File photo of Rohit Sharma and Tim Southee
Highlights
- India won the first game by 5 wickets to take 1-0 lead in three match series
- India's Suryakumar Yadav played match winning knock of 62 runs in 1st T20I
- With the ball R Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were impressive in 1st T20I
India captain Rohit Sharma once again won the toss and opted to field first against New Zealand in the second T20I match of the three-match series here at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi on Friday. There is one change on the Indian side as Mohammed Siraj was replaced by debutant Harshal Patel in the playing XI. Harshal Patel was the highest wicket-taker for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2021 and he finally receives his rewards for the hard work. On the other hand, New Zealand have made three changes in the playing XI as Adam Milne, James Neesham and Ish Sodhi are back in place of Lokie Ferguson, Rachin Ravindra and Todd Astle.
Teams
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
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
Both team captains at the toss
Tim Southee We would have bowled first, taking the dew into consideration, but there's going to be dew right throughout the game. It's always about trying to improve, so we had to keep fighting and take the game deep in the first match. We have to focus on the positives. We'll have to deal with the dew, no point of using it as an excuse, we just need to find a way to put up a good performance. We have three changes. Milne, Neesham and Sodhi are back for Ferguson, Rachin Ravindra and Astle.
Rohit Sharma We are going to field first. We have seen it here, it's a nice option to go with. Considering the dew factor, it's good to chase in Ranchi. It was a good effort from the boys. It was good learning for them as they finished the game, it was a good positive to have from that game. The game is such that you need some energy and experience. We have youngsters who want to express themselves, it's a good setup, it's important moving forward. We have one change, Harshal comes in for Siraj.
After claiming a thrilling win in the first T20I of the three-match series against New Zealand under the new captain Rohit Sharma and new coach Rahul Dravid, Team India will aim to seal the series in the second T20I here at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi on Friday. In the first T20I, R Ashwin and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were impressive with the ball while skipper Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav were too good with the bat for Blackcaps bowlers. For New Zealand, the form of Mark Chapman and Martin Guptill will be crucial going forward into the series.
Head to head
New Zealand - 9
India - 9
Matches played in India
New Zealand - 3
India - 3
Matches Played in New Zealand
India - 6
New Zealand -4
Toss - Head to head
2007 World Cup - India, elected to field first - New Zealand won by 10 runs
India tour of New Zealand 1st T20I -New Zealand, elected to field first - New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
India tour of New Zealand 2nd T20I - New Zealand, elected to field first - New Zealand won by 5 wickets
New Zealand tour of India 1st T20I - No toss - Match abandoned without a ball bowled
New Zealand tour of India 2nd T20I- India, elected to field first - New Zealand won by 1 run
2016 World Cup - New Zealand, elected to bat first - New Zealand won by 47 runs
New Zealand tour of India 1st T20I - New Zealand, elected to field first - India won by 53 runs
New Zealand tour of India 2nd T20I - New Zealand, elected to field first - India won by 6 runs
New Zealand tour of India 3rd T20I - New Zealand, elected to field first - India won by 6 runs
India tour of New Zealand 1st T20I - India, elected to field first - New Zealand won by 80 runs
India tour of New Zealand 2nd T20I - India, elected to field first - New Zealand won by 4 runs
India tour of New Zealand 1st T20I - India, elected to field first - India won by 6 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
India tour of New Zealand 2nd T20I - New Zealand, elected to bat first - India won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
India tour of New Zealand 3rd T20I- New Zealand, elected to field first - Match tied (India won the one-over eliminator)
India tour of New 4th T20I- New Zealand, elected to field first - Match tied (India won the one-over eliminator)
India tour of New Zealand 5th T20I - India, elected to bat first - India won by 7 runs
2021 World Cup - New Zealand, elected to field first - New Zealand won by 8 wickets
New Zealand tour of India 2021 - India, elected to field first - India won by 5 wickets
Probable Playing XI
India Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel
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
Squads
India Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan, Venkatesh Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad
New Zealand Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Tim Seifert(w), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(c), Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Adam Milne
