Team India did wonders in the second T20 against New Zealand. The Indian team achieved the target of 209 runs given by New Zealand in just 15.2 overs. The most important thing in this was that Team India had lost the wickets of Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson for just 6 runs. After this, Ishan Kishan at number three turned the tide of the match by playing a brilliant inning of 76 runs in just 32 balls. In this stormy innings, Ishaan hit 11 fours and 4 sixes. After the match, Ishaan gave a big statement, which has gone viral on social media.

‘Are you worthy of playing for India or not?’

After the victory in the second T20 played in Raipur, Ishan Kishan said, “Today my entire focus was only on what I had to do. I wanted to keep myself in the right mental state. When you feel you are batting well, all you have to do is see the ball and play with patience. While chasing the target of 208 runs, it was very important to take full advantage of the powerplay, so I was trying to score as many runs as possible..”

Ishan Kishan, who returned to Team India due to his excellent performance in domestic cricket, said, “I just wanted to score runs. Sometimes you do it for yourself, to get answers to your own questions about whether you deserve to play for India or not. The confidence I got from there (domestic cricket), I brought it here and it proved to be a good day for me.“

When asked about his return to the team, he said, “I just asked myself one question, can I do it again or not? And the answer was that I can handle the innings and score runs. Even if I got out, I just wanted to play good cricket.“

India vs New Zealand 2nd T20: T20 cricket is another name for thrill. A strange incident was seen in the second T20 match between India vs New Zealand being played in Raipur. In this match, the Kiwi team batted first and scored 208 runs. When the Indian team came to bat, the third over of the innings was of 10 balls. 11 runs came on a single ball in this over. Understand here how this became possible?

11 runs on one ball

Actually this matter is of the third over of the Indian innings. 11 runs were scored on the very first ball of the over. This over was bowled by Zachary Foulkes, whose first ball became a no ball. No ball and Ishan Kishan hits a four from the top. That means Foulkes had given 5 runs without any ball. Foulkes went wide in the next two attempts. Because of this, he had given 7 runs without bowling any official ball.

When the first official ball was bowled, Ishan Kishan hit a four. In this way, 11 runs were scored on the very first ball of Zachary Foulkes by adding four, two wides and a four on the no-ball.

10 ball over bowled, 24 runs scored

This over was like an unwanted memory for Zachary Foulkes. By the time the first official ball was bowled, he had given away 11 runs. He also bowled the second official ball in two attempts. Ishan Kishan hit a four on the fourth ball of the same over and a six on the last ball. The Indian team scored 24 runs from this over of Foulkes.

10 ball over: No ball+4 runs, wide, wide, 4, wide, 1, 1, 4, 0, 6

Let us tell you that Indian opening batsmen Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma could not perform in this match. Both the opening batsmen were out in the first 7 balls of the innings. Samson scored 6 runs and Abhishek could not even open the account.

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India has won the second T20 match by defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets. With this, Team India has taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. In this match played in Raipur, New Zealand had scored 208 runs while playing first. In reply, the Indian team achieved this huge target in just 15.2 overs. India has also made the record of achieving the fastest target of 200 or more in the history of T20 cricket.

Captain Suryakumar scored fifty after 24 innings

This match was memorable for Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav, because after 24 innings he scored a half-century with his bat. He played an unbeaten inning of 82 runs in 37 balls. In this innings he hit 9 fours and 4 sixes. Before this, the last half-century with the bat of Suryakumar Yadav was scored against Bangladesh in October 2024. He played an innings of 75 runs in that match.

Team India made world record

The Indian team has won the second T20 match with 28 balls remaining. India has made the record of fastest chasing the target of more than 200 runs in the history of international T20 cricket. Earlier, the record of fastest chasing the target of 200+ runs was in the name of Pakistan, which had defeated the Kiwi team with 24 balls remaining.

Ishaan Kishan’s storm

Both the opening batsmen of India could not perform in this match. Sanju Samson could score only 6 runs, while Abhishek Sharma could not even open his account. But Ishan Kishan made a lot of appearances with the bat. He scored 76 runs in 32 balls at a stormy strike rate of 237.50. This was the seventh fifty of Kishan’s international T20 career and the first against New Zealand.

