India (IND) will take on New Zealand (NZ) in the 2nd T20 match at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur tomorrow, January 23, 2026. After losing the ODI series, India are back in form, but New Zealand won’t make it easy as they look stronger to bounce back. India have home ground advantage and the toss remains a priority as it’s an evening match—whoever wins will likely prefer bowling first. Abhishek Sharma, the star batter in the previous match, entertained the cricket fans. Let’s Break down with expert analysis, betting insights, team performance, pitch report, and our IND vs NZ 2nd T20 match prediction. Who will win today’s match?
India vs New Zealand | 2nd T20 Match
Series: New Zealand tour of India 2026
Date: 23 January 2026
Time: 7:00 PM LOCAL, 1:30 PM GMT
Venue: Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium, Raipur
Live Streaming: Jio Hotstar & Star Sports Network
Team Performance
India Cricket Team Preview & Performance
Team India conquered their first T20 match victory in the five-match T20 series. Abhishek Sharma, the player of the match with an incredible opening innings for India, scored a tremendous 84 runs in just 35 balls. He was supported by captain Suryakumar Yadav, with strong batting support in the lower order from Rinku Singh, who was superb, scoring 44 runs in 22 balls. This support helped India post a high score of 238/7 in 20 overs. Given a challenging target, New Zealand tried to chase the score, but India’s bowlers balanced the match and restricted them, winning by 48 runs. After losing the ODI series, India bounced back well in the first T20, and they will be looking hungrily for a win in the second T20 match.
New Zealand cricket Team Preview & Recent Performance
New Zealand lost the first T20 match while chasing a high score of 238 runs, but managed to score 190/7 in 20 overs and lost to India by 48 runs. In the batting line-up, the openers lost early wickets, but Glenn Phillips played excellent batting while chasing, scoring 78 runs in 40 balls in the lower order. Everyone in the team played superbly and tried their best to get the game back, but the challenging score proved difficult to chase.
In the bowling line-up, they took early wickets but also conceded runs as India was 27/2 in 2.5 overs. After that, the bowlers kept giving runs and Abhishek Sharma took advantage of it. Jacob Duffy was outstanding in the squad, bowling 4 overs, grabbing 2 wickets, and conceding 27 runs with a bowling economy of 6.80. They need to improve and bounce back in the second T20 match, and they will come back stronger. After losing the match, they look determined to win the remaining matches.
IND vs NZ Today’s T20 Match Weather Condition:
- Temperature: 20.3°C
- Humidity: 43%
- Rain: 4% Rain of chance
- Wind direction: E
- Wind speed: 9KPH
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IND vs NZ Today’s T20 Match Pitch Report & Condition
The pitch in Raipur for the 2nd T20I on January 23, 2026, looks good for batting and bowling. The boundaries are big around 80 meters, so players can’t just swing and hope for sixes. They need to place their shots well. The pitch has some grass early on, which gives pace bowlers help in the first few overs. After that, it slows down and spinners get into the game. Dew usually comes in the evening, so teams winning the toss will likely bowl first.
IND vs NZ 2nd T20 – Probable Playing XI
India Playing XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
New Zealand Playing XI: Tim Robinson, Devon Conway (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy
India vs New Zealand – T20 Head-to-Head Records
Total matches played: 26
India won: 15
New Zealand won: 10
Tie / No Result: 1
First-Ever T20 Match (IND vs NZ)
Date: September 16, 2007
Venue: Johannesburg
Result: New Zealand won by 10 runs
Most Recent T20 Match (IND vs NZ)
Date: January 21, 2026
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Result: India won by 48 runs
Player of the Match: Abhishek Sharma
T20 match Prediction: Team chasing are favourites to win today’s IND vs NZ 2nd T20 Match 2026.
India vs New Zealand | 2nd T20 Match Prediction
Scenario 1
Match toss prediction: India to win the toss and opt to bowl first
NZ scores: 265–275
Who will win today’s match: India to win today’s 2nd T20 Match 2026
Scenario 2
Match toss prediction: New Zealand to win the toss and opt to bowl first
India scores: 295–310
Who will win today’s match: New Zealand to win today’s 2nd T20 Match 2026
Today Match Winning Percentage
Our toss prediction for the IND vs NZ 1st T20 match prediction was correct as NZ won the toss and opted to bowl first. We also backed India with a 65% winning probability, and India won the match despite batting first.
Today’s Betting Insights for IND vs NZ 2nd T20 Match 2026
- Who will win the toss Today: IND to win the toss and elect to Bowl first.
- Top Batter Performance: Devon Conway
- Top Bowler Performance: Hardik Pandya
- Today’s T20 match betting tips: Team chasing are safe bet to play today’s IND vs NZ 2nd T20 Match 2026.