IND vs NZ 2nd T20I Live: New Zealand opt to bat first

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IND vs NZ LIVE:

Approximately 50,000 people in Lucknow's  Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium

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IND vs NZ Toss, Playing XIs:

India: Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan(wk), Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh

 

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner

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IND vs NZ Toss:

Just before the toss, Hardik Pandya, Rahul Dravid, and Vikram Rathore were seen to have a conversation with Prithvi Shaw. But he is not a part of the playing XI.

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IND vs NZ Toss:

Mitchell Santner: We are gonna have a bat. The stats say that it's challenging to chase here. We'll try to get some runs on the board and see what it does. We had a tough one-day series, it was nice to bounce back with a win. Different guys stepping up at different times is always nice. It's never easy to beat India at home. Even in the first match, that partnership between Surya and Hardik put them right back in the game. The key is to take wickets through the middle, that's the best way to slow them down. You got to take (bigger ground dimensions) into account. We play with the same team.

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IND vs NZ Toss:

Hardik Pandya: We were thinking to bat first, but bowling also is fine. It can't be more difficult than this in a bilateral series, to lose the first match and have two matches on line. So this should be positive for us. I think bowling-wise, we need to realise, even if we are going for runs, we need to understand that 2 overs also make a difference in this format. I don't want to think much but (the pitch) looks it might spin. Hence we have one change, Umran Malik misses out and Yuzi replaces him. Kulcha is back together, what everyone wanted to see and with Washington Sundar bowling so well, we have three quality spinners.

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IND vs NZ Toss:

Mitchell Santner wins the toss and opts to bat first.

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IND vs NZ Live:

Pitch report |

Ajit Agarkar: It has a tacky look to it. It is a red soil pitch like in Mumbai. If there is grip or movement off the pitch it will be quick and the batter will not have time. There is no grass on both batting ends. The team batting second will hope for dew.

Dany Morrison: One of the bigger grounds in India. 69m square on one side, 67m on the other side, and 77m today for the straight boundary.One of the bigger grounds in India.

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IND vs NZ Live: 

After receiving a sort of drubbing in the first T20I, India will lock horns with New Zealand in the 2nd T20I in Lucknow with the series on line. Kiwis have a rare chance to defeat India in a bilateral series at home. Hello and Welcome to live coverage of the third T20I.

India will face New Zealand in the second T20I of the series and will look to defend their enviable home turf record as the Kiwis dare to snatch an elusive victory on Indian soil.

While T20Is are not supposed to offer too much consequence this year, they are surely here for the entertainment of the fans.

It will be interesting to see how India make a comeback after losing the first match and whether will they only change their strategy or will also change their personnel. Is it the right time to hand Prithvi Shaw another international cap? Or will it be too early to break faith in Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill?

The Indian top order failed miserably and seems too heavily dependent on Suryakumar Yadav. If not for Washington Sundar, they were staring at a humiliating defeat.

The fast bowlers as well have looked wayward as Umran Malik’s line and length does not complement his speed and Arshdeep Singh seems to have a tendency of being inconsistent.

New Zealand, for the first time on this tour, will feel stronger and motivated enough as they have a real chance to crush Indians.

Their batters attacked the Indian bowlers tirelessly and posted a very good total. The bowlers then came to the fore and restricted Indian batters well within the target. The spinners too managed to turn the ball square, though they themselves were surprised.

The temperature in Lucknow is expected to be on the cooler side – India is enjoying winter! Both the teams are expected to play an unchanged XI, unless Prithvi Shaw sees the light of the day.

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