ಆಕ್ಲೆಂಡ್: ಭಾರತ ಮತ್ತು ನ್ಯೂಜಿಲೆಂಡ್ ನಡುವೆ ನಡೆತಯತ್ತಿರುವ ಎರಡನೇ ಟಿ-20 ಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಟಾಸ್ಗೆದ್ದ ಕಿವೀಸ್ ನಾಯಕ ವಿಲಿಯಮ್ಸನ್ ಬ್ಯಾಟಿಂಗ್ ಆಯ್ದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಮೊದಲ ಟಿ-20 ಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಆರು ವಿಕೆಟ್‌ಗಳ ಜಯ ಸಾಧಿಸಿರುವ ಟೀಂ ಇಂಡಿಯಾ ಈಡನ್ ಪಾರ್ಕ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಎರಡನೇ ಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನ್ಯೂಜಿಲೆಂಡ್ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ತಮ್ಮ ಗೆಲುವಿನ ಓಟ ಮುಂದುವರೆಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಸರಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುನ್ನಡೆ ಸಾಧಿಸುವ ಹುಮ್ಮಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿದೆ.
204 ರನ್‌ಗಳ ಕಠಿಣ ಗುರಿ ಬೆನ್ನತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಟೀಂ ಇಂಡಿಯಾದ ಬ್ಯಾಟಿಂಗ್ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಕೆ ಎಲ್ ರಾಹುಲ್, ವಿರಾಟ್ ಕೊಹ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ ಅಯ್ಯರ್ ಉತ್ತಮ ಬ್ಯಾಟಿಂಗ್ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನದಿಂದ ತಂಡದ ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾಸ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಿದೆ. ಎರಡೂ ತಂಡದ ಬ್ಯಾಟ್ಸ್‌ಮನ್‌ಗಳು ಮೊದಲ ಟಿ-20 ಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮ ಆಟವಾಡಿದ್ದರು. ಒಂದೇ ಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಐದು ಅರ್ಧಶತಕಗಳು ದಾಖಲಾಗಿದ್ದವು. ಹೀಗಾಗಿ ಇಂದಿನ ಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲೂ ಉಭಯ ತಂಡಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಬಿಗ್ಫೈಟ್ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿದೆ.
ಉಭಯ ತಂಡಗಳು ಇಂತಿವೆ:
ಭಾರತ: ವಿರಾಟ್ ಕೊಹ್ಲಿ (ನಾಯಕ), ರೋಹಿತ್ ಶಾರ್ಮಾ, ಕೆ ಎಲ್ ರಾಹುಲ್ (ವಿಕೆಟ್ ಕೀಪರ್), ಮನೀಶ್ ಪಾಂಡೆ, ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ ಅಯ್ಯರ್, ಶಿವಂ ದುಬೆ, ರವೀಂದ್ರ ಜಡೇಜಾ, ಶಾರ್ದೂಲ್ ಠಾಕೂರ್, ಜಸ್‍ಪ್ರೀತ್ ಬುಮ್ರಾ, ಯಜುವೇಂದ್ರ ಚಹಲ್, ಮೊಹಮ್ಮದ್ ಶಮಿ.
ನ್ಯೂಜಿಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್: ಕೇನ್ ವಿಲಿಯಮ್ಸನ್(ನಾಯಕ), ಮಾರ್ಟಿನ್ ಗಫ್ಟಿಲ್, ಕಾಲಿನ್ ಮನ್ರೋ, ಟೀ ಸೈಫರ್ಟ್, ರಾಸ್ ಟೇಲರ್, ಕಾಲಿನ್ ಡಿ ಗ್ರ್ಯಾಂಡ್‍ಹೋಮ್, ಮಿಚೆಲ್ ಸಾಂಟ್ನರ್, ಟೀಮ್ ಸೌಥಿ, ಈಶ್ ಸೋಧಿ, ಬ್ಲೈರ್ ಟಿಕ್ನರ್, ಹೇಮಿಸ್ ಬೆನೆಟ್.
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Team India, NZ vs IND, T20I, Auckland
Auckland: After securing a thumping six-wicket victory in the first T20I, Team India will look to continue with their winning run and extend the lead when they take on New Zealand in the second match of the ongoing five-match series at the Eden Park on Sunday.
Virat Kohli's men have won seven out of their last eight T20Is, and four on the trot. And another win in Auckland would present them a great chance to win the series -- something which they haven't been able to achieve in their previous two attempts in New Zealand.
India claimed the opening fixture, thanks to a solid batting performance while chasing a stiff 204-run target. K.L. Rahul, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer were all among the runs, as the visitors went across the line with an over to spare. Iyer, in particular, was in excellent touch, slamming an unbeaten 58 with a strike rate of 200 and bagged his first Player of the Match award.
In fact, batsmen from both the sides had a great game on Friday. As many as five fifties were scored in the match and thus on Sunday, it'll be the bowlers who'll play a decisive role at a venue which has produced high-scoring games with short boundaries.
Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah had twisted his ankle in his final over on Friday and received on-field treatment immediately. However, he was able to bowl out the remaining four deliveries, which are positive signs for the visitors and they would hope that he bowls with his full throttle to cause discomfort for the hosts.
The Men in Blue are expected to retain the same XI unless they are forced to make a change.
Black Caps, on the other hand, might look to make in some changes, especially to their bowling department which appeared to lack potency in the first game. Their batters, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson, Ross Taylor all scored runs which is a good sign for the hosts. However, it their bowling unit which has to step up and pick wickets at crucial junctures of the game, something which Williamson himself pointed out after the first game.
In the absence of the injured duo of Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson, the spotlight will be on Tim Southee, who wasn't quite at his best as he went wicketless in his four-over spell and conceded 48 runs.
All in all, another high-scoring game will be up for cards on Sunday with bowlers expected to make the difference between the two sides.
Squads
India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (wk), Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (capt), Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Kuggeleijn, Colin Munro, Colin de Grandhomme, Tom Bruce, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert (wk), Hamish Bennett, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Blair Tickner
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