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RESULTODI2nd ODI · Hnry Stadium, Wellington
New Zealand vs India
India won by 4 runs (DLS method)
India won the toss and chose to bowl
- Match
- New Zealand vs India, 2nd ODI
- Date
- 7 Nov 2026 to 7 Nov 2026
- Start
- 07:30 IST · 02:00 GMT
- Venue
- Hnry Stadium, Wellington
- Toss
- India won the toss and chose to bowl
- Umpires
- Chris Brown, Kumar Dharmasena
- Third umpire
- Paul Reiffel
- Match referee
- Ranjan Madugalle
Venue guide
- Opened
- 1999
- Ends
- Scoreboard End, City End
- Home to
- Wellington and Wellington Firebirds
- Floodlights
- Yes
Recent meetings
| Gurnoor BrarIndia · Bowler | 10.0-2-30-4Bowl · O-M-R-W | 3.00Econ |
NZNew Zealand 134 (41.0)
INDIndia 113/7 (26.0)
RUNS PER OVER
SCORE BY OVER
Final overs
Full commentary- Wellington produced a batting beauty in the T20I contest between the two teams a few days ago, but with rain and moisture around, the bowlers had a field day today. The hosts were skittled out for a mere 134 while the Indians had to sweat to chase the mediocre target. Weather though had the final say and India eked out a 2-0 lead in this 5-match ODI series. We'll now move on to Hamilton for the third ODI on the 10th, with the radar promising more rain. But we'll stay hopeful as we draw curtains on this match. For now, cheers and bye..
- Shubman Gill: [On the difficult run-chase] As long as we get the win ... it wasn't easy out there. I think we bowled very well. Getting them around 130–140 was good. At one point, we thought it might be an easy target, but we kept losing wickets. We got over the line in the end. [On the bowlers stepping up] Gurnoor, even in the last match as well, has been bowling really well. Hopefully, as he plays more games and gets more experience, he'll become more consistent with his line and length. He's got the pace, he's got the bounce. It's all about how consistent he can be and we saw today the kind of quality he brings if he can keep bowling like this. [Message to the younger bowlers] Most of them have all the qualities that's needed. It's all about performing under pressure. International cricket is all about performing under pressure and getting that experience, bowling day in, day out and trying to deliver under pressure. That's the key point for us. [Areas to improve] Yeah, the pitch was definitely challenging. But I think we lost two extra (wickets) than we would have liked in the end. We knew the rain might come in at the end. And the last two shots that we played ... doesn't look well. If we would have lost this match by DLS, four or five runs, it would have definitely been a stinker for us. But happy to get over the line.
- Santner (2/2): [On him not bowling today] I warmed up for a little bit, but I think we got up. I think I got pulled, so I just said, "Yeah, you guys look like you're doing all right." It was one of those wickets where the seamers looked pretty challenging on. I know Axar bowled quite nicely, but the Indian quicks were in and around it as well, and they all bowled pretty well. [Lessons from the match] As a batting unit, we know it was going to be a tricky surface. But even if there was a potential way of scraping to 160 or 180, we could have gone from there. But yeah, I think they bowled well as well, and obviously, with the weather around, it's always going to be a bit tough to start, and they exploited it very well. [Update on Tickner] Yeah, he's back at the hotel, so hopefully he pulls up okay. But yeah, he's had a concussion recently, so it's one of those ones you want to give it some time.
- Mitchell Santner (1/2): It was a tricky wicket. There's no hiding it. I think they bowled really well, especially at the top, challenged us, and obviously, wickets at the start are never ideal. But I think we were still probably a little bit under at the halfway stage, knowing that there was still a little bit in it, which was nice. And the boys bowled really well. [On the bowling performance] Like we said at Eden Park, it would have been easy for us to just go out there and expect things to happen. But we bowled really well. We started well, and I guess the only way to get into that target was to take wickets at the top. We managed to do that, and then I think the guys coming back in, spell after spell, managed to get the breakthroughs throughout, which is key in ODI cricket.
- Gurnoor Brar | Player of the Match: [If he liked bowling here in New Zealand] I really enjoyed it. Bowling here in New Zealand, the bounce and the pace really helped me, so I enjoyed it. [On the bowling plans] obviously, in India the pitches are quite flat, so we have to bowl that hard length. But here, there's that extra bounce. So I was just bowling to my strengths, and it worked. If you're a fast bowler bowling at an average of 140 or 142 (kmph), you have to be aggressive as well. But you have to know your limits too. I just enjoy it and keep bowling. [On using the bouncer] I just try to bowl that hard length, the lengths where batters try to pull. I don't want to bowl it very high; I just keep bowling at shoulder level.
- Stats by Deepu Narayanan Most defeats for NZ against an opponent in a calendar year 11* vs India in 2026 10 vs Australia in 2005 9 vs England in 2008 -- The last time New Zealand lost successive ODIs at home was in Jan 2019 - also against India; it was the last instance of them losing a bilateral series at home. -- New Zealand scored 49.9% of their boundary runs square of the wicket on either side to the shorter square boundaries in Wellington; for India the corresponding figure read 79.4%.
