IND vs NZ 2nd T20I Playing 11: Suryakumar Yadav-led India will square off against Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand in the 2nd match of the T20I series on January 23 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur.
The ongoing T20I series will be a crucial preparation for the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in February.
The Men in Blues secured a stunning 48-run victory in the first T20I of the New Zealand tour of India 2026 and will be aiming to extend the lead with a win in Friday’s clash.
India and New Zealand have played 26 T20 international matches against each other so far, where the Men in Blues have 15 victories, while the Kiwis have 10 wins and one match ended in a tie.
India won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said, “We are going to bowl first. There is already little bit of dew out there, we haven’t chased in recent times, so we want to chase. I think it (the pitch) looks good.”
“I think it’s the same wicket they said, which was used for the ODI series. I think we play every game, we try and improve on all the aspects. We never get perfect. We are always learning. But yeah, we look to do the same things again,” he added.
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“We try and do the same thing in the bowling department, fielding and batting. We have two changes – Axar is missing out because he got hit in the last game. And Bumrah is resting tonight. So Harshit and Kuldeep come in,” concluded Suryakumar Yadav.
Meanwhile, Mitchell Santner said, “We would have also bowled. I just think the ground’s already wet. I don’t think it’s going to get any better for us. Every time you play against a quality side in their home conditions, you’ve got to learn, and we did.”
“Obviously, the way they came out with the bat throughout the whole innings, they came out pretty hard. So we know that now on the bowling side. We’ve just got to be a little bit clearer with our plans and try to squeeze them a little bit more,” added Santner.
“We’ve got three changes – Seifert for Robinson, Christian Clark is out, Zak Foulkes is in, and Matt Henry is in for Jamieson,” concluded Mitchell Santner.
IND vs NZ 2nd T20I Playing 11
India Playing 11: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy
New Zealand Playing 11: Devon Conway, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy
