India vs New Zealand match called off; IND wins by 4 runs on DLS method and take 2-0 lead

While Shreyas Iyer was the top scorer with 30 runs, KL Rahul remained unbeaten at 26 before the rain had its say in the match. Follow the live score and scorecard of the IND vs NZ 2nd ODI on The Indian Express' blog

India were reduced to 113/7 before the rain break, chasing 135 runs as the game could not be restarted; India won by 4 runs on the DLS method. Earlier, Gurnoor Brar’s 4/30 has helped India to bundle out New Zealand to 134 runs after Indian skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bowl first against Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand. The Indian team will look to usher in Diwali festivities on Saturday as the Men in Blue look to go 2-0 up in the 5-match ODI series against the hosts New Zealand at Wellington’s Hnry Stadium. In a rain-affected first match, Virat Kohli starred with 74 as India won the contest by 5 wickets.

While Kohli was among the runs, Rohit Sharma flattered to deceive as the former India captain was dismissed for a duck at Auckland. With the 2027 World Cup in mind, Rohit will look to get back among the runs in order to avoid scrutiny. This is also the second of the three ODI matches skipper Shubman Gill will feature in before he sits out the last two matches in order to prepare for the 2-match Test series later in the month. Shreyas Iyer will then take over the reins for the last 2 matches.

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They will be facing a depleted New Zealand side with Devon Conway ruled out of the ODI series with concussion after a training collision, adding to the absences of Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman. Also, there’s a forecast of rain during the match which might once again lead to a curtailed contest.

Match EndedIndia tour of New Zealand, 2026 - 2nd ODI

New Zealand

134 (41.0)
vs

India

113/7 (26.0)
Match Ended ( 2nd ODI )
India beat New Zealand by 4 runs (DLS method)
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Nov 7, 2026 03:36 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Match called off IND wins by 4 runs on DLS method and take 2-0 lead

Well, the game has been called off, so India has won the match by four runs using the DLS method. Well, the full game might have had a few more twists and turns, but not today. Though India has won the game, the batting performance has left a lot more questions than answers. Yes, New Zealand's batting struggled, but the Indian order has more experience, and this is a different kind of pitch and probably one which they might end up facing for now, though they will be sleeping well tonight. That's it from us, folks. Do join us for the third ODI on Tuesday.

Nov 7, 2026 03:19 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Best figures

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Nov 7, 2026 03:07 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Revised targets

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)

Nov 7, 2026 03:00 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Teams

New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh

Nov 7, 2026 02:45 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 113/7 (26 overs) vs NZ

Well, rain has had its say after those initial showers ahead of the game. India is four runs ahead of the score that is par on DLS. This is a welcome break for India, given the rate at which India were losing wickets here; this would be a momentum break. If the rain does not go away, India will be the winners of this game.

Nov 7, 2026 02:40 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 112/7 (25.5 overs) vs NZ

India has lost two more wickets since our last update. First, it was Naman Dhir who pulled one to square leg, which is a bit of a grey decision; a lot is going to be discussed about it, probably after the game. The other was more straightforward: Anshul Kamboj, who gave a wild slog to third man.

Nov 7, 2026 02:28 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 108/5 (24.3 overs) vs NZ

Naman Dhir has looked positive since coming in here in the middle; he has respected the good deliveries and punished the poor ones. Very impressive from him; he did not have much to do so far in this series with the ball, so this is his opportunity to justify his selection in the side, get 20-30 not out, and take his side home.

Nov 7, 2026 02:18 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 97/5 (22.3 overs) vs NZ

Naman Dhir is the new batter to walk in. India would want to see how this chase goes before they get to the next batter; at the minute, it is getting a little nervy if New Zealand can manage to scalp one more wicket, they will be into the lower order of the Indian team who do not have much experience playing in these conditions.

Nov 7, 2026 02:11 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 88/5 (21 overs) vs NZ

Shreyas Iyer has fallen here; it did seem like India would cruise through this game, and Kyle Jamieson came back into the attack. He bowled a short delivery, which he got into an awkward position on, and ended up giving a catch to the fielder. India is continuously losing wickets in this chase at the moment.

Nov 7, 2026 01:59 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 78/4 (18.5 overs) vs NZ

It has not been a wicket, as the scores suggest; if the batters could have applied themselves, runs could have been scored. We go back to that first innings when Tom Latham was batting Daryl Mitchell for a brief passage; it did seem like they would post until that false shot from Latham came. Not to say these two cannot make mistakes, but they don't have to play those hyper-aggressive shots.

Nov 7, 2026 01:51 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 71/4 (17.1 overs) vs NZ

This is a good partnership here for India between KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer. Rahul especially is a very important player as he does know how to navigate through these situations in the game. Although India has lost four wickets, they still have the upper hand, and all they need to do is keep their cool and reach the target.

Nov 7, 2026 01:42 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 59/4 (15.4 overs) vs NZ

Water break has come about, and New Zealand have done really well here. They stuck to their lines and lengths, and if anything, India could have played a bit smarter. The thing with the current target is that India will have it always have it on the back of their mind that this score can be chased down, and all it needs is a good 60-70 run partnership.

