New Zealand vs India Details of New Zealand’s second T20I tour of India:
Match: India vs New Zealand
Date: 29th January 2023
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India
On Sunday, India will face New Zealand in the second T20I of the three-match series. New Zealand won the first game of the series by 21 runs and leads the series 1-0 with two games remaining.
New Zealand scored 176 runs in their first innings. Daryl Mitchell scored an unbeaten 59, and Devon Conway added 52. Sundar took a couple of victims. In response, India managed to score 155 runs.
Sundar contributed with the bat as well, scoring a half-century, while Suryakumar Yadav scored 47. Bracewell, Santner, and Ferguson each took three wickets.
India will be hoping to win this game in order to stay in the series, while the Kiwis will be hoping to win the series. On Sunday, a thrilling game is expected here.
Weather Report: The temperature is expected to be around 29°C on matchday, with 29% humidity and a wind speed of 8 km/hr. During the game, there is no chance of rain.
Pitch Report: The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium has a batting-friendly surface that will likely favour the batsmen once again. Fast bowlers may be useful in the later stages of the game, while spinners will be useful in the middle overs.
Average 1st innings score:
The average first-innings score on this wicket is 176 runs.
Probable XIs:
India: Ishan Kishan(wk), Gill, Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (C), Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Umran Malik, Arshdeep
New Zealand: Allen, Conway(wk), Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (C), Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner