On Sunday, Team India will play New Zealand in the second in a three-match T20I series after losing the opening game (January 29). Lucknow will host the thrilling shorter format series’ second game. After some player failure in the first match, captain Hardik Pandya and coach Rahul Dravid would give the playing XI careful consideration.
In the first T20I, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan, and especially Arshdeep Singh all failed to make an impression. Arshdeep Singh, who struggled with the ball in the first T20I, would have an opportunity to replace him if Mukesh Kumar is given a chance by the team management.
That's that from Ranchi.
New Zealand win the first T20I by 21 runs in Ranchi.#TeamIndia will look to bounce back in the second #INDvNZ T20I.@mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/Lg8zmzwYVH
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 27, 2023
Most Probable Playing XI of both the teams are:-
India : Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik/Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.
New Zealand : Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi and Blair Tickner.
The Twenty20 game will be held at Lucknow’s Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. At 6:30 PM IST, the captains of both teams will stand before the camera for the coin toss, and play will begin at 7:00 PM IST. On the Disney+ Hotstar app, cricket fans from all around the world can watch the live stream of the second T20I between India and New Zealand. Those who want to see it on television can change to the Star Sports channel to catch the game live.
India must must recover in the second T20 to tie the three-match series. The last T20I will be played in Ahmedabad, but if India loses the match in Lucknow tonight, it might be played for dignity. Whereas, Black Caps will be looking to continue their winning tempo after the first match.
