NZ vs IND Dream11 prediction & fantasy tips: 2nd T20I 2026

New Zealand meet India in the 2nd T20I of the New Zealand vs India T20I Series 2026 on Saturday, 24 October 2026, at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. The start is 12:30 PM IST. The squads below are the officially announced squads, not confirmed playing XIs. The New Zealand list was announced before two injury withdrawals, so check the team news at the toss before locking your fantasy side.

The series runs from 22 October to 1 November and features five T20Is across Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Hamilton. It opens India's long tour of New Zealand.

Pitch and conditions

MaidanBeat's venue record for this fixture shows 13 completed T20Is since 2022. The average first-innings score is 166. Five matches were won batting first and eight chasing.

Our view, based on that 13-match record and with the caveat that the sample is small: chasing sides have had the edge. If the toss goes to a side that chooses to chase, batters from that side look a sensible base. Check the toss before you choose. A par score of 166 is not extreme, which keeps bowlers in play for your team as well.

Squads

New Zealand (announced squad, before the withdrawals below): Mitchell Santner (C), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Zak Foulkes, Matt Henry, Bevon Jacobs, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert and Nathan Smith.

According to Outlook India, Mark Chapman and Zak Foulkes have been ruled out of New Zealand's T20I series with hamstring and hip flexor injuries, so leave them out of your team. Josh Clarkson and Blair Tickner were named as replacements.

India (announced squad): Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma (VC), Axar Patel, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Naman Dhir, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav. According to Wisden, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was recalled after four years and Varun Chakaravarthy returns from a side strain.

Form and head-to-head

India won the 1st T20I on 22 October by 4 wickets. New Zealand made 225/4 in 20 overs, and India chased it down with 230/6 in 19.4 overs.

Before that, India's most recent T20I meeting with New Zealand was the 2026 T20 World Cup match on 8 March, which India won by 96 runs. In the January 2026 T20I series in India, India won four of the five matches and New Zealand won one. According to the Business Standard, India lead the T20I head-to-head 19 to 11 across 31 meetings, with one no result.