On January 21, the second game of the ongoing ODI series between India and New Zealand will be played. The two teams will square off in this match at Raipur’s Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium. However, Rohit Sharma will be in charge of leading India in this game, and Tom Latham will be in charge of leading New Zealand. So let’s find out how Raipur’s pitch is doing.
It was evident from the recent T20 matches played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium that the surface benefited the batsmen. The ball comes on the bat well on this surface, making it simple for the batsmen to score runs right away. Let us point out that this surface is consistent throughout the entire game, making it easy for the batters to locate the ball. The hitters benefit greatly from the quick outfield.
Because of the unpredictable nature of the ground at Raipur Stadium, fast bowlers will need to use their variety to prevent huge scores by the batsmen. But as the ball gets old, the spinners will start receiving a lot of support from this area. Overs of spin may end up being the determining factor in Raipur in such a case. Any side winning the toss would likely choose to bowl at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium since it gets easier to bat there as the game goes on.
There hasn’t been an international game of any kind played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium yet. However, this location has hosted several domestic T20I matches. The stadium has also hosted a total of 6 IPL matches. These games were won by the pursuing teams in four and the defending team in two.
IND vs NZ Records
India and New Zealand’s cricket teams have now played 114 one-day international matches against one another. During this time, Team India has won 56 matches against NZ, while the New Zealand team has won 50 ODIs against India. One match finished in a tie, but seven matches concluded with a no-result.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Probable Playing-11
- India | Probable Playing-11: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
India | Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Srikar Bharat, Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik
- New Zealand | Probable Playing-11: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner
New Zealand | Squad: Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Henry Shipley, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner, Jacob Duffy, Doug Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Ish Sodhi