Nov 7, 2026 01:28 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 48/4 (13.2 overs) vs NZ

Axar Patel has fallen here. It was coming; there was not even a single ball he looked comfortable with. In the end, he tried to uppercut and ended up giving the catch to the third man. Mathew Fischer is the bowler who got the breakthrough here he is playing in as he is the concussion substitute for Blair Ticker who took a blow from Gurnoor Brar in the first innings.

Nov 7, 2026 01:21 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 45/3 (12 overs) vs NZ

Axar Patel has looked out of sorts here since coming in. Compared to the first ODI, the Kiwis have bowled very well here today; they have managed to pull their lengths back and are getting the results. The sluggish nature of the surface means it might not be a bad ploy to bring him on early in the piece; he might find a bit of turn as Axar Patel did.

Nov 7, 2026 01:08 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 40/3 (9.2 overs) vs NZ

Rohit Sharma has fallen here; it was smart bowling from Jamieson. The ball before he bowled fuller one legs which Rohit flicked for six and the delivery Jamieson threw it wide outside the off-stump and the ball took the edge to slip. India has lost three wickets in the powerplay, and Axar Patel is the new batter to walk into the middle.

Nov 7, 2026 12:59 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 33/2 (7.5 overs) vs NZ

Kyle Jamieson has not picked any wickets, but he has bowled very well here today. He stuck to that off-stump channel and kept that doubt in the minds of the batters about whether to play the delivery or leave it, and Rohit, too, played him pretty smartly; he waited for him to come into his body and then played the ball through the leg side.

Nov 7, 2026 12:49 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 21/2 (5.1 overs) vs NZ

Virat Kohli has looked to drive the ball on the up and ended up giving the catch to the cover fielder. Massive wicket for New Zealand, especially after what he did in the previous game. That wicket is an indication that the ball is still sticking in the surface. Shreyas Iyer is the new man who has come in. India has to be a little cautious about how they go about this chase.

Nov 7, 2026 12:39 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 17/1 (3.3 overs) vs NZ

It was a weird dismissal for Shubman Gill; his bat came from an angle, and he probably could have played it with a fuller bat if it had not come from an angle. Because it came from an angle, he ended up edging it, and it went to the slip. It is a weird dismissal; it just seemed like he was not ready yet, rather a little rusty.

Nov 7, 2026 12:29 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND 4/1 (1.1 overs) vs NZ

The opening over is done, and it is Jamieson who has got the new ball. He has bowled that hard channel around the fourth stump through the evening but on one occasion he went a tad bit too short, and Rohit cut one through point for a boundary. As we update, Jacob Duffy has picked up Shubman Gill.

Nov 7, 2026 12:25 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Welcome back!

We are back. There was a portion of the pitch which needed a bit of treatment, and the groundsmen have done it. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are now in the middle, from an Indian perspective; they don't have to do much. Even if they do the basics right in the worst-case scenario, they need to get this total by the 25th- 26th over.

Nov 7, 2026 12:13 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: Teams

New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh

Nov 7, 2026 12:10 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: Daryl Mitchell during innings break

(On his batting plans) Yeah, I guess just trying to stick to your strengths, and for me, it was when I kind of tried to get a read on what they were trying to do. I was trying to maximise that, but yeah, obviously we wanted to keep extending partnerships as well, and that was probably the challenge, because every time we felt like we got a partnership, we'd lost the wicket. (What did you see out there that you can take to the bowlers? Yeah, look, there's plenty there, first and foremost. Obviously, there's not the run-rate pressure that we would have liked, but yeah, if we can knock off a couple early, get into the middle order, you never know what can happen.

Nov 7, 2026 12:05 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: Daryl Mitchell during innings break

(On the pitch) Yeah, it's pretty challenging out there. Obviously, we'd always like a few more, but yeah, it's like batting on a trampoline at times. We weren't quite sure what height the ball was going to come through at. We scraped. We tried to do all we could and hopefully something special with the ball and you never know. (One of those surfaces where you feel like you're never really in?) Yeah, look, all of us found it really hard to rotate the strike as well, and especially being, I guess, a drop-in with no pitches either side. It's really hard, I guess, to drop and run and it just stops. So you add that to the bounce, sometimes, yeah, the only best option was to try and give it a hoe and see what happens.

Nov 7, 2026 11:52 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 134 all out vs IND in Wellington

Well, it was one of those surfaces which was stopping a bit, and there was plenty of rain, and the drill was pretty simple for India, which was to win the toss and bowl, and the pacers responded. Nabi started with a couple of lovely wickets, and once Gurnoor Brar came into the attack, his height and deliveries on the surface were top-notch, and he ended up picking four wickets. Anshul Kamboj did his usual job as well; he got two wickets and bowled pretty tidily. Daryl Mitchell chipped in with a half-century, but the issues were too many. We will be right back after a short break, so stay with us.

