Unchanged New Zealand opt to bat vs India in 2nd T20I

Auckland, Feb 8 - New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat in the second T20 International against India at the Eden Park here on Friday.

Both the teams decided to go in with the same playing XI from the T20I opener in Wellington. New Zealand are 1-0 lead after outclassing the tourists in the opening game by 80 runs.

Teams:

India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni (WK), Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

New Zealand: Tim Seifert (WK), Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (Captain), Daryl Mitchell, Ross Taylor, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson.

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IANS