Apart from Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey made a big contribution in the victory of Team India by playing a quick inning of 36 runs in 18 balls. Talking about New Zealand bowler Zachary Foulkes, he gave away 67 runs in just 3 overs.

IND vs NZ 2nd T20: Ishan Kishan has also got a spring in his bat like Abhishek Sharma. In the second T20 match against New Zealand, there was no storm of Abhishek but there was definitely a storm of Ishaan. He scored 76 runs in 32 balls while hitting explosive shots against the Kiwi bowlers. In this innings played at a strike rate of 237, Ishan Kishan hit a total of 15 boundaries.

In this match played in Raipur, New Zealand batted first and scored 208 runs. In response, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson were also out within the first 7 balls of the Indian innings. But Ishan Kishan’s bat was going to wreak havoc.

Made ghost of bowlers, strike rate of 237

The Indian team had scored only 8 runs in the first 2 overs and also lost two wickets. From the third over, Ishan Kishan started ghosting the bowlers. A total of 24 runs came in this over of Zachary Foulkes. After that, fours and sixes kept raining continuously and in the eighth over itself, Team India had crossed the 100-run mark.

Ishan Kishan played a brilliant inning of 76 runs in 32 balls, during which his strike rate was 237.50. In this stormy innings he hit 11 fours and 4 sixes. That means, out of 74 runs, he scored 68 from the boundary itself. In the first T20 match of the current series, Ishan Kishan was out after scoring only 8 runs, but in the second T20 match, he did not let the opportunity go.

This kind of destruction is usually created by Abhishek Sharma. In the first T20 match played in Nagpur, he scored 84 runs in 35 balls. Abhishek had hit 8 sixes in that innings played at a strike rate of 240. Even in his international T20 career, Abhishek’s total strike rate is more than 190.

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Harshit Rana becomes call for Devon Conway, out for the fourth consecutive time; Unique celebration done in Raipur

Devon Conway had made a bright start in Raipur, looking at him it seemed that a big innings would be seen from his bat today. Conway hit good shots in Arshdeep’s over, then Suryakumar Yadav handed the ball to Harshit Rana. Harshit has dismissed him thrice during New Zealand’s tour of India, even today Conway became his victim. After this, a unique celebration was seen from Harshit’s side also.

Devon Conway had scored 56 runs in the first ODI against India. Harshit Rana had dismissed him in that match played in Vadodara. In the second ODI played in Rajkot, Harshit sent Conway (16) cheaply to the pavilion. Even in the decisive ODI played in Indore, Harshit made Conway his victim. Harshit had dismissed him in all three ODIs.

Harshit Rana did not play in the first T20 played in Nagpur, although Devon Conway could not even open his account in that match. In Nagpur, he was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh in the very first over. Harshit got a chance in Raipur because Jasprit Bumrah was given rest.

Harshit Rana’s unique celebration

In Raipur, Devon Conway and Tim Seifert made a bright start, both scored 43 runs in 3 overs. Harshit Rana took the first wicket of the match in the fourth over, dismissing Conway for the fourth time on New Zealand’s tour of India. After this, Harshit did a unique celebration by showing four fingers, he was indicating through gestures that he had dismissed Conway for the fourth time.

HARSHIT RANA GETS CONWAY 4 TIMES IN 4 INNINGS….!!! pic.twitter.com/9uUlmF91G6

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 23, 2026

Team India is ahead 1-0

India defeated New Zealand by 48 runs in the first T20 played in Nagpur. India is leading 1-0 in the series. There were two changes in India’s playing 11 in the second T20. Harshit Rana has got a place in the playing 11 in place of Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav has got a place in the playing 11 in place of Akshar Patel. Akshar was injured in the first T20.

