2nd T20I: New Zealand win toss, opt to bat against India
Auckland/UNI: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first in the second T20I of the five-match series against India at Eden Park, here on Sunday.
Both, India and New Zealand carried on with the same playing XI which played on Friday at the same venue.
India had registered a six-wicket win in the first T20I after chasing down 204 with relative ease to go 1-0 up in the five-match series.
Playing XI:
India : Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul(w), Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah.
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Colin de Grandhomme, Ross Taylor, Tim Seifert(w), Mitchell Santner, Blair Tickner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Hamish Bennett
Image credit: UNI
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