- 135 seemed like an easy run-chase but that wasn't the case. Duffy removed the two batters who had looked most comfortable in the previous match. Gill fell for a golden duck, while Kohli managed just 7 after opening his account with a majestic cover drive. Rohit was beaten on multiple occasions. Although he struck four boundaries, he eventually fell to Jamieson. Axar, batting at No. 5 once again, offered catching practice to third man as India slipped to 47/4. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul steadied the innings somewhat with a 39-run stand for the fifth wicket before the former was undone by a sharp, in-seaming bouncer from Jamieson. Naman Dhir struck a couple of fours and holed out playing the pull shot. Jamieson picked his 3rd wicket in his final over by dismissing Anshul Kamboj. With 22 runs needed in 21 overs and just three wickets in hand, a new twist came in the form of rain and it failed to relent. India managed to just got over the line as they were ahead by 4 runs on DLS method.
- 23:00 Local Time, 10:00 GMT, 15:30 IST: Here's the update. Match called off! India win by 4 runs (DLS method). An anticlimactic end to what promised to be a thrilling finish. "It's like batting on a trampoline at times. We weren't quite sure what height the ball was going to come through at," was how Daryl Mitchell summed up the pitch during the innings break. He was the only batter to score a half-century and he too was dropped on 21. That tells you how tough it was for the batters. After a delayed start due to rain, India opted to bowl again and bundled out the opponents for 134. Auqib Nabi accounted for the openers and Anshul Kamboj removed Nicholls to reduce NZ to 23/3. Gurnoor bowled a fiery spell - he bounced out Latham and Phillips in the same over, dismissed Santner and then added one more to finish with career-best figures of 4/30. Unlike the previous game, the tail offered no fight.
- 22:55 Local Time, 09:55 GMT, 15:25 IST: It's still drizzling in Wellington and the chances of play resuming are diminishing with every passing minute. In fact, the rain has become heavier now! It's absolute pelting down. The inevitable official update should come shortly...
- 22:39 Local Time, 09:39 GMT, 15:09 IST: We are running tight here. The latest the match can start is in 21 minutes. The covers are coming off. Roughly 21 minutes left. Official word is 22:55 restart, 37 overs, Target: 133. But hey, scratch that, it has started to drizzle again and covers are back on.
- Revised target for India if 12 overs lost: 132 from 35 overs (19 runs in 9 overs) if 17 overs lost: 125 from 30 overs (12 runs in 4 overs)
- 22:33 Local Time, 09:33 GMT, 15:03 IST: No umbrellas. The umps are having a discussion. Groundsmen are running rope across the outfield to remove some moisture.
- 22:20 Local Time, 09:20 GMT, 14:50 IST: Groundsmen have kept the additional covers near the boundary. They are bringing them to the middle as of now so that tells you they also expect the rain to stop soon.
- 22:12 Local Time, 09:12 GMT, 14:42 IST: No one saw this drama coming from the rain gods. Few minutes ago there was a visual of Virat Kohli leaning forward his seat and looking up at the skies from the dugout. Maybe he was smelling rain then. India are 4 runs ahead on DLS par (109). The pitch is being covered by the hessian first and the plastic sheets go on. It is quite steady and remember, we will lose an over roughly every 4 minutes.
- Rain is quite steady. Umpires are discussing. But we will carry on for now. Remember, the DLS par will change with every wicket. Duffy is ready to bowl. Hang on, the umps are not taking this anymore. Play will be stopped! KL hides his bat inside the shirt and runs off the field.
- End of over 26 · 3 runs (1 0 W 1 0 1) · 1 wktIND 113/7KL Rahul 26(38) · Auqib Nabi 1(1) · Kyle Jamieson 10-1-35-3
- 25.61Kyle Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, KL steers it to third man
- It has started raining. What drama! India are 3 runs ahead on DLS par. Wow... Mitchell asks his bowler to speed up
- 25.5•Kyle Jamieson to Rahul, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Rahul delivery
- 25.41Kyle Jamieson to Auqib Nabi, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Nabi helps it away to deep backward square leg
- Auqib Nabi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 25.3WKyle Jamieson to Anshul Kamboj, out Caught by Jacob Duffy!! Ohh thick outside edge, taken at third man. Anshul Kamboj went for a blind swing across the line, wanted a big hit to the mid-wicket fence. But the ball jumped a tad extra and found the edge. Duffy settled under it at third man, stretched forward last minute to pouch it with both hands. India still 24 runs away and this is getting quite serious now for New Zealand. Can they get KL and spice this up further? Gambhir wears a kind of shocked look on his face. Could Anshul Kamboj have been patient and just given support to KL? Anshul Kamboj c Jacob Duffy b Kyle Jamieson 1(3)
- Kyle Jamieson to Anshul Kamboj, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 25.2•Kyle Jamieson to Anshul Kamboj, no run, out-seaming ball with good bounce on a back of a length outside off. Anshul Kamboj pokes but pulls his bat in just in time to let it go
- Slip and short leg for Anshul Kamboj
- 25.11Kyle Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, back of a length, Rahul turns it to square leg off the splice of the bat
- This is Jamieson's final over. He still has a slip in place
- End of over 25 · 6 runs (0 4 0 W 1 1) · 1 wktIND 110/6KL Rahul 24(35) · Anshul Kamboj 1(1) · Jacob Duffy 7-1-35-3
- 24.61Jacob Duffy to Rahul, 1 run, full delivery, Rahul gets forward for a defensive push through the covers and inside-edges through backward square leg
- 24.51Jacob Duffy to Anshul Kamboj, 1 run, 137kph, shortish ball down leg, Anshul Kamboj manages to tickle it fine to fine leg off the inside edge. The ball was heading to the rope but Kyle Jamieson puts in a full-length dive to his right
