Match: India vs New Zealand (IND vs NZ)
Date: January 29, Friday, 7.30 PM IST
Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
India and New Zealand will go head to head in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on January 29. The visitors won the first T20I by 21 runs in Ranchi. Batting first, the Mitchell Santner-led side posted a total of 176 runs on the board with help of a half-century each by Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway. Later in the game, their bowlers did a wonderful job to defend the target. Michael Bracewell, Santner and Lockie Ferguson picked up two wickets each to restrict India to 155. Washington Sundar scored a fifty, while Suryakumar Yadav helped with a 47.
India are being by Hardik Pandya for this series in the absence of Rohit Sharma, who has been rested. Prithvi Shaw, who got a recall to the Indian team after a long time, was not a part of the playing XI for the first game. New Zealand, on the other hand, are being captained by Mitchell Santner as both Kane Williamson and Tim Southee have not travelled to India for the series.
Ahead of the second T20I match, let’s look at the head to head of both the teams, pitch report, weather update, top picks for your MPL fantasy team and more.
Weather update and pitch report for IND vs NZ, 2nd T20I
The pitch in Lucknow has historically been an excellent one for batting and we are likely in for another high-scoring match on Sunday. Winning the toss and fielding first should be the ideal choice.
Pacers have accounted for 75 percent of the wickets at the venue, while 22 percent of the wickets fell in the powerplay phase.
Overall, a total of eight T20I matches have been played at this venue in the past – five of which were won by the teams batting first. The average first innings total is 157. The highest and lowest T20I total recorded in Ranchi is 199 for 2 and 129 all out.
The weather in Lucknow will be mostly pleasant and the skies clear. The temperature will fluctuate between 18 to 26 degrees.
India team news and predicted XI
Team news: India will be looking to bounce back from the loss in the first T20I. But they are unlikely to make any changes to their playing XI.
Squad: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.
Predicted XI: 1 Shubman Gill, 2 Ishan Kishan (wk), 3 Rahul Tripathi, 4 Suryakumar Yadav, 5 Hardik Pandya (capt), 6 Deepak Hooda, 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Shivam Mavi, 9 Umran Malik, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Kuldeep Yadav/Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand team news and predicted XI
Team news: Ish Sodhi, who failed to recover in time from an ankle injury he suffered during the third ODI in Karachi, was ruled out of the ODI series against India, but has returned for the T20I series.
Squad: Kane Williamson, Tom Latham (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner
Predicted XI: 1 Finn Allen, 2 Devon Conway (wk), 3 Mark Chapman, 4 Glenn Phillips, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Michael Bracewell, 7 Mitchell Santner (capt), 8 Blair Tickner, 9 Ish Sodhi, 10 Ben Lister, 11 Lockie Ferguson
Head to head record
In the 20-over format, India and New Zealand are almost neck-and-neck in the head-to-head total. India have won 12 out of 23 games, while New Zealand have won 11 of those.
Five players to watch out for
Here we list five players you must pick in your MPL fantasy XI IND vs NZ, 2nd T20I
Devon Conway – batsman, New Zealand
Devon Conway, who was his side’s best performer in the ODIs, carried the good form into T20Is, scoring 52 runs off 35 balls knock in the first game. Earlier, he smashed 138 off 100 in the third ODI and will be a key player for the upcoming fantasy contest. In all, he has a strike rate of over 130 in his T20I career.
Suryakumar Yadav – batsman, India
The current no. 1 ICC T20 batsman is a good option for your MPL team’s captaincy for this game. He scored 47 runs off 34 in the first T20I and will be looking for a fifty in Lucknow. In his short T20I career, Yadav has already smashed three half-centuries, including one against Sri Lanka recently.
Shubman Gill – batsman, India
Shubman Gill scored just seven runs in the first T20I but has been in good form lately. He scored one double ton and a century in the recent ODIs against New Zealand and will now look to make an impact in the shortest format.
Daryl Mitchell – all-rounder, New Zealand
The batting all-rounder scored an unbeaten 59 off 30 balls with the help of three fours and five sixes in the first match and will be one of New Zealand’s players to watch out for in the second game.
Mitchell Santner – all-rounder, New Zealand
The New Zealand skipper bowled a match-winning spell in the first T20I. He dismissed Shubman Gill and Deepak Hooda and conceded just 11 runs from his four-over spell.
MPL fantasy XI – IND vs NZ, 2nd T20I
IND vs NZ – where and what time to watch the match live in India
The India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India. You can also watch the game on the Disney + Hotstar app. The match will begin at 7.30 PM IST on January 29.
The India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India. You can also watch the game on the Disney + Hotstar app. The match will begin at 7.30 PM IST on January 29.
Check out our detailed guide on fantasy cricket for more tips and tricks. https://www.mpl.live/blog/todays-match-prediction/
Note: The players recommended here need not be a part of the Playing 11 on game day. Users are advised to do their own research also and follow official sources and create their teams.
