File photo of Rishabh Pant and Tim Southee
Indian cricket team kick starts the new era under captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid on a high with a win against ICC T20 World Cup 2021's finalist New Zealand with a five-wicket win at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on Wednesday. After a below-par performance in the T20 WC, this was a much-needed win for the Men in Blue to boost their confidence. Rohit Sharma led side will look to continue the winning momentum in the next at and seal the three-match series at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi in the 2nd T20I on Friday.
Playing 11
India (Playing XI) KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel
New Zealand (Playing XI) Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert(w), James Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Adam Milne, Trent Boult
Dream11 line-up
Rishabh Pant (C), Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (VC), Rohit Sharma, Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Venkatesh Iyer, R Ashwin, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Tim Southee.
Injury updates
India are already playing without the services of their key players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, and Shardul Thakur in this series. Mohammad Siraj was hit on the finger of the left hand in the first T20I, however, after some assistance from the physio he completed his over. Siraj could be given rest and someone like Harshal Patel or Avesh Khan may get some game time.
For New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson, who had suffered a calf injury at the start of the T20 World Cup in the UAE, looked completely fine in the first T20I on Wednesday.
Squads
India
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad
New Zealand
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee (c), Todd Astle, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, James Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne
Pitch Report
The pitch at JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi is a paradise for batsmen and another high scoring match is on the cards. The average score at this venue is 152 and the dew factor will play a big role in the match. Both team captains will look to chase in the second T20I. India has win percentage of 100 on this ground as they have won both their T20I matches played here.
Weather Report
The weather forecast suggests no possibility of rain during the match but there will be a fair bit of cloud cover with the wind blowing from the east at 10 kmph. With the Indian winters setting in, the temperature during the day is expected to fall as low as 15 degrees celsius at night.
Live Streaming
You can watch India vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Live Online on Hotstar and TV Telecast on Star Sports Network.