- Anshul Kamboj, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 24.4WJacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, out Caught by Tim Seifert!! This is hit well but he's picked out the man at deep backward square. Third ump checks if Seifert touched the rope. After multiple angles he says "No evidence of touching the rope." So it will be out. Was mighty close. Interestingly, if you have a close look, the boundary cushioning where Seifert was stationed was slightly behind than the rest of the cushions in that region. The boundary cushion alignment wasn't right in multiple places. KL Rahul is seen having a word with both umps, wonder if he's referring to the same. But India won't make a scene out of it. Naman Dhir actually pulled this short ball pretty well, but he holed out at deep backward square leg. Full credit to Seifert though for being exactly aware of the rope. He placed his heel just an inch away from it and avoided any contact. Naman Dhir c Tim Seifert b Jacob Duffy 12(16) [4s-2]
- Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 24.3•Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, no run, well handled! Again the bouncer nips back in to the RHB but the difference between this ball and the Shreyas dismissal was, the latter had taken a back and across step in his trigger, while Naman Dhir did not. So Naman was easily able to sway away from the line and let it go
- 24.24Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, FOUR, he's done well to straight-pull this, baseball type. Short and angling in, Dhir stands tall to slam it over the non-striker's head. With mid-on inside the circle, no one's going to stop that
- 24.1•Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, no run, defended to point
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Youngc KL Rahul b Auqib Nabi | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.3 |
| Tim Seifertc Anshul Kamboj b Auqib Nabi | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Henry Nichollsb Anshul Kamboj | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.3 |
| Daryl Mitchellc Anshul Kamboj b Axar Patel | 55 | 104 | 5 | 2 | 52.9 |
| Tom Lathamc Naman Dhir b Gurnoor Brar | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 |
| Glenn Phillipsc Anshul Kamboj b Gurnoor Brar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mitchell Santnerc KL Rahul b Gurnoor Brar | 31 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 81.6 |
| Nathan Smithc Rohit Sharma b Gurnoor Brar | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Kyle Jamiesonb Axar Patel | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Blair Ticknerb Anshul Kamboj | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Jacob Duffy*not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
Extras11 (b 2, lb 2, w 6, nb 1)
Total134 (41.0 ov, RR 3.27)
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (Tim Seifert, 1.5 ov), 11-2 (Will Young, 5.4 ov), 23-3 (Henry Nicholls, 8.4 ov), 53-4 (Tom Latham, 19.2 ov), 53-5 (Glenn Phillips, 20.0 ov), 112-6 (Daryl Mitchell, 35.0 ov), 119-7 (Mitchell Santner, 35.5 ov), 127-8 (Kyle Jamieson, 38.2 ov), 132-9 (Nathan Smith, 39.5 ov), 134-10 (Blair Tickner, 41.0 ov)
| Bowler · IND | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Auqib Nabi | 7 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 4.43 |
| Anshul Kamboj | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3.13 |
| Gurnoor Brar | 10 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 3.00 |
| Axar Patel | 9 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 3.11 |
New Zealand- 1Will YoungBatter
- 2Tim SeifertWicketkeeper
- 3Henry NichollsBatter
- 4Daryl MitchellAll-rounder
- 5Tom Latham(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 6Glenn PhillipsAll-rounder
- 7Mitchell Santner(c)All-rounder
- 8Nathan SmithAll-rounder
- 9Kyle JamiesonBowler
- 10Jacob DuffyBowler
- 11Blair TicknerBowler
Bench
India- 1Rohit SharmaBatter
- 2Shubman Gill(c)Batter
- 3Virat KohliBatter
- 4Shreyas IyerBatter
- 5KL Rahul(wk)Wicketkeeper
- 6Axar PatelAll-rounder
- 7Naman DhirBatter
- 8Anshul KambojAll-rounder
- 9Auqib NabiBowler
- 10Gurnoor BrarBowler
- 11Arshdeep SinghBowler
Bench
- 25.3WKyle Jamieson to Anshul Kamboj, out Caught by Jacob Duffy!! Ohh thick outside edge, taken at third man. Anshul Kamboj went for a blind swing across the line, wanted a big hit to the mid-wicket fence. But the ball jumped a tad extra and found the edge. Duffy settled under it at third man, stretched forward last minute to pouch it with both hands. India still 24 runs away and this is getting quite serious now for New Zealand. Can they get KL and spice this up further? Gambhir wears a kind of shocked look on his face. Could Anshul Kamboj have been patient and just given support to KL? Anshul Kamboj c Jacob Duffy b Kyle Jamieson 1(3)
- 24.4WJacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, out Caught by Tim Seifert!! This is hit well but he's picked out the man at deep backward square. Third ump checks if Seifert touched the rope. After multiple angles he says "No evidence of touching the rope." So it will be out. Was mighty close. Interestingly, if you have a close look, the boundary cushioning where Seifert was stationed was slightly behind than the rest of the cushions in that region. The boundary cushion alignment wasn't right in multiple places. KL Rahul is seen having a word with both umps, wonder if he's referring to the same. But India won't make a scene out of it. Naman Dhir actually pulled this short ball pretty well, but he holed out at deep backward square leg. Full credit to Seifert though for being exactly aware of the rope. He placed his heel just an inch away from it and avoided any contact. Naman Dhir c Tim Seifert b Jacob Duffy 12(16) [4s-2]
- 24.24Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, FOUR, he's done well to straight-pull this, baseball type. Short and angling in, Dhir stands tall to slam it over the non-striker's head. With mid-on inside the circle, no one's going to stop that
