Kurrent News (20-Jan-2020): The second match of the T20 series between India and New Zealand is being played at Eden Park in Auckland today. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first. The two teams have not changed their playing XI for this match. The Indian team is leading 1-0 in the five-match T20 series. The Indian team took the lead by defeating hosts New Zealand by 6 wickets in the first T20 match of the series. Now India will look to strengthen their hold in the series by winning the second match. On the other hand, the New Zealand team would like to win the match and compete in the series.
Playing XI:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Lokesh Rahul (wicketkeeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (captain), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Colin de Grandhom, Ross Taylor, Tim Shiffert (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Santner, Blair Tickner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Hamish Bennett.
Head-to-head
12 T20s between India and New Zealand so far. Team India won 4, while losing 8 matches. India has won 2 of the 6 matches between the two teams in New Zealand so far, while it has lost 4 matches.
Weather Forecast
will be partly cloudy in Auckland on Sunday. However, the forecast is not likely to rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures during the day will be 25 and 19 degrees Celsius respectively.
The pitch
was flat in the first T20 reported on the same ground and one is not expecting any change. The ball will come to bat well, if the bowlers do not get success at the beginning of the innings, it will become almost impossible to stop the batsmen. Given the condition of the field, the team that wins the toss will want to bowl first.
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