India vs New Zealand 2nd T20I: Toss, Milestone and Playing XIs

The second T20 International between India and New Zealand is underway at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, with India already etching its name into the record books by stepping onto the field for its 300th T20 International.

Only Pakistan, with 304 matches, has played more T20 Internationals than India. New Zealand, now on its 269th T20 outing, sits third on the list. West Indies, with 260 matches, is in fourth place.

Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first. India has made a single change to its lineup, with Vaibhav Suryavanshi replacing the injured Ishan Kishan. New Zealand has also made one alteration, with Jacob Duffy coming in for Adam Milne.

India is ahead 1-0 in the five-match series. In the first T20, India secured a four-wicket win over New Zealand. Batting first, New Zealand made 225 for 4 in 20 overs. India overhauled the total with two balls remaining, having lost six wickets.

The result stood as India's largest successful chase in T20 International history. Sanju Samson led the batting effort with 67 runs. Naman Dhir's quick-fire 42 off 15 balls in the closing overs was decisive. Captain Shreyas Iyer added 42 runs from 28 balls.

India Playing XI: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav.

New Zealand Playing XI: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Bevon Jacobs, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy and Lockie Ferguson.