- 22.56Jacob Duffy to Rahul, SIX, cross-seamer from Jacob Duffy as he bowls one short. Rahul decides to go after it with a pull. Top-edges for a six. Deep square leg and long leg converge but they can only watch the ball sail over the rope as it's short side of the ground. Duffy has his hands on head
- 21.64Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, FOUR, in the air, safe and four! 134kph, shortish ball with width on offer. Naman Dhir isn't afraid to play it uppishly. Walks across and nicely flays it over cover. He not only hit it in the air but also found the gap between backward point and cover-point
- 20.1OMilestoneJacob Duffy to Rahul, 1 run, short of a good length, Rahul hops and pokes it to backward point and the batters set off for a sharp single. Glenn Phillips is super quick to get to the ball, running to his left from backward point. Releases the ball quickly but fails to hit the target. Dhir meanwhile puts in a dive. A direct-hit would have been curtains for Naman Dhir
- 19.6WKyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Tom Latham!! That's an ugly dismissal! The short ball does the trick once again. Jamieson returns and strikes. A snorter from Jamieson. Dug in short and angled in at 136kph, Shreyas Iyer has nowhere to hide. Can neither duck, nor sway. Fails to drop his wrists as well. The ball balloons up off the top-edge and it's an easy grab for the keeper. Shreyas is distraught as he walks off. On taking a closer look, the ball actually jagged back in sharply to leave Shreyas in a complete tangle after he had made his initial trigger to go back and across. Got to feel for him. Looks back at the pitch and walks off. If it had not seamed back into him, he could have handled that bumper better. Shreyas Iyer c Tom Latham b Kyle Jamieson 30(46) [4s-4 6s-1]
- 19.34Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, Jamieson goes full, it's in the driving zone and Shreyas Iyer nicely plays an aerial drive. Over and straight of mid-off. Relies on timing rather than power
- 18.64Matthew Fisher to Rahul, FOUR, Matthew Fisher is adamant on bowling on the leg-side. KL says thank you very much and plays a lovely swivel-pull, beautifully rolled his wrists and the hips through the shot and just placed this short of length delivery behind square for four more
- 18.44Matthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, poor line down the leg-side, clipped off the back foot and fine leg tries to cut it off. Duffy could not put in the dive. Oh the eternal problem for the fast bowling clan. Please be kind on them though, their bodies are usually stiff. Duffy couldn't bend low in time, got a hand on it but the ball escaped
- 16.14Matthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, 142kph, with a slip in place, Fisher bowls a skiddy in-slanter straying onto the pads. Shreyas Iyer awkwardly glances and the ball races away to the fine leg fence off the inside edge. Not a convincing stroke but India will take it
- 15.6UDRS reviewNathan Smith to Rahul, no run, good comeback from Nathan Smith. Short of length, gets it to nip away and squares up the batter. Oh wait, New Zealand have reviewed for caught behind. The appeal wasn't confident but they've sent it upstairs. Rahul turns into an 'S' as he looks to defend this out-seamer. Beats the outside edge, brushes the thigh and goes into the keeper's mitts. New Zealand burn a review
- 15.56Nathan Smith to Rahul, SIX, even better on this occasion! 138kph, short again, no real bounce to trouble the batsman. Rahul pivots across and has no intention to play it along the ground. Slams the pull high and over deep backward square leg
- 15.44Nathan Smith to Rahul, FOUR, nine balls to get off the mark, he does so with a boundary. Picks the length (short) early, gets into a good position, swivels and rolls his wrists to pull it behind square on the leg-side. Full control of his shot
- 14.14Matthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, cracking shot! 141kph, short of length ball with width on offer. Shreyas Iyer waits on the back foot to scythe it behind square on the off-side. Quick hands from Shreyas and the ball bulleted away to the fence
- 12.5WMatthew Fisher to Axar Patel, out Caught by Jacob Duffy!! Catching practice at third man and India have lost their 4th wicket - back of a length and angling across the left-hander, Axar arched back slightly and looked to use Fisher's pace on the ramp, but he's helped it straight down Duffy's throat at third man and the big man completes the catch with ease. 4 for 47 and India are in some serious trouble now. Patel c Jacob Duffy b Matthew Fisher 7(17) [4s-1]
- 11.6OMilestoneNathan Smith to Axar Patel, 1 run, a direct hit and Axar might've been struggling, he'd have been well short actually - Santner with the throw, but he wasn't fully balanced as he threw. Pitched up on off and was driven to the left of mid-off. Was Axar's call for a quick single and was a suicidal one
- 11.24Nathan Smith to Axar Patel, FOUR, a fine edge on the ramp and Axar has enough to clear the leaping keeper - banged in short by Smith, Axar aches back and then makes a late call to pop it over the keeper's head. Does so with finesse and is off the mark with a boundary
- 8.4WKyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma, out Caught by Nicholls!! Jamieson gets his man now and he's chuffed to bits. A loose shot from Rohit though - pitched up just outside off and Rohit thought it was in the zone for the lofted drive - but he's gone too hard at it, lost his shape and played slightly across the line, the thick outside edge is found and it flies to second slip - Nicholls goes reverse-cupped and holds on with ease. Rohit never looked at ease against Jamieson, but it's fair to say that he's thrown away a start. Rohit Sharma c Nicholls b Kyle Jamieson 23(28) [4s-2 6s-2]
- 8.26Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma, SIX, whipped, a leg-stump half-volley and Rohit doesn't miss out, gets inside the line and then nonchalantly whips it over square leg for a maximum. He then suggests that it didn't come off the middle of the bat
