IND vs NZ Stats Preview- 2nd T20I, New Zealand tour of India 2026

IND vs NZ Stats Preview 2nd T20I. [Source - @bcci/x]

India and New Zealand will be up against each other in the second T20I of the five-match series on Friday, January 23rd. The high-voltage clash will be played at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium and is scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM IST.

IND vs NZ 2nd T20I preview, 2026

India

India took a 1-0 lead in the first encounter of the series after a dominant batting display in Nagpur. While the bowlers leaked some runs, they delivered when it mattered. Captain Suryakumar Yadav will hope his side carry the momentum into Raipur and make it two wins from two.

New Zealand

New Zealand have plenty to fix after their first T20I loss, especially with the ball. Apart from Jacob Duffy, the bowlers struggled to contain India’s batters. Mitchell Santner’s side will look to regroup in Raipur, improve their execution, and bounce back strongly to level the series.

Top run scorers in IND vs NZ T20Is

We are considering only the players from the current squad.

Suryakumar Yadav - 316 runs

Suryakumar Yadav tops the India vs New Zealand T20Is run chart with 316 runs, averaging 45.14 at a strike rate of 152.65.

Daryl Mitchell - 269 runs

Daryl Mitchell feature next with 269 runs at 135.85 strike-rate in 15 appearances in India vs New Zealand T20Is.

Shreyas Iyer - 225 runs

Shreyas Iyer sits third on the list with 225 runs in 11 innings, including a half-century against New Zealand in T20Is.

Top wicket-takers in IND vs NZ T20Is

We are considering only the players from the current squad.

Ish Sodhi - 26 wickets

Ish Sodhi leads the wickets chart in India vs New Zealand T20Is with 26 wickets at an average of 21.46 and economy rate of 7.75 striking at every 16.6 balls.

Mitchell Santner - 19 wickets

Mitchell Santner features next with 18 wickets in this fixture, averaging 29.42 and economy of 7.16 with 4/11 as best bowling figures.

Jasprit Bumrah - 12 wickets

Jasprit Bumrah sits third with 12 wickets in 11 games at an average of 21.75 and economy rate of 6.36 in this fixture.

IND vs NZ key stats

India key records

• India have won four of their last five T20Is vs NZ in India.
• Abhishek Sharma has been India's highest run-scorer in T20Is since 2025 - 943 runs, 44.9 average and 196.83 strike-rate.
• Varun Chakravarthy has been the best spinner in the world, in T20Is since 2025 - 38 wickets at 13.47 average and 11.2 strike-rate.
• Rinku Singh has been a terrific finisher for India In T20Is batting in 17-20 overs - 214.7 strike-rate, 307 runs and 43.9 average.
• Sanju Samson has an average of 6.66 against New Zealand in T20Is.
• Arshdeep Singh has 10 wickets in 6 T20Is at 17.1 average and 12 strike-rate vs NZ. 

New Zealand key records

• New Zealand have won two of their last five T20Is.
• Tim Robinson is NZ’s top-scorer since 2025 in the current squad - 423 runs, 42.3 average and 144.36 strike-rate.
• Jacob Duffy has been New Zealand’s best bowler in T20Is since 2025 - 37 wickets, 15 average and 12.1 strike-rate.
• Ish Sodhi has been taking a wicket every 11.9 balls in T20Is since 2025 - 20 wickets at 16.6 average.
• Jacob Duffy has the highest T20Is wickets in powerplay since 2025 - 21 wickets, 14 average and 12.86 average.
• Bevon Jacobs was the highest run-scorer in the recently concluded New Zealand’s domestic T20 Super Smash - 361 runs, 90.52 average,164.84 strike-rate and 5 50s.

IND vs NZ key records which could be broken in 2nd T20I, 2026

• Glenn Phillips is 3 sixes away from completing 100 T20I sixes.
• Devon Conway needs 6 sixes to complete 50 T20I sixes.
• Devon Conway is 31 runs away from 7000 T20 runs.
• Suryakumar Yadav is 4 sixes away from completing 400 T20 sixes.