दूसरे टी-20 में अक्षर पटेल का खेलना मुश्किल: आज कुलदीप यादव को मिल सकता है मौका, रायपुर में पहली बार खेलेगा न्यूजीलैंड

The second match of the five-match T-20 series between India and New Zealand will be played today at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur. The toss will take place at 6:30 PM and the match will start at 7:00 PM. Team India is ahead 1-0 in the series with the win in the first ODI.

It is considered difficult for spin-all-rounder Akshar Patel, who was injured in the first match, to play today’s match. In such a situation, changes are certain in the playing XI of the Indian team. If the team management keeps the pitch in mind, then Chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav may get a chance. With the ball being old on the Raipur pitch, the spinners are expected to get help.

Team India won 53% of the matches The Indian team is ahead of New Zealand in head to head record. The team has won 48% of its matches, while it has lost 53% of its matches. So far 28 T-20 International matches have been played between the two teams. Of these, the Indian team won 15 matches, while the Kiwis won 10. The result of 2 matches could not be declared and 1 match was tied. The Indian team has a higher winning percentage at home venues. The team has won 66% of its matches at home. The team has won 8 out of 12 matches, while it has lost 4.

Abhishek India’s top scorer Abhishek Sharma is India’s top scorer in the series. He has scored 84 runs in one match. Abhishek was the highest run scorer for India last year also. Whereas, in bowling, Varun Chakraborty has taken two wickets in two matches.

Duffy took 2 wickets for New Zealand Glenn Phillips and Jacob Duffy have proven to be the most effective players for New Zealand so far in the series. In batting, Phillips played an innings of 78 runs in the first match, in which his strike rate was 195.00. Whereas in bowling, Duffy took two wickets in his name.

pitch report This pitch of Raipur is expected to be balanced for both batsmen and bowlers. Batsmen may get help in the beginning of the match and scoring runs will be a little easier. The new ball is likely to provide swing and extra bounce to the fast bowlers. As the match progresses, the pitch will become slower and the ball will start gaining grip, which will benefit the bowlers.

Till now only one T-20 International match has been played in Raipur. This match took place between India and Australia in 2023, which India won by 20 runs.

weather report The weather of Raipur is going to be good on 23 January. According to the report, the minimum temperature here is expected to be 14 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature is expected to be 28 degrees Celsius. The wind here is expected to blow at a speed of 6 kilometers per hour. The weather will cool down in the evening and there is no forecast of rain in the match.

Possible playing XI of both the teams India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Varun Chakravarthy.

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (captain), Tim Robinson, Devon Conway (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Christian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi and Jacob Duffy.