Suryakumar Yadav has been doing all the heavy lifting in the middle order. Hardik has not played a Pandya-esque innings and Deepak Hooda too would be expected to get his batting together. The middle order will, in all probability, wear a similar look.
India left-handed batter Gautam Gambhir and New Zealand fast-bowling all-rounder James Neesham were critical of the nature of the Lucknow pitch, Bracewell, however, did not gripe about the surface despite being asked leading questions on the nature of the surface.
India vs New Zealand, Pitch Report: The deck at Ahmedabad is not really a high scoring one, with the average first-innings score being 152. It drops down to 145 in the 2nd innings.
U-19 Women's T20 WC: The Indian Women team created history when they defeated England in the final of the U-19 Women's T20 World Cup.
Paras Mhambrey lauded the bowlers for doing a fine job in the second match. India left out tearaway pacer Umran Malik for an extra spinner in Yuzvendra Chahal, who bagged figures of 2-1-4-1.
The series is currently poised at 1-1, with India defeating the Blackcaps by 6 wickets in the 2nd T20I. Ahead of the final game, here are top questions for Team India.
India defeated New Zealand in the 2nd T20I by 6 wickets. The final T20I in Ahmedabad will now be a decider.
India and New Zealand will once again square off in the decider set to be played on Feb 1, Wednesday in Ahmedabad.
IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: India's Suryakumar Yadav will eye another big record on Sunday (January 29) as India take on New Zealand in the second T20I in Lucknow
IND vs NZ: India are trailing 0-1 in the T20I series against New Zealand. Hardik Pandya's India face a must-win situation in the second T20I on Sunday in Lucknow.
India's Sanju Samson has given a big update on his fitness, following an injury he sustained earlier this month. Samson suffered a knee injury during India vs Sri Lanka's 1st T20I in January 2023.
IND vs NZ: New Zealand overpowered India in the first T20I of the three-match series. The Kiwi spinners starred in Ranchi as New Zealand won by 21 runs to go 1-0 up in the series.
IND vs NZ: Arshdeep Singh leaked a record 27 runs in the 20th over of the first innings as New Zealand scored 176 in the 1st T20I. The Indian cricket team lost the match by 21 runs.
With No.1-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav in terrific form, India would need someone at the top of the order to raise their game and do some big hitting, given that the Ekana Stadium here has big boundaries.
Chasing a competitive 177, India's top-three, including in-form Shubman Gill (7) were dismissed for just 15 runs inside 19 balls, making the task difficult for the remaining batters with the home team settling for 155 for 9.
India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I: The average 1st innings score is 157, which drops down to 129 in the 2nd innings.
India suffered a 21-run loss in the opening T20I after New Zealand posted a challenging 176 for six with the last-over thrashing of Arshdeep Singh for 27 runs proving to be the game-changer.
IND vs NZ 1st T20I: Team India will take on New Zealand in the first T20I of this three match series. Ahead of the match, the Indian team trained and fine tuned themselves to take on the Kiwis
IND vs NZ 1st T20I: Prithvi Shaw is making his comeback after 18 months in the Indian team. The 23-year-old batter kept on scoring for his team Mumbai in the domestic competitions and now he has been included in the Indian squad that takes on New Zealand in the three match T20I series
After defeating New Zealand in a 3-match ODI series, the Men in Blue would want to continue their winning momentum in the T20I series as well.
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