Live IND vs NZ 2nd T20I Live Score: In-form Rachin Ravindra departs, New Zealand in state of bother

New Zealand are 151/5 after 15 overs. Mitchell Santner and Mark Chapman are in the middle and trying to keep the scoreboard ticking. They would aim to score at least 50 more runs in the next five overs. 

The in-form batter Rachin Ravindra departed after scoring 44 runs offf 26 balls. Kuldeep Yadav got the better of the New Zealand international. The Kiwis are reduced to 129/5 in the middle. 

Daryl Mitchell departed for 18 runs off 11 balls. Shivam Dube gave the breakthrough in the 12th over of the match. Mitchell attempted to clear the ground but stright to Hardik Pandya in long-on. New Zealand are 125/4

Rachin Ravindra is heading towards a half-century, while Daryl Mitchell has looked good so far. They are not changing the impact, despite losing three wickets. New Zealand are 120/3 after 11 overs.

After conceding 14 runs in the over, Kuldeep Yadav picked up the prized wicket of Glenn Phillips, who departed for 19 runs off 13 balls. New Zealand are reduced to 98/3 after 8.5 overs.

Rachin Ravindra is on song in Raipur. After a slow start, the southpaw has changed gear and is batting aggresively in the middle. He has quickly moved to the 30s as Glenn Phillips is taking some time to settle down. New Zealand are 84/2 after eight overs. 

Varun Chakaravarthy strikes now, again in his first over!! Tim Siefert is the man to be dismissed. He was looking dangerous at 24 runs at a strike of 200. A brilliant comeback from India.

Harshit Rana strikes! Devon Conway has been dismissed and Rana has done the job yet again for India. A whirlwind start for New Zealand but India have broken through. Rachin Ravindra is the next man in.

At the end of 2 overs, New Zealand are 25/0 and it is a very good start for them. Conway and Seifert have taken the attack to the home team. Will India be able to halt the run-scoring?

Conway and Seifert are opening the innings for New Zealand. Harshit Rana is opening the bowling for India. Can India strike early after opting to bowl first? Let's see

Here we go!! Live action is here!

Pitch and Conditions: "We are in Raipur, this also happens to be India's 100th T20I game at home. Well, this is the biggest ground, so let's start with the dimension. This is right in the centre of the ground, this strip here. So 68 metres on either side, 75 metres down the ground. A bit patchy in places, with sprouting bits here and there. But the grass that is here is kind of dead and rolled in, and you can still see quite a few cracks in and around the surface. It might play a little bit better than it looked. That was certainly the case in the previous game. It played better than it looked. But I just feel that it might be a little bit low, a little bit slow. Historically, in T20 contests, this has been a low-scoring venue. But the ODI (Vijay Hazare game) that was played here a month ago, 720 runs. I think the spinners are going to come into play. I love the boundary sizes. And if it does grip a touch early on, the spinners are certainly going to come into play with the boundary sizes. So that is a good thing. Because looking at those cracks, they might play a part. But then take a step back and you see that sheen there, that just tells the ball's going to come nicely onto the bat. It's going to skid through. It should be a high-scoring game. The other important fact of the game that you mentioned a couple of months ago, the dew was a massive, massive, had a role to play. So that makes toss very, very important. So if you win the toss, you definitely do want to chase here," inform Deep Dasgupta and Simon Doull.

New Zealand (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Tim Seifert(w), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), Zakary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy
India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy

India have made two changes to their line-up. 

Axar and Bumrah are not playing

Kuldeep and Harshit have been included.

India won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Raipur has hosted only one T20I so far, back in 2023 and both teams are in a bit of an unknown in terms of the pitch. The pitch is expected to be flat for entertainment and team winning the toss might bowl first.

It is a season of injuries and Axar Patel was added to a long list a couple of days ago. He walked off midway through his over after sustaining an injury. Will he play today or will India make a precautionary move and rest him? Is the injury serious? We will get to know soon.

Hello and welcome to the coverage of the second T20I between India and New Zealand at the SVNS International Stadium in Raipur. The hosts won the first T20I by 48 runs and it is all about carrying with the momentum at the moment.