2nd T20: New Zealand win toss; opt to bat against India

RAJKOT: New  Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and opted to bat against the hosts India in the second T20 of the three T20 series here on Saturday at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

The hosts are already 1-0 in the three T20 series play their second T20 against the Black Caps would be hoping to clinch the victory here on a high note. India bring in debut pacer Mohammed Siraj replacing left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra who  just retired from all forms of international caps after playing his last T20 match at his home ground at Feroz Shah Kotla on Wednesday. India won the first match by 53 runs against New Zealand.

Meanwhile, the tourists include Adam Milne and Glenn Philips replacing Tim Southee and Tom Latham. Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, M Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal.

New Zealand: Kane Williamson(c), Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Tom Bruce, Adam Milne, Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Philips, Trent Boult and Ish Sodhi. (AGENCIES)

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