Cricket: India open Twenty20 at the crease

New Zealand won the toss and asked India to bat in the second and final Twenty20 cricket international in Wellington tonight.

New Zealand named an unchanged side after winning the first match in Christchurch by seven wickets on Wednesday.

India made one change, replacing batsman Rohit Sharma with Ravindra Jadeja.

A five-match one-day series starts in Napier on Tuesday.

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Jacob Oram, Neil Broom, Nathan McCullum, Ian Butler, Tim Southee, Iain O'Brien. Grant Elliott (12th man).

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Dehwag, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma. Rohit Sharma (12th man).

- NZPA