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Hardik Pandya-led India will need to up their game when the side face New Zealand in a must-win 2nd T20I of the three-match series in Lucknow on Sunday, January 29.

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India vs New Zealand Full Scorecard

IND vs NZ, 2nd T20I, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 29 January 2023 - Scorecard

NZ • 1st innings
99/8

IND • 2nd innings
101/4

BATTERS

Shubman Gill
c Finn Allen b Michael Bracewell

Ishan Kishan (W)
run out (Glenn Phillips / Mitchell Santner)

Rahul Tripathi
c Glenn Phillips b Ish Sodhi

Suryakumar Yadav
not out

Washington Sundar
run out (Blair Tickner)

Hardik Pandya (C)
not out

Yet To bat

Deepak Hooda

Shivam Mavi

Kuldeep Yadav

Arshdeep Singh

Yuzvendra Chahal

BOWLERS

Jacob Duffy

Michael Bracewell

Mitchell Santner

Glenn Phillips

Ish Sodhi

Mark Chapman

Lockie Ferguson

Blair Tickner

Fall Of Wicket

Shubman Gill

Ishan Kishan

Rahul Tripathi

Washington Sundar