India Chooses to Bowl First in Second T20I Against New Zealand

In the second T20 International match held in Christchurch on October 24, 2026, India won the toss and decided to bowl first against New Zealand.

India made two changes to their lineup, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi replacing the injured Ishan Kishan and Prince Yadav coming in for Mayank Yadav. New Zealand also made a change, bringing in Jacob Duffy for Adam Milne.

The Indian team consists of Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, and Prince Yadav. New Zealand's lineup includes Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, and Lockie Ferguson.