IND vs NZ: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi replaces Ishan Kishan as India opt to bowl in 2nd T20I

New Delhi: India have won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second T20I against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Saturday, October 24. The visitors made two changes to their playing XI, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Prince Yadav coming in place of Ishan Kishan and Mayank Yadav.

Kishan suffered a low-grade strain in his right adductor during the first T20I and has been ruled out of the second match of the series. Meanwhile, Prince’s inclusion was described as a “tactical change” by captain Shreyas Iyer. New Zealand also made one change to change their playing with Jacob Duffy replacing Adam Milne.

New Zealand and India playing XI for 2nd T20I

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert(w), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson

India: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav

More to follow…