Men in Blue look to keep up momentum

Another high-scoring match on the cards

India is unlikely to change a winning combination but a few changes in the bowling department won’t come as a surprise when the visitors take on New Zealand in the second T20 at the high-scoring Eden Park here on Sunday.

Jasprit Bumrah was the only bowler on either side to concede less than eight runs per over at the peculiar shaped ground with short boundaries in the series opener on Friday.

Taken to the cleaners Both Mohammed Shami (0/ 53 in 4 overs) and Shardul Thakur (1/44 in 3 overs) were taken to the cleaners with New Zealand batsmen using their pace to collect boundaries at will.

Since Shami is expected to retain his place in the playing eleven, Shardul might make way for Navdeep Saini. However, Saini, with his extra pace, too could go for runs at the small ground.

It remains to be seen whether India sticks to the three specialist pacers and two spinners combination or brings in an extra tweaker in Kuldeep Yadav to partner Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravindra Jadeja. Washington Sundar is the other spin option India has.