India head into the second T20I at Hagley Oval on Saturday, October 24, with a 1-0 series lead and a few selection questions still to answer.
The hosts, meanwhile, will be keen to hit back on a ground that produced more than 450 runs in the opening game.
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The biggest talking point is the absence of Ishan Kishan, who has been ruled out with a groin strain. His exit is expected to bring Vaibhav Sooryavanshi back into the XI after he missed the West Indies T20Is and Thursday’s series opener.
Conditions should favour another big contest, since the forecast is clear and dry, and dew is expected to make the ball hard to grip for spinners and death bowlers later in the evening. The captain who wins the toss is therefore likely to field first.
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After 16 overs, NZ are 133/3
New Zealand exploded into life during the middle overs at Hagley Oval, with Glenn Phillips (60* off 38) and Bevon Jacobs (50* off 41) both raising commanding half-centuries in an unbroken 105-run stand to steer the Black Caps to 133/3.
After 10 overs, NZ are 66/3
New Zealand reached the halfway stage of their innings working through a steady recovery, with Glenn Phillips (16* off 18) and Bevon Jacobs (24* off 22) steering the Black Caps to 72/3 in 10.5 overs after the early top-order stutter.
After six overs, NZ are 43/3
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India took early control of the 2nd T20I at Hagley Oval, striking three times in the Powerplay before New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips and Bevon Jacobs stabilised the innings to take the hosts to 43/3 in six overs.
Toss result: India have won the toss and have opted to field
New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Tim Seifert(w), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson
India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav
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Team |
Win probability |
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NZ |
70% |
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IND |
30% |
India are the favourites to win this match at 1.45, while the odds for New Zealand to win are 2.10.
* Odds are indicative based on current market pricing and subject to change closer to the toss.
