IND vs NZ 2nd T20 Match Date, Time: India won the first T20I by 48 runs. (PTI Photo)
India face New Zealand in the 2nd T20I at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Friday. India lead the five-match series 1-0, having won the first T20I by 48 runs. Abhishek Sharma continued on his own merry way, blasting 84 off 35 balls while Rinku Singh and Hardik Pandya once again showed the devastating effect they have in the latter overs. Importantly for India, captain Suryakumar Yadav showed signs of rediscovering his touch in his 22-ball 32.
India have not lost a single T20I series since winning the 2024 T20 World Cup. With this series being the last before the 2026 T20 World Cup, they would be looking to keep that momentum going and complete a whopping 15th consecutive series win. They would also know that New Zealand will come back strong in all likelihood, as they did in the preceding ODI series in which the opening match was won by India as well. However, the Kiwis then won the second and third matches to complete their first ever ODI series win in India.
India predicted XI: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand predicted XI: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy
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The India vs New Zealand 1st T20I will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports network from 7.00 PM IST on Wednesday.
IND vs NZ T20I Series Schedule
| India vs New Zealand T20Is full fixtures and venues | |||
| Match | Date (Day) | Match start time | Venue |
| 1st T20I | January 21 (Wednesday) | 7 PM IST | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur |
| 2nd T20I | January 23 (Friday) | 7 PM IST | Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur |
| 3rd T20I | January 25 (Sunday) | 7 PM IST | ACA Stadium, Guwahati |
| 4th T20I | January 28 (Wednesday) | 7 PM IST | Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| 5th T20I | January 31 (Saturday) | 7 PM IST | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram |
India vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Raipur SVNS Stadium Pitch Report: Know here
Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer (first three T20Is), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (vice-capt), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravi Bishnoi.
Mitchell Santner (c), Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Bevon Jacobs, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Robinson, Ish Sodhi, Kristian Clarke.
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