The second T20 between the BLACKCAPS and India at being played this Sunday, November 20 at Bay Oval is a sell-out.

The first game of the T20 series starts this evening when the two teams meet at Wellington's Sky Stadium.

New Zealand Cricket's general manager of marketing and communications, Stacey Geraghty, said interest in the India tour had been 'strong from the outset”, with the Bay Oval ticket allocation exhausted this morning.

Fans unable to attend the fixture can follow the live stream on Spark Sport, and the audio commentary on Today FM/rova.

Wellington Firebirds rising star Finn Allen is primed to face India for the first time for the upcoming tour.

The 23-year-old has already played 23 T20Is and eight ODIs for the Blackcaps, amassing five half-centuries and a hundred.

Allen's retention at the top of the order for both squads means there's no room for Martin Guptill.

Trent Boult is the other notable omission from the squads - with Tim Southee, Matt Henry (ODIs only), Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner and Adam Milne filling the pace bowling ranks.

Milne is in line to play his first ODI since 2017, building on his return to the T20 International arena during the recent Tri Series and last year's ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE.

The tour is beginning with a three-game T20 International series across Wellington (Nov 18), Tauranga (Nov 20) and Napier (Nov 22), before moving into the ODI series across Auckland (Nov 25), Hamilton (Nov 27) and Christchurch (Nov 30).

The one-day series could see Tim Southee become the fifth New Zealander to claim 200 ODI wickets, with the 33-year-old's tally poised on 199.

Tom Latham returns as the ODI wicket-keeper with Devon Conway continuing behind the stumps for the T20 side.

Kane Williamson will captain both sides with the T20 squad assembling in Wellington on Wednesday.

Blackcaps coach Gary Stead says there's always 'an incredible buzz” when India comes to town.

'The energy and noise is incredible and I know the team are really looking forward to getting back and playing in front of some big home crowds,” says Stead.

'India are a world-class side stacked with IPL stars and we know we'll have to be right at the top of our game.”

India announced two formidable squads last week which were packed with household names, despite the resting of some senior players.

The team:

Kane Williamson (c)

Finn Allen

Michael Bracewell

Devon Conway (wk)

Lockie Ferguson

Matt Henry (ODI)

Tom Latham (ODI) (wk)

Daryl Mitchell

Adam Milne

Jimmy Neesham*

Glenn Phillips

Mitchell Santner

Ish Sodhi (T20)

Tim Southee

Blair Tickner (T20)