IND vs NZ second T20I: India opts to bowl against New Zealand

India made two changes, replacing injured Ishan Kishan with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi while Prince Yadav came in for Mayank Yadav

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is seen during a practice session. Sooryavanshi will be playing the second T20I replacing the injured Ishan Kishan. | Photo Credit: ANI

India won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the second T20 International in Christchurch on Saturday (October 24, 2026).

India made two changes, replacing injured Ishan Kishan with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi while Prince Yadav came in for Mayank Yadav.

For New Zealand Jacob Duffy came in for Adam Milne.

Teams:

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

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

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