India had never beaten New Zealand in T20 cricket but all that changed in Delhi when the host crushed the visitors with a comprehensive 53 run victory in the series opener.
The Men in Blue will hope for a similar performance as they are poised for their third T20I series triumph in five years but it’s easier said than done. Although the Kiwis lost the series opener they are the no.1 T20I side in the world so a strong back from the All Blacks can be expected.
Considering the immense all-around strength that the hosts boast of, it's going to be a Herculean task for the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand to prevent India from clinching the series.
Squads:
India: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Ross Taylor, Trent Boult, Tom Bruce, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk), Henry Nicholls, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee