In the second T20I match against New Zealand, Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and elected to bowl first at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Raipur.

After winning the toss, the hosts` skipper, Suryakumar, said, "We’re opting to bowl first since there’s noticeable dew already, and chasing will give us a good test. The surface looks solid—same as the ODI wicket—and it should offer plenty of runs again. From the last win, our focus remains the same: keep improving in all three departments without assuming perfection. Repeating our processes in bowling, fielding, and batting is what we value the most as a group. We’ve made two changes: Axar sits out after being hit in the previous match, and Bumrah is being rested. Harshit and Kuldeep come into the XI to strengthen our options for this game".