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Background
The second One Day International match between India and New Zealand is set to take place on January 21st at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur.
The Indian team, led by skipper Rohit Sharma, will be looking to continue their winning streak from the first match of the series, where they secured a 12-run victory.
The star performer for the Indian team in that match was Shubman Gill, who notched up a stunning double century, becoming the youngest player to achieve this feat in ODI cricket.
The Indian team is known for its aggressive style of play, which has been a consistent strength, particularly in home conditions.
The team’s batting unit is expected to be a major force in this match with players like Virat Kohli, Shubhman Gill, Rohit Sharma, and Ishan Kishan in top form. These players have all been consistently scoring runs in the recent past, and are expected to contribute heavily to India’s score.
On the bowling front, Mohammad Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav have been the standout performers for India in the series so far. These bowlers have been able to pick up wickets in every match they have played.
Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur, who were part of the playing eleven in the previous match, also played well and are expected to continue their good form in this match.
New Zealand, the current number one ODI team in the world, will be looking to bounce back from their defeat in the first match of the series.
Despite the loss, the team showed why they are considered a top-ranked ODI team. Mitch Santner and Michael Bracewell put in strong performances and reduced the winning margin for India.
The New Zealand team’s bowling unit, however, was not as effective in the first match.
Henry Shipley and Lockie Ferguson struggled in the opening overs, while Blair Tickner proved expensive.
Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner were the most successful bowlers for the team in the previous match. The team will need to work on its bowling attack if it hopes to compete with the strong Indian team.
Head to Head record
A total of 113 matches have been played between the 2 teams with India winning 56 and New Zealand winning 50.
There has been one tie and 7 no results.
Pitch Conditions
The pitch at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium has previously hosted a few IPL games, and is expected to remain balanced for the match.
It will likely offer more assistance to fast bowlers than spinners.
This should favor the Indian team, which boasts a strong fast bowling attack.
Likely Playing 11
India
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
New Zealand
Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Dough Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Lockie Ferguson
Match prediction
The Indian pace attack may prove to be handful for the Kiwi batting line-up.
The Indian batting is also firing on all cylinders.
For these reasons, India is most likely to win the 2nd ODI easily.
