India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the second T20. The team made two changes, with 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi replacing Ishan Kishan and Prince Yadav coming in for Mayank Yadav. Iyer emphasized the importance of maintaining their aggressive approach while addressing fielding improvements. New Zealand also made a change, bringing in Jacob Duffy for Adam Milne.
