India wins toss, elects to bowl in second T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch

India won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the second T20 International in Christchurch on Saturday, October 24, 2026. The Indian side made two changes to its playing XI for the match.

India named Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav as their XI. New Zealand’s selected XI was Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy and Lockie Ferguson. For New Zealand, Jacob Duffy was brought into the side in place of Adam Milne. An image credited to ANI shows Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during a practice session ahead of the game.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will play the second T20I, replacing the injured Ishan Kishan. Prince Yadav was added to India’s XI in place of Mayank Yadav. Shreyas Iyer is listed as India’s captain and Sanju Samson as wicketkeeper, while Mitchell Santner is named captain for New Zealand with Tim Seifert keeping wicket.

The sides include frontline seam options in India such as Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Arshdeep Singh and in New Zealand names such as Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry. The match is the second Twenty20 international of the series between the two teams.

The report was published on October 24, 2026 at 12:20 pm IST and updated at 12:21 pm IST from Christchurch.