- 6.26Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma, SIX, clubbed, back of a length and just outside off - Rohit picks the length early, swivels across and then hammers it over mid-wicket, don't think it came off the middle, but the short boundaries here are on the shorter side
- 5.36Jacob Duffy to Shreyas Iyer, SIX, short square boundaries and Shreyas has sliced one over the ropes for a maximum - width on offer and it's full as well, Shreyas's feet hardly moved, all hands as he flayed it over backward point
- 3.4WJacob Duffy to Virat Kohli, out Caught by Will Young!! A big wicket and the in-form Virat Kohli departs. This chase isn't going to be straightforward - pitched up just outside off and the length drew Kohli into the trademark drive, but it seemed to have held up on the surface and the right-hander is through with the shot. Chips it in the air and straight down Young's throat at cover-point. Rohit was suggesting that the previous ball didn't come on as expected and Virat was definitely early into the shot for this one. New Zealand wanted to throw it wide of off for Kohli knowing he's vulnerable there when the ball is doing something and they have got him with that plan. Virat Kohli c Will Young b Jacob Duffy 7(7) [4s-1]
- 3.3DDropped catchJacob Duffy to Rohit Sharma, 1 run, a chance, Smith ran in from deep backward square leg and dived, but the ball bounces in front of him - fuller length delivery and angling into the right-hander, Rohit was shaping to play the flick, he's through the shot early, closed the face of the bat and the leading edge went high and behind square on the on-side - Seifert ran back from square leg, Smith ran in, but he couldn't get a hand onto it on the dive. In fact the ball moved away from Rohit and that's why it took the leading edge. But he suggests it kind of stopped on him as well
- 2.24Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma, FOUR, cracking shot, that'll make Rohit feel easy - back of a length and angling into the right-hander, Rohit swivels across, gets inside the line and then plays a one-legged pull past square leg, no need to run for those
- 1.34Jacob Duffy to Virat Kohli, FOUR, crisp, overpitched and wide of off - Virat Kohli leans forward, meets it on top of the bounce and then caresses the drive through extra-cover for a boundary. Trademark Virat Kohli drive that should definitely get you going at home
- 1.1WJacob Duffy to Shubman Gill, out Caught by Nicholls!! Has the ball carried to second slip? New Zealand are celebrating and the replays are crystal clear. One replay and the 3rd umpire sends the Indian captain on his way. Lovely delivery from Duffy, pitched on a length outside off and gets it to hold its line - Shubman Gill did nothing wrong, the line forces him to play and he tries to do so with soft hands - the ball catches the edge and goes low to second slip where Nicholls gets both hands under to take the catch. Shubman Gill c Nicholls b Jacob Duffy 0(1)
- 0.64Kyle Jamieson to Rohit Sharma, FOUR, uppish and four, first runs of the tour for Rohit, but he'd have had his heart in his mouth for a moment. Back of a length and well wide of off, he looks to ride the bounce, but can't keep the shot down, was in the air and went agonizingly past GP's dive at backward point
- Wellington produced a batting beauty in the T20I contest between the two teams a few days ago, but with rain and moisture around, the bowlers had a field day today. The hosts were skittled out for a mere 134 while the Indians had to sweat to chase the mediocre target. Weather though had the final say and India eked out a 2-0 lead in this 5-match ODI series. We'll now move on to Hamilton for the third ODI on the 10th, with the radar promising more rain. But we'll stay hopeful as we draw curtains on this match. For now, cheers and bye..
- Shubman Gill: [On the difficult run-chase] As long as we get the win ... it wasn't easy out there. I think we bowled very well. Getting them around 130–140 was good. At one point, we thought it might be an easy target, but we kept losing wickets. We got over the line in the end. [On the bowlers stepping up] Gurnoor, even in the last match as well, has been bowling really well. Hopefully, as he plays more games and gets more experience, he'll become more consistent with his line and length. He's got the pace, he's got the bounce. It's all about how consistent he can be and we saw today the kind of quality he brings if he can keep bowling like this. [Message to the younger bowlers] Most of them have all the qualities that's needed. It's all about performing under pressure. International cricket is all about performing under pressure and getting that experience, bowling day in, day out and trying to deliver under pressure. That's the key point for us. [Areas to improve] Yeah, the pitch was definitely challenging. But I think we lost two extra (wickets) than we would have liked in the end. We knew the rain might come in at the end. And the last two shots that we played ... doesn't look well. If we would have lost this match by DLS, four or five runs, it would have definitely been a stinker for us. But happy to get over the line.
- Santner (2/2): [On him not bowling today] I warmed up for a little bit, but I think we got up. I think I got pulled, so I just said, "Yeah, you guys look like you're doing all right." It was one of those wickets where the seamers looked pretty challenging on. I know Axar bowled quite nicely, but the Indian quicks were in and around it as well, and they all bowled pretty well. [Lessons from the match] As a batting unit, we know it was going to be a tricky surface. But even if there was a potential way of scraping to 160 or 180, we could have gone from there. But yeah, I think they bowled well as well, and obviously, with the weather around, it's always going to be a bit tough to start, and they exploited it very well. [Update on Tickner] Yeah, he's back at the hotel, so hopefully he pulls up okay. But yeah, he's had a concussion recently, so it's one of those ones you want to give it some time.
- Mitchell Santner (1/2): It was a tricky wicket. There's no hiding it. I think they bowled really well, especially at the top, challenged us, and obviously, wickets at the start are never ideal. But I think we were still probably a little bit under at the halfway stage, knowing that there was still a little bit in it, which was nice. And the boys bowled really well. [On the bowling performance] Like we said at Eden Park, it would have been easy for us to just go out there and expect things to happen. But we bowled really well. We started well, and I guess the only way to get into that target was to take wickets at the top. We managed to do that, and then I think the guys coming back in, spell after spell, managed to get the breakthroughs throughout, which is key in ODI cricket.
- Gurnoor Brar | Player of the Match: [If he liked bowling here in New Zealand] I really enjoyed it. Bowling here in New Zealand, the bounce and the pace really helped me, so I enjoyed it. [On the bowling plans] obviously, in India the pitches are quite flat, so we have to bowl that hard length. But here, there's that extra bounce. So I was just bowling to my strengths, and it worked. If you're a fast bowler bowling at an average of 140 or 142 (kmph), you have to be aggressive as well. But you have to know your limits too. I just enjoy it and keep bowling. [On using the bouncer] I just try to bowl that hard length, the lengths where batters try to pull. I don't want to bowl it very high; I just keep bowling at shoulder level.
- Stats by Deepu Narayanan Most defeats for NZ against an opponent in a calendar year 11* vs India in 2026 10 vs Australia in 2005 9 vs England in 2008 -- The last time New Zealand lost successive ODIs at home was in Jan 2019 - also against India; it was the last instance of them losing a bilateral series at home. -- New Zealand scored 49.9% of their boundary runs square of the wicket on either side to the shorter square boundaries in Wellington; for India the corresponding figure read 79.4%.
- 135 seemed like an easy run-chase but that wasn't the case. Duffy removed the two batters who had looked most comfortable in the previous match. Gill fell for a golden duck, while Kohli managed just 7 after opening his account with a majestic cover drive. Rohit was beaten on multiple occasions. Although he struck four boundaries, he eventually fell to Jamieson. Axar, batting at No. 5 once again, offered catching practice to third man as India slipped to 47/4. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul steadied the innings somewhat with a 39-run stand for the fifth wicket before the former was undone by a sharp, in-seaming bouncer from Jamieson. Naman Dhir struck a couple of fours and holed out playing the pull shot. Jamieson picked his 3rd wicket in his final over by dismissing Anshul Kamboj. With 22 runs needed in 21 overs and just three wickets in hand, a new twist came in the form of rain and it failed to relent. India managed to just got over the line as they were ahead by 4 runs on DLS method.
- 23:00 Local Time, 10:00 GMT, 15:30 IST: Here's the update. Match called off! India win by 4 runs (DLS method). An anticlimactic end to what promised to be a thrilling finish. "It's like batting on a trampoline at times. We weren't quite sure what height the ball was going to come through at," was how Daryl Mitchell summed up the pitch during the innings break. He was the only batter to score a half-century and he too was dropped on 21. That tells you how tough it was for the batters. After a delayed start due to rain, India opted to bowl again and bundled out the opponents for 134. Auqib Nabi accounted for the openers and Anshul Kamboj removed Nicholls to reduce NZ to 23/3. Gurnoor bowled a fiery spell - he bounced out Latham and Phillips in the same over, dismissed Santner and then added one more to finish with career-best figures of 4/30. Unlike the previous game, the tail offered no fight.
- 22:55 Local Time, 09:55 GMT, 15:25 IST: It's still drizzling in Wellington and the chances of play resuming are diminishing with every passing minute. In fact, the rain has become heavier now! It's absolute pelting down. The inevitable official update should come shortly...
- 22:39 Local Time, 09:39 GMT, 15:09 IST: We are running tight here. The latest the match can start is in 21 minutes. The covers are coming off. Roughly 21 minutes left. Official word is 22:55 restart, 37 overs, Target: 133. But hey, scratch that, it has started to drizzle again and covers are back on.
- Revised target for India if 12 overs lost: 132 from 35 overs (19 runs in 9 overs) if 17 overs lost: 125 from 30 overs (12 runs in 4 overs)
- 22:33 Local Time, 09:33 GMT, 15:03 IST: No umbrellas. The umps are having a discussion. Groundsmen are running rope across the outfield to remove some moisture.
- 22:20 Local Time, 09:20 GMT, 14:50 IST: Groundsmen have kept the additional covers near the boundary. They are bringing them to the middle as of now so that tells you they also expect the rain to stop soon.
- 22:12 Local Time, 09:12 GMT, 14:42 IST: No one saw this drama coming from the rain gods. Few minutes ago there was a visual of Virat Kohli leaning forward his seat and looking up at the skies from the dugout. Maybe he was smelling rain then. India are 4 runs ahead on DLS par (109). The pitch is being covered by the hessian first and the plastic sheets go on. It is quite steady and remember, we will lose an over roughly every 4 minutes.
- Rain is quite steady. Umpires are discussing. But we will carry on for now. Remember, the DLS par will change with every wicket. Duffy is ready to bowl. Hang on, the umps are not taking this anymore. Play will be stopped! KL hides his bat inside the shirt and runs off the field.
