• India will face New Zealand in the 2nd T20I on Sunday, January 29.

  • India lost the first T20I by 21 runs and are 0-1 down in the series.

India vs New Zealand 2023, 2nd T20I – Pitch Report, Probable XI and Match Prediction
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India will take on New Zealand in the second T20I of the three-match series at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihaꦛri Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday (January 29).

The Blackcaps defeated Men in Blue by 21 runs in the inaugural game and ♔secured a (1-0) lead in the three-match leg. The second T20I will be a must-win game for India as if they fail to win, then New Zealand will take away the series, and the final game will eventual﷽ly turn out to be a dead rubber.

Hardik Pandya-led side will look to avoid repeating the mistakes from the first match and improve their bowling performance, while Mitchell Santner captained New Zeal𒅌and would seek to carry their momentum and seal the series.

World’s no.1 ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav and star all-rounder Daryl Mitchell who bagged the ‘Player of the Match’ award in the last game, are the names to watch out for from India and New Zealand.

Pitch Report:

The track at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Luc🌄know favours batters a bit more but will offer a decent amount of bounce and help the seamers as well. Meanwhile, spinners will also get support from the pitch as the game progresses.

The venue has so far hosted five matches with an average first-inning total of 172, and the team batting first has won all of t♊hem.

Probable XI:

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

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

Head-to-head record:

India won: 03 | New Zealand won: 02 | Tied: 01

last six matches*

Match Prediction:

Case 1

  • India wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 35-45
  • New Zealand total: 170-175

Case 2

  • New Zealand wins the toss and bowls first
  • Powerplay score: 40-50
  • India total: 175-180

Team batting first to win the contest.

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