mitchell smashed a 30-ball unbeaten 59. For India, Washington Sundar (2/22) scalped two wickets, while Kuldeep Yadav (1/20), Shivam Mavi (1/19) and Arshdeep Singh (1/51) accounted for one batter each.

Washington Sundar later came up with his maiden half-century in T20Is, scoring 50 off 28 balls and in-form batter Suryakumar Yadav scored a 34-ball 47 but it was not enough. Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner chocked India in the middle overs, giving away just 11 runs in his four overs and dismissing two batters.

Brief Score: India vs New Zealand : 1st T20I: New Zealand: 176 for 6 in 20 overs (Daryl Mitchell 59 not out, Devon Conway 52; Washington Sundar 2/22). beat India: 155 for 9 in 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 47, Washington Sundar 50; Mitchell Santner 2/11) by 21 runs.

New Zealand crushed India by 21 runs in the first T20I at Ranchi on January 27. In the opening T20I of the three-match series, as opener Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell both smashed half-centuries to power New Zealand to a comfortable 21-run victory.

Following a 3-0 ODI series victory, it was a major setback for India as New Zealand took an early 1-0 series lead. The Kiwi players put on their usual high-caliber show in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I. Washington Sundar’s all-round effort went in vain.

India and New Zealand are expected to field an unchanged XI for the 2nd T20I. The likes of Rahul Tripathi (0 off 6) and Umran Malik (0/16 in 1 over) may be replaced by Prithvi Shaw and Yuzvendra Chahal respectively if the Indian team wants to change their playing XI.

India vs New Zealand: India Probable Playing XI: Ishan Kishan(w), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh

India vs New Zealand: New Zealand Probable Playing XI: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner(c), Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner

India vs New Zealand: IND Playing 11 for NZ 2nd T20I, 2023

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill, the opener, has been in scintillating form in the 50 overs ODI circuit and also made his debut in India vs Sri Lanka T20I series. He will look to continue his ODI form in upcoming India vs New Zealand T20I series. He scored 7 in the 1st T20I. In 4 T20Is, he has managed 65 runs averaging 16.25 including a 46 in the 3rd India vs Sri Lanka T20I. In 21 ODIs, he has amassed 1254 runs averaging 73.76 with 4 tons including a double ton (208).

Ishan Kishan (wk)

Wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan opened in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I and scored only 4.  In 25 T20Is, he has amassed 633 runs averaging 26.38. In 13 ODIs, he has amassed 507 runs averaging 46.09 with 3 fifties and a ton- 208 in the 3rd inconsequential ODI against Bangladesh in 2022. His highest in T20I format among his 4 fifties is 89.

Rahul Tripathi

Rahul Tripathi debuted in the previous T20I series against Sri Lanka and had managed 5 and 35 runs in the two T20Is. His average is 13.33 after scoring a 6 ball duck in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I, but he will look to play well in the remaining two India vs New Zealand T20Is. Rahul Tripathi has vast experience in the IPL circuit and was one of the oldest players to debut in T20Is for India at 31 years.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav, the No. 1 ranked T20I batter, has amassed 1625 runs in 46 T20Is at an impressive average of 46.43 at an outstanding strike rate of 178.77. His 47 went in vain in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I. He has scored 13 fifties and 3 hundreds in T20I although he wasn’t able to replicate his form in ODIs. In 20 ODIs, he has managed only 433 runs averaging 28.87. His highest have been only 64 in ODIs.

Hardik Pandya (c)

Hardik Pandya, the Indian skipper for India vs New Zealand T20Is, has amassed 1226 runs in 85 T20Is averaging 25.02 at a strike rate of 143.06 besides picking 64 scalps averaging 27.86 and economy of 8.26. He will look to lead from the front in the upcoming India vs New Zealand T20Is. He scored 21 in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I but was wicketless (0/33 in 3 overs).

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda has played 19 T20Is and has amassed 366 runs averaging 30.5 besides picking 5 scalps averaging 11.8. He scored 10 off as many balls in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I but was wicketless (0/14 in 2 overs). In fact, his career-best figure of 4/10 came against the same upcoming opponent New Zealand in 2022. He scored a ton-104 in T20I which came against Ireland in 2022. He hasn’t scored a fifty apart from that 104 in T20Is.

Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar, a veteran of 33 T20Is, has picked 28 scalps averaging 28.43. He scored 50 and picked 2/22 in 4 overs in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I. Both were the best Indian figures/scores. He will look to perform at his best in the next two India vs New Zealand T20Is. His maiden fifty off 28 balls in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I went in vain.

Shivam Mavi

Shivam Mavi has played 4 T20Is, 3 of which came in the preceding India vs Sri Lanka T20Is, and has picked 5 scalps averaging 20 at an economy of 9.09. His best bowling figures of 4/22 came in his debut T20I. He returned with figures of 1/19 in 3 overs in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I. He will look to perform at his best in the next two India vs New Zealand T20Is to cement/retain his place in the XI.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav, the china-man leg spinner, has picked 45 scalps in 26 T20Is averaging 14.16 and an economy of 6.81. He is in the squad for India vs New Zealand T20I series as Axar Patel is unavailable for personal reasons (marriage) and Ravindra Jadeja is playing Ranji Trophy 2023 to prove match fitness.

Kuldeep Yadav’s last T20I series before the ongoing one came against West Indies in August 2022. He will look to perform at his best in the next two India vs New Zealand T20Is after picking 1/20 in 4 overs in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I.

Umran Malik

Umran Malik, the tearaway pacer, has played 7 T20Is and has picked 9 scalps averaging 26. He had an excellent India vs Sri Lanka T20I series where he picked 7 scalps averaging 15.14. He will look to perform at his best in the ongoing India vs New Zealand T20Is.

Yuzvendra Chahal has picked 90 scalps in 74 T20Is averaging 24.91 and economy of 8.18 and is in contention for a spot in 2nd and 3rd India vs New Zealand T20Is after Umran Malik was expensive in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I ( 0/16 in 1 over).

Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh, the left-arm pacer, has picked 37 scalps averaging 19.08 in 24 T20Is. He had picked 33 scalps in 21 games in 2022 averaging 18.12 and 4 scalps in 3 T20Is averaging 27 in 2023. He will look to perform at his best in upcoming India vs New Zealand T20Is after being too expensive in the 1st India vs New Zealand T20I (1/51 in 4 overs). Arshdeep Singh conceded 27 runs in the last 20th over after picking up 2 wickets and conceding only 2 runs in the 18th over.

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