- End of over 26 · 3 runs (1 0 W 1 0 1) · 1 wktIND 113/7KL Rahul 26(38) · Auqib Nabi 1(1) · Kyle Jamieson 10-1-35-3
- 25.61Kyle Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off stump, KL steers it to third man
- It has started raining. What drama! India are 3 runs ahead on DLS par. Wow... Mitchell asks his bowler to speed up
- 25.5•Kyle Jamieson to Rahul, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Rahul delivery
- 25.41Kyle Jamieson to Auqib Nabi, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Nabi helps it away to deep backward square leg
- Auqib Nabi, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 25.3WKyle Jamieson to Anshul Kamboj, out Caught by Jacob Duffy!! Ohh thick outside edge, taken at third man. Anshul Kamboj went for a blind swing across the line, wanted a big hit to the mid-wicket fence. But the ball jumped a tad extra and found the edge. Duffy settled under it at third man, stretched forward last minute to pouch it with both hands. India still 24 runs away and this is getting quite serious now for New Zealand. Can they get KL and spice this up further? Gambhir wears a kind of shocked look on his face. Could Anshul Kamboj have been patient and just given support to KL? Anshul Kamboj c Jacob Duffy b Kyle Jamieson 1(3)
- Kyle Jamieson to Anshul Kamboj, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 25.2•Kyle Jamieson to Anshul Kamboj, no run, out-seaming ball with good bounce on a back of a length outside off. Anshul Kamboj pokes but pulls his bat in just in time to let it go
- Slip and short leg for Anshul Kamboj
- 25.11Kyle Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, back of a length, Rahul turns it to square leg off the splice of the bat
- This is Jamieson's final over. He still has a slip in place
- End of over 25 · 6 runs (0 4 0 W 1 1) · 1 wktIND 110/6KL Rahul 24(35) · Anshul Kamboj 1(1) · Jacob Duffy 7-1-35-3
- 24.61Jacob Duffy to Rahul, 1 run, full delivery, Rahul gets forward for a defensive push through the covers and inside-edges through backward square leg
- 24.51Jacob Duffy to Anshul Kamboj, 1 run, 137kph, shortish ball down leg, Anshul Kamboj manages to tickle it fine to fine leg off the inside edge. The ball was heading to the rope but Kyle Jamieson puts in a full-length dive to his right
- Anshul Kamboj, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- 24.4WJacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, out Caught by Tim Seifert!! This is hit well but he's picked out the man at deep backward square. Third ump checks if Seifert touched the rope. After multiple angles he says "No evidence of touching the rope." So it will be out. Was mighty close. Interestingly, if you have a close look, the boundary cushioning where Seifert was stationed was slightly behind than the rest of the cushions in that region. The boundary cushion alignment wasn't right in multiple places. KL Rahul is seen having a word with both umps, wonder if he's referring to the same. But India won't make a scene out of it. Naman Dhir actually pulled this short ball pretty well, but he holed out at deep backward square leg. Full credit to Seifert though for being exactly aware of the rope. He placed his heel just an inch away from it and avoided any contact. Naman Dhir c Tim Seifert b Jacob Duffy 12(16) [4s-2]
- Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 24.3•Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, no run, well handled! Again the bouncer nips back in to the RHB but the difference between this ball and the Shreyas dismissal was, the latter had taken a back and across step in his trigger, while Naman Dhir did not. So Naman was easily able to sway away from the line and let it go
- 24.24Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, FOUR, he's done well to straight-pull this, baseball type. Short and angling in, Dhir stands tall to slam it over the non-striker's head. With mid-on inside the circle, no one's going to stop that
- 24.1•Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, no run, defended to point
- End of over 24 · 1 run (0 0 0 0 0 1)IND 104/5Naman Dhir 8(12) · KL Rahul 23(34) · Kyle Jamieson 9-1-32-2
- 23.61Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, 1 run, shortish delivery just outside off stump, Naman rocks back and pulls to deep backward square leg
- 23.5•Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Naman taps it to backward point
- 23.4•Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, no run, a loud 'no' from Dhir after tapping this length ball towards point
- 23.3•Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, no run, 135kph, extra bounce on a back of a length outside off. Dhir hops and slashes, connects thin air. Jamieson gives the batter a stare
- Henry Nicholls is off the field. Nick Kelly is in as the substitute
- 23.2•Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, no run, 129kph, back of a length, turned to square leg
- 23.1•Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, no run, 134kph, walks across and taps this length ball towards cover
- End of over 23 · 9 runs (0 nb 1 1 0 6 0)IND 103/5KL Rahul 23(34) · Naman Dhir 7(6) · Jacob Duffy 6-1-29-2
- 22.6•Jacob Duffy to Rahul, no run, with three fielders in the deep on the leg-side, Duffy bowls a fullish delivery outside off. Left alone
- 22.56Jacob Duffy to Rahul, SIX, cross-seamer from Jacob Duffy as he bowls one short. Rahul decides to go after it with a pull. Top-edges for a six. Deep square leg and long leg converge but they can only watch the ball sail over the rope as it's short side of the ground. Duffy has his hands on head
- 22.4•Jacob Duffy to Rahul, no run, length ball wide of off, Rahul walks across to defend it back to the bowler
- 22.31Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, 1 run, fullish ball angling in towards middle-leg, a shuffling Naman Dhir works it into the gap between mid-on and midwicket, Duffy has his hands on head
- 22.21Jacob Duffy to Rahul, 1 run, just a single off the free-hit! Short ball and Rahul walks across to pull hard. Can't middle it and inside-halves to deep square leg