India vs New Zealand 2nd T20 Score: In the second T20 match, New Zealand, playing first, has scored 208 runs. This is the second highest score made by any team in international T20 cricket this year. The biggest score of this year is in the name of India. The second T20 match is being played in Raipur, in which Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner played an inning of 47 runs in 27 balls. Kuldeep Yadav took the maximum wickets for Team India, who dismissed 2 batsmen.

Second highest score of 2026

The Indian team has the highest score in international T20 cricket in the year 2026. India had scored 238 runs in the first T20 match of this series, which is the highest total made by any team in T20 so far this year. New Zealand has now become the second team to score 200 runs in T20 this year.

• 238 runs – India
• 208 runs – New Zealand
• 190 runs – New Zealand

This is also New Zealand’s biggest score in T20 matches, when no batsman of the team has scored a half-century. For New Zealand, Mitchell Santner contributed unbeaten 47 runs and Rachin Ravindra contributed 44 runs. Whereas opening batsman Tim Seifert scored 24 runs in 13 balls. Apart from these three batsmen, no New Zealand player could touch the 20-run mark.

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav used a total of 7 bowlers. Abhishek Sharma and Shivam Dubey also bowled one over each. Dubey also took one wicket in his single over. Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets. Whereas Hardik Pandya, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty and Shivam Dubey, all of them took one wicket each.

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New Zealand thrashed the Indian bowlers in the second T20 being played in Raipur. After playing first, the Kiwi team scored 208 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. For New Zealand, captain Mitchell Santner played an explosive inning of 47 unbeaten runs in just 27 balls. However, at one time New Zealand’s score was near 100 in the 9th over. Then it seemed that the Kiwi team would easily cross 220, but in the middle overs, the Indian bowlers kept taking wickets and somehow stopped the Kiwi team within 210.

Arshdeep Singh was the most expensive bowler for India. Arshdeep gave 53 runs in 4 overs without taking any wicket. Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets and gave 35 runs. Harshit Rana spent 35 runs in 3 overs. He got a success. Hardik Pandya was beaten the least. Hardik took one wicket for 25 runs in 3 overs. Meanwhile, know how much is India’s biggest run chase in T20 International.?

What is India’s biggest run chase in T20 International??

The Indian team’s biggest run chase in T20 International is 208 runs. Against West Indies in 2019, Team India chased the target of 208 runs with eight balls to spare. In 2009, Team India chased the target of 207 runs on Mohali ground. The Indian team had won the match five balls earlier. The Indian team has chased the target of more than 200 runs many times.

Chasing the target will not be easy in Raipur

Talking about Raipur match, it is not going to be easy for the Indian team to chase the target of 209, because the Kiwi team has many dangerous bowlers. Also, scoring runs in the second innings on this pitch may be a bit difficult. Commentators are also saying this. Well, the victory of the Indian team depends on Abhishek Sharma. If Abhishek Sharma’s bat performs like in the first T20 match, then Team India will easily chase this target.

Today Team India has rested Jasprit Bumrah. Akshar Patel is also not playing, who was injured in the first match. Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in the playing 11.

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana.

The second T20 between India and New Zealand will be played today i.e. Friday, January 23 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. Team India had won by 41 runs in the first T20. In such a situation, they would like to win the second T20 also, while the Kiwi team will be eyeing an upset this time. Fans can reach the stadium in large numbers in Raipur. Team India will be seen in action here after a long time.

Raipur’s stadium has 60,000 seats. It is expected to be completely filled today. However, there is some uncertainty about the conditions here, because only one T20 International match has been played on this ground before, which was between India and Australia in 2023. Recently, an ODI match took place in December 2025, in which India scored 358 runs and South Africa chased the target. The role of toss is also going to be very important in Raipur. The winner of the toss can decide to bowl first, because chasing is considered easy here.

match prediction

Our match prediction meter is saying that Team India will win in this match also. There are many players who can cause upsets in the Kiwi team, but looking at the way the Indian players played in the first T20 match, it would not be wrong to say that the match is 75-25.

India’s probable playing eleven for the second T20- Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Varun Chakraborty.

New Zealand’s probable playing eleven for the second T20- Tim Robinson, Devon Conway (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Christian Clarke/Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy