Sanju Samson would look to hit his straps in a much-needed settled role at the top of the order, while Ishan Kishan would be better served to make the limited opportunities count in the second T20I between India and New Zealand here on Friday.
In and out of the playing XI for no fault of his own, Samson is now certain to get an extended run ahead of next month’s T20 World Cup.
Falling to a soft dismissal in the series opener, Samson would be determined to display his wide range of shots that have helped him rack up three hundreds in the shortest format.
Another batter who needs to repay the faith of the team management is Kishan, a surprise inclusion in the World Cup squad and played ahead of Shreyas Iyer in Nagpur on Wednesday night.
The southpaw looked good in his brief stay before being caught at cover. With batting till eight, most Indians players bat in top gear, trying to hit every ball out of the park. Kishan would continue with that fearless approach and can only hope that it pays off.
Dew is expected here as well and no total would be safe as South Africa showed last month, chasing down 359 rather comfortably against the hosts in an ODI game.
New Zealand know they were not up to the mark on the bowling front and being a side which learns and adapts quickly, the Black Caps would be backing themselves to level the series.
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