Who Will Win Ind vs NZ 2nd T20?
India gave their veteran fast bowler Ashish Nehra a perfect send-off by winning the first T20 international at Delhi by 53 runs. New Zealand are 0-1 down in the three-match series and they will look to bounce back in the second T20I which is scheduled to be played on November 4 at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. Live telecast of the game will begin at 7 PM local time.
Ind vs NZ 2nd T20: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Sky Sports, Fox Sports
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Sky Go
Toss Prediction
Only one T20I has been played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium and it was won by the side that fielded first. The pitch here has generally been excellent for batting and is known to remain true throughout a match. So taking this as well as the dew factor into account, the toss-winning team in this match may prefer to bowl first.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Ind vs NZ 2nd T20...
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Just one change is expected from the Indian team for this second T20 International. Ashish Nehra hung up his boots in the last game and he could be replaced by either Kuldeep Yadav or Mohammed Siraj.
Key Players
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were involved in a massive 158-run opening partnership at Delhi and the duo will have huge expectations from the team to provide another solid start to the innings. Virat Kohli has been in good form since the ODIs and he too will be the danger man for New Zealand. Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel both picked up two wickets apiece and did not allow the Kiwis to score freely. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets in the only T20I at this ground against Australia and the swing bowler will be the key for India, especially during the powerplay.
Recent Form
India were successful in breaking the T20 jinx against New Zealand with a comfortable 53-run victory in the last game. The hosts will now go into the second T20 international having won three of their last four matches.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav/Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
Team News
New Zealand are not expected to make a change in their lineup despite having an off-day at Delhi. There were no injuries in
the team at the time of writing.
Key Players
With Martin Guptill struggling on this tour, New Zealand will rely heavily on Colin Munro, Kane Williamson and Tom Latham to
score the big runs. Latham has been their most reliable batsmen so far and he will be the key man for his side at Rajkot as well.
Trent Boult and Tim Southee spearhead the Kiwi bowling attack but they were expensive in the last two matches. So the focus
now shifts to the spinners Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi who was the pick of the lot in the first T20I with figures of 2-25 from
four overs.
Recent Form
New Zealand have now lost back-to-back T20I encounters. The Kiwis have played five 20-overs fixtures so far this year
and while they won the first three of those against Bangladesh, they have lost the last two - one against South Africa earlier in
the year and now against India.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
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Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Tom Bruce, Tom Latham (wk), Henry Nicholls, Colin de
Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi
India: W L W W L
New Zealand: L L W W W
India vs New Zealand Head to Head
India have finally ended their T20I drought against New Zealand in their sixth completed attempt. After setting a huge target
of 203 in the last game, the Indian bowlers restricted the visitors to 149 to set up a comprehensive win. These two sides have
never faced each other in a T20I at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
India vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Betting Odds
India put together an allround performance in the first match and dislodged New Zealand from the No. 1 ranking in the T20
format. The hosts were clearly the better side in all three facets of the game and they are once again favorites in the betting
markets to win the second T20 international at short odds of 1.41 on Betfair and 1.40 on Bet365. The Kiwis have a lot to think
about after such a poor outing and they continue to be the underdogs for this game at a price of 3.05 on 1xbet and 3 on Bet365.
India vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Prediction
India are ahead by 1-0 and this will take a lot of pressure off them for this upcoming game. New Zealand on the other hand
find themselves in a must-win situation and there will be tension in their dressing room. Martin Guptill is already out of form and
now the Indian bowlers have devised a successful strategy to trap Colin Munro. Their pace bowling has been off track in the
last two games which is another problem the Kiwis will have to deal with. India, after being stunned in the first ODI, have come
back nicely to win the next three fixtures and we feel they have a great chance of sealing the series at Rajkot.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat New Zealand in the second T20I at 1.41 with 1xbet and 1.40 with Bet365.
Nov 04, 2017
19:00 IST / 13:30 GMT
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium - Rajkot, India
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