IND vs NZ: Martin Guptill created history, breaking this record of Kohli and became the new ‘King’ of T20

India vs New Zealand 2nd T20: New Zealand opener Martin Guptill created history in the second T20 being played in Ranchi. Even though in this match, Guptill scored 31 runs in 15 balls. But still he has become the new king of T20 International.

In fact, Martin Guptill has now overtaken Virat Kohli to become the highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals. Guptill now has 3248 runs in 111 matches at an average of 32.48 and a strike rate of 136.64. At the same time, Virat Kohli has 3227 runs in 95 matches of T20 International. However, Kohli averages 52.04.

Guptill got off to a stormy start

In the second T20 being played in Ranchi, Guptill attacked the Indian bowlers with the very first ball. He hit three fours and two sixes. During this, Guptill’s strike rate was 206.67. When Guptill was dismissed, New Zealand’s score was 48 runs in 4.2 overs.

Kiwi team made three changes today

After the loss in the first T20, New Zealand will have to register a win today to stay in the series. In such a situation, Kiwi captain Tim Southee made three major changes in the playing XI today. All-rounder James Neesham, leg-spinner Ish Sodhi and fast bowler Adam Milne have returned to the team.

India’s playing XI- Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar and Harshal Patel.

New Zealand’s playing XI- Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Tim Seifert (wk), James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee (c), Adam Milne and Trent Boult.