India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Match Playing 11, Full Squad: India will be looking to seal yet another series win as they face New Zealand in the second ODI in Rajkot. India lead the three-match 1-0, having ended New Zealand’s winning streak in ODIs at nine matches with a four-wicket win in the first ODI. However, India will be without a key player in Washington Sundar in the second ODI due to the injury suffered by the all-rounder in Vadodara during the first ODI.
India have brought in Ayush Badoni as a relacement but they might be conscious of the fact that, with the venue for the 2027 World Cup being the pace-friendly South Africa, it might be time to start giving Nitish Kumar Reddy more chances. If India do decide to form a team with this big picture in mind, they could end up with a four-pronged pace attack.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Predicted XIs
India predicted XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh
Key player to watch out for: Virat Kohli is back up and running near to his very best and with a potential belter on offer in Rajkot, the former India skipper will be aiming to tick off an ODI century at a venue where he hasn’t had one before.
New Zealand predicted XI: Devon Conway (wk), Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitch Hay (wk), Michael Rae, Michael Bracewell, Zak Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Adi Ashok.
Key player to watch out for: Kyle Jamieson’s opening burst and hard lengths later on in the innings caused India some troubles. As he had troubled the right-handed India with the red ball in the past, a flat and hard deck in Rajkot could still prove to be a fine springboard for the tall Kiwi to exploit.
India vs New Zealand squads:
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Ayush Badoni, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel
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New Zealand Squad: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Adithya Ashok, Jayden Lennox, Nick Kelly, Josh Clarkson, Michael Rae
