It's time for the second India vs New Zealand ODI.
Barely three days after wrapping up the bilateral series vs Sri Lanka at home, Team India were back in action again in a home series. We witnessed a high scoring thriller in the first game in Hyderabad, which India won by just 12 runs, despite putting up a mammoth 349/8 on the board.
The Kiwis almost reached the target, despite losing 6 of their wickets with less than 140 on the board. For Team India, that is one area they would want to definitely improve on in today's match, the 2nd ODI in Raipur - finishing off the opponent when they have them on the mat.
The last time these two teams clashed in an ODI series was recently in November last year, when a severely rain affected series saw the Kiwis take a 1-0 series win.
Ahead of the second game, here are all the big match details that you need to know:
What: India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI
Where: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur
When: January 21 (Saturday) - 1:30 PM IST
ICC Team Rankings: India: 4th; New Zealand: 1st
Big Talking Points:
- The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh international stadium in Raipur will become the 50th venue in India to host an ODI today
- India are one win away from sealing this series. They currently lead 1-0.
- It will be very interesting to see how Shubman Gill bats in this game, considering he is coming off a huge ODI double century in the first match and will be very high on confidence
- Virat Kohli who is also in red hot form will be itching to get a big score after missing out in the first ODI
- Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the series with a back injury. Rajast Patidar from Madhya Pradesh was named his replacement
- There is no KL Rahul or Axar Patel for this series. Both players have family commitments.
- Arshdeep Singh is not part of this India squad, but he has been picked for the 3 match T20I series vs the Black Caps which follows the ODI series
- 29 year old wicket-keeper batter from Andhra Pradesh KS Bharat received his maiden ODI call-up
- The first choice keeper remains Ishan Kishan
- For the Kiwis there is no Kane Williamson or Tim Southee
- Tom Latham is the captain of the New Zealand ODI team for this series
- The Kiwis don't have the services of fast bowler Adam Milne who is nursing a hamstring issue
- Fast bowler Matt Henry also misses out. The abdominal strain that saw him miss the series vs Pakistan ruled him out of this series also
Predicted Playing XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Tom Latham(C & WK), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
Full Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KS Bharat (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik.
New Zealand: Tom Latham (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Doug Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Convay, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner
Where to watch: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar
Full Schedule of India vs New Zealand ODI series:
First ODI: January 18, Hyderabad - India won by 12 runs
Second ODI: January 21, Raipur
Third ODI: January 24, Indore
India vs New Zealand overall ODI Head to Head:
Matches: 114
Won by India: 56
Won by NZ: 50
Tied: 1
NR: 7
India vs New Zealand ODI Head to Head in India:
Matches: 36
Won by India: 27
Won by NZ: 8
Tied: 0
NR: 1
