Playing XI in Rajkot ODI (Photo: PTI)
IND vs NZ, Playing XI: The second ODI of the series between India and New Zealand is being played in Rajkot. The toss of this match has taken place. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. After the toss, the captains of both the teams also announced their respective playing eleven. There is 1-1 change in the playing eleven of both the teams. Changes in the Indian team were already decided after Washington Sundar withdrew from the series due to injury.
This player will debut for New Zealand
This is India’s 5th ODI match at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. However, if we talk about New Zealand, this is the first encounter between the two teams on this ground. New Zealand has made the debut of left arm spinner Jayden Linnicks in Rajkot ODI. Linx has been fed in place of Aditya Ashok.
Not Ayush Badoni, Nitish Reddy got a chance in playing 11
Talking about the Indian team, as expected Washington Sundar is not a part of this match. He is already out of the series due to injury. Sundar was injured during the first ODI in Vadodara. Ayush Badoni was included in the team in his place, but instead of giving him a chance to debut, the Indian team management decided to play all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy. Nitish Reddy was already a part of Team India selected for the ODI series.
This is the playing XI of both the teams
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Hay, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell (c), Christian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jack Foulkes, Jayden Linnicks
The first ODI was played between India and New Zealand in Vadodara, which Team India won by 4 wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series.