IND vs NZ 2nd T20I: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi likely to open as India look to go 2-0 up
India are not the only team looking for improvements. New Zealand's bowlers also struggled to contain the visitors in the opening match. Pacers Matt Henry and Adam Milne found swing early in their spells but could not consistently trouble Samson and Abhishek Sharma with their lengths. The Indian…
India are not the only team looking for improvements. New Zealand's bowlers also struggled to contain the visitors in the opening match.
Pacers Matt Henry and Adam Milne found swing early in their spells but could not consistently trouble Samson and Abhishek Sharma with their lengths.
The Indian openers took full advantage, scoring 94 runs in the powerplay and putting New Zealand on the back foot.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said his team would need to find a way to slow down India's in-form top order.
"So I think both teams could probably look at a few things here and there, which I think could have gone either way. The extras at the start maybe and obviously I think in the field we were pretty good," said Santner.
"It's not an easy ground to catch here. A couple of more chances, closing overs at times, but, I think the powerplay is always going to be a challenge. I guess we have to find a way to slow them down (Samson and Abhishek)," he added.