- 22.2nbJacob Duffy to Rahul, no ball, another leave outside off. Duffy has overstepped
- 22.1•Jacob Duffy to Rahul, no run, on a length and wide of off, left alone
- End of over 22 · 6 runs (1 0 0 1 0 4)IND 94/5Naman Dhir 6(5) · KL Rahul 16(28) · Kyle Jamieson 8-1-31-2
- 21.64Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, FOUR, in the air, safe and four! 134kph, shortish ball with width on offer. Naman Dhir isn't afraid to play it uppishly. Walks across and nicely flays it over cover. He not only hit it in the air but also found the gap between backward point and cover-point
- There's an extra fielder inside the 30-yard circle for Naman Dhir
- 21.5•Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, no run, short of a good length outside off, Naman Dhir shuffles across to keep it out on the off-side
- 21.41Kyle Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, 133kph, angling in towards leg, Rahul moves across to nudge it to square leg off the inner edge
- 21.3•Kyle Jamieson to Rahul, no run, length ball that nips in a shade, Rahul shuffles across before shouldering arms
- 21.2•Kyle Jamieson to Rahul, no run, 137kph, full delivery angling in, Rahul pushes it back to Jamieson
- 21.11Kyle Jamieson to Naman Dhir, 1 run, 134kph, full ball curling in a bit, Dhir drives with hard hands and gets a thick inside edge which takes it to fine leg
- End of over 21 · 2 runs (1 0 1 0 0 0)IND 88/5KL Rahul 15(25) · Naman Dhir 1(2) · Jacob Duffy 5-1-20-2
- 20.6•Jacob Duffy to Rahul, no run, 134kph, bouncer just down leg, Rahul looks to pull but pulls out at the last moment
- 20.5•Jacob Duffy to Rahul, no run, 132kph, defensively pushes this length ball to mid-on
- 20.4•Jacob Duffy to Rahul, no run, full outside off, Rahul goes for the booming cover drive and inside-edges onto his pad
- 20.31Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, 1 run, pulled through backward square leg
- 20.2•Jacob Duffy to Naman Dhir, no run, defended back to the bowler
- 20.11Jacob Duffy to Rahul, 1 run, short of a good length, Rahul hops and pokes it to backward point and the batters set off for a sharp single. Glenn Phillips is super quick to get to the ball, running to his left from backward point. Releases the ball quickly but fails to hit the target. Dhir meanwhile puts in a dive. A direct-hit would have been curtains for Naman Dhir
- Jacob Duffy [4.0-1-18-2] is back into the attack
- Naman Dhir, right handed bat, comes to the crease
- End of over 20 · 4 runs (0 0 4 0 0 W) · 1 wktIND 86/5Shreyas Iyer 30(46) · KL Rahul 14(21) · Kyle Jamieson 7-1-25-2
- 19.6WKyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Tom Latham!! That's an ugly dismissal! The short ball does the trick once again. Jamieson returns and strikes. A snorter from Jamieson. Dug in short and angled in at 136kph, Shreyas Iyer has nowhere to hide. Can neither duck, nor sway. Fails to drop his wrists as well. The ball balloons up off the top-edge and it's an easy grab for the keeper. Shreyas is distraught as he walks off. On taking a closer look, the ball actually jagged back in sharply to leave Shreyas in a complete tangle after he had made his initial trigger to go back and across. Got to feel for him. Looks back at the pitch and walks off. If it had not seamed back into him, he could have handled that bumper better. Shreyas Iyer c Tom Latham b Kyle Jamieson 30(46) [4s-4 6s-1]
- Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
- 19.5•Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, no run, yes-no situation! Back of a length ball that comes in with the angle. Shreyas Iyer arches back to pat it towards cover. Glenn Phillips runs quickly to his right to get to the ball. Righhtly sent back by KL Rahul
- 19.4•Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, no run, Shreyas Iyer drives with an opened bat-face and Glenn Phillips makes a diving stop to his left at backward point
- 19.34Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, Jamieson goes full, it's in the driving zone and Shreyas Iyer nicely plays an aerial drive. Over and straight of mid-off. Relies on timing rather than power
- 19.2•Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Shreyas tries dab and gets an under edge that rolls to slip
- 19.1•Kyle Jamieson to Shreyas Iyer, no run, beaten on the cut! This short of length delivery doesn't rise as much as Shreyas expected and skids off the pitch to beat the bat
- Kyle Jamieson [6.0-1-21-1] is back into the attack
- End of over 19 · 11 runs (0 wd 0 0 4 wd 1 4)IND 82/4KL Rahul 14(21) · Shreyas Iyer 26(40) · Matthew Fisher 4-0-23-1
- 18.64Matthew Fisher to Rahul, FOUR, Matthew Fisher is adamant on bowling on the leg-side. KL says thank you very much and plays a lovely swivel-pull, beautifully rolled his wrists and the hips through the shot and just placed this short of length delivery behind square for four more
- 18.51Matthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, tickled fine. Again down the leg-side, wonder what he's trying to do. This time it's easier for Duffy and he cuts it off
- 18.5wdMatthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, wide, full and down the leg-side again
- 18.44Matthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR, poor line down the leg-side, clipped off the back foot and fine leg tries to cut it off. Duffy could not put in the dive. Oh the eternal problem for the fast bowling clan. Please be kind on them though, their bodies are usually stiff. Duffy couldn't bend low in time, got a hand on it but the ball escaped
- 18.3•Matthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Shreyas defends from the crease
- 18.2•Matthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, no run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, clipped to mid-wicket
- 18.2wdMatthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, wide, short delivery outside off stump, ignored and that's too high for me says the ump
- 18.1•Matthew Fisher to Shreyas Iyer, no run, short of length, defends off the back foot
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