Ranchi, Nov 19 (UNI) India won the toss and opted to field first against New Zealand in the second encounter of the three-match T20I series here on Friday.
Captain Rohit Sharma made one change, while New Zealand made three.
Harshal Patel, who makes his debut, comes in place of injured Mohammad Siraj for India, and Adam Milne, James Neesham and Ish Sodhi are back in place of Ferguson, Rachin Ravindra and Astle, for New Zealand.
Siraj had injured his finger in the first game. Patel received Indian cap from former bowling great Ajit Agarkar.
Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert(w), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee(c), Adam Milne, Trent Boult
India (Playing XI): KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel.
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