India Tour of New Zealand 2020: NZ vs IND 2nd T20I Dream 11 Prediction

The 2nd match of the five-match T20I series will take place between New Zealand and India. We have seen a run-fest in the series opener with both India and New Zealand scoring over 200 runs. Asked to bat first, New Zealand got off to a flying start with openers Martin Guptill and Colin Munro added 80 runs. Here is the NZ vs IND 2nd T20I Dream 11 Prediction.

Match Details

The 2nd match of the series will take place at the Eden Park in Auckland. The match will begin at 7:50 PM Local and 12:20 PM IST.

Team News

New Zealand

New Zealand batsmen showed great intent in the first game where both the openers showed their calibre. Colin Munro scored a 42-ball 59 with 6 fours and 2 sixes. Captain Kane Williamson and veteran batsman Ross Taylor were no less. While Williamson smashed a 26-ball 51 with 4 fours and as many sixes, Taylor’s blitzy 54* off 27 posted a huge total of 203 on the board. Although that went in vain as India registered a comfortable win in the game.

New Zealand bowlers failed to put up a good show where Mitchell Santner gave away most runs. He finished with the figures of 4-0-50-1. Ish Sodhi was the pick of the bowlers who had a figure of 4-0-36-2. Scott Kuggeleijn has a chance to come in the playing XI. Bowlers will try to do better in a high-scoring venue like the Eden Park in Auckland.

Most Impactful Players

Kane Williamson, Colin de Grandhomme, Ish Sodhi

Probable Playing XI

Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (C), Ross Taylor, Tim Seifert (WK), Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Blair Tickner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Hamish Bennett

India

India started their away series with a convincing win. Despite losing Rohit Sharma early, KL Rahul didn’t let feel the pressure of chasing. He along with Virat Kohli added 99 runs and laid the foundation. Rahul scored a quickfire 54 off 27 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes.

It was Shreyas Iyer who kept his nerve, scored a blitzy 58* off 29 with 5 fours and 3 sixes and took the side to the finish line. India reached the target with one over remaining. However, the bowlers failed to put up a good show. Mohammed Shami conceded most of the runs whereas Jasprit Bumrah finished with the figures of 4-0-31-1.

Most Impactful Players

Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah

Probable Playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul (wk), Virat Kohli (c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah

Pitch and Conditions

This venue has a flat pitch and short boundaries. Already we have seen the run-fest in the first game. However, in the second game on the same ground, might turn out a little different. The bowlers can get help from the pitch as well. However, the weather report shows partly cloudy with the temperatures between 19 and 24 degrees Celsius and the humidity around 72℅.

NZ vs IND 2nd T20I Dream 11 Prediction