After losing the first T20, the Indian cricket team is trailing by 0-1 in the three-match T20 series against New Zealand. The decisive second T20 of the series will be played today in Lucknow. For Hardik Pandya, a lot of brainstorming will also have to be done to choose the playing 11 in this match.
Even after getting constant support, Shubman Gill has not been able to do any feat in T20 so far. While Arshdeep Singh has performed poorly since the T20 World Cup. In such a situation, some big steps can be taken by the captain and head coach Rahul Dravid in the second match.
Shubman Gill or Prithvi Shaw?
Hardik Pandya has made it clear that Shubman Gill is his priority right now before Shaw and the Mumbaikar will have to wait. But till when? India faced a similar problem with KL Rahul, whose decent strike rate in T20s put India’s T20 squad in danger. With his exclusion from the T20 squad, Team India is still facing a similar problem in the absence of KL Rahul.
The second dilemma is about Arshdeep Singh. Even though he is India’s best performing T20 bowler, he is also the worst performing bowler. Since the T20 World Cup 2022, he has given runs at an economy rate of 11.10. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see whether Mukesh will get a chance to debut in his place after Arshdeep’s poor performance in the the first T20 match.
IND vs NZ 2nd T20I Venue and Time
The second match of the T20 series between India vs New Zealand will be played on 29 January. In this match, both the teams will clash at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. At the same time, in the previous match, India had to face defeat against New Zealand. In such a situation, India will not make this mistake again.
IND vs NZ 2nd T20I Live Streaming
India vs New Zealand 2nd T20 match’s digital broadcast will be available on Disney+ Hotstar app and website. The match will be broadcast free of cost on DD Free Dish in India on Doordarshan Sports channel.
IND vs NZ T20 Squads
Team India: Hardik Pandya (Captain),Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Suryakumar Yadav (Vice Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), and Ruturaj Gaikwad, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Prithvi Shaw and Mukesh Kumar.
Team New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (Captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, and Dane Cleaver (wk), Devon Conway (wk), Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Ben Lister, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rippon, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, and Blair Tickner.