Nov 7, 2026 11:48 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 134/10 (41 overs) vs IND

Brar has been superb at using the pitch yet again today. He has got the wicket of Nathan Smith, who flapped at a delivery wide outside the off-stump and got out. As we update, Anshul Kamboj has picked up the final wicket to bundle out New Zealand for just 134 runs. Blair Tickner is the last man to walk back.

Nov 7, 2026 11:35 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 132/8 (39.3 overs) vs IND

Axar Patel has picked up the wicket of Kyle Jamieson. It was a sharp delivery which went into the right-hander, and Jamieson had no clue how to deal with it and lost his stumps. The fall of wickets has resumed once the wicket of Mitchell has been taken. This is a very small total for New Zealand yet again; though there are overs left and batters to come, it is hard to see how they can even go past 160-170 here.

Nov 7, 2026 11:27 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 126/7 (37.5 overs) vs IND

Gurnoor Brar has picked up Mitchell Santner. It was a fuller delivery, and he tried to drive through the off-side and got the edge to the keeper. Well, Brar has bowled well today. He has been using the pitch very well; he has maintained that hard length, and that was the odd fuller one which Santner did seem to take a bit by surprise, as he gave himself room to cut.

Nov 7, 2026 11:17 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 119/6 (35.3 overs) vs IND

Axar Patel has got rid of Mitchell. The batter tried to come down the track and work one on the leg-side ended up getting a leading edge straight to the long-off fielder. This partnership was just threatening to take off, and Axar has created the wicket. It has been that sort of day for New Zealand; even if they have tried, they have not been able to get those runs.

Nov 7, 2026 11:06 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 109/5 (33.3 overs) vs IND

The partnership has now reached the 50-run mark here between Santner and Mitchell, so there is something to cheer about in this innings, finally. They are hanging on to the Kiwis at the moment in this game. As we update, Mitchell has scored a half-century here. He was dropped earlier in the innings against Shubman Gill.

Nov 7, 2026 10:57 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 99/5 (31 overs) vs IND

Now this partnership is looking it is getting some momentum. Mitchell is trying to change the tempo of the game without much success. He was trying to go after Axar Patel, which might not be the right tactic, as Mitchell Santner is at the other end and is a left-hander, and the match-up will work out better for him against the left-arm spinner.

Nov 7, 2026 10:46 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 84/5 (28 overs) vs IND

Shubman Gill is bringing his bowlers for second spells here. Arshdeep Singh has picked up four wickets in the first game, and he is the only bowler who did not pick up any today; he will be itching to get one. From the New Zealand perspective, they would want to drag this partnership out for as long as they can and give themselves something to bowl to later.

Nov 7, 2026 10:37 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 80/5 (26.4 overs) vs IND

New Zealand has got itself into a situation where it is very hard they can do anything out of this game. Even if they build a partnership and get to around 240-250, that will still be a pretty chasable score for India unless it rains again and the ball moves under lights; if not, they will be getting a below-par score, and the bowlers have to punch way above their weight yet again.

Nov 7, 2026 10:27 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 73/5 (24.4 overs) vs IND

Half of the innings is gone, and New Zealand could not get going here in Wellington. Nathan Smith is the next batter to come in, who can also bat a bit if needed, but New Zealand would hope Mitchell and Santner to build something here. The partnership between Latham and Mitchell seemed like a calming influence, but it did not last long because of Latham's poor shot.

Nov 7, 2026 10:19 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 64/5 (23 overs) vs IND

India has been dominating completely here. The choice to go with four seamers and two finger spinners who are all-rounders is a combination which is working very well for them at this point. Brar has taken the wicket of Glenn Phillips. It was a short ball which he pulled, and there was no timing on it, and it was caught at square leg.

Nov 7, 2026 10:07 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 53/5 (19.5 overs) vs IND

Gurnoor Brar has picked up the wicket of Tom Latham. Here, it was a poor shot selection from Latham; he tried to pull the ball on leg-side, which was way outside the off-stump and ended up getting caught at square-leg. Poor from Latham. He did all the hard work while he was in the middle and, in the end, will be disgusted by how that innings came to an end.

Nov 7, 2026 09:57 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 48/3 (17.4 overs) vs IND

Shubman Gill has dropped a chance here. Mitchell crumbled under pressure came down the track and tried to whack the ball on the leg-side and got the leading edge which went high in the air, and Gill at mid-off dropped a simple one. That could have put New Zealand in further trouble. India would hope Mitchell won't make them pay here.

Nov 7, 2026 09:47 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 44/3 (15.1 overs) vs IND

Daryl Mitchell has batted well here. Usually, he tends to not miss out on too many occasions in this format of the game but he did on the previous game. Today he has batted well and looked in pretty solid touch and New Zealand will need his runs for them to put on a good total and Tom Latham also needs to chip in with a good innings.

Nov 7, 2026 09:37 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 42/3 (13.4 overs) vs IND

The sun is out now here in Wellington. Batting will get easier once the moisture on the surface dries out, but the Kiwis have already lost three wickets, so they have to play catch-up. These two, Tom Latham and Daryl Mitchell are pretty experienced players and what they need to here is spend time in the middle bat till around the 20th over mark and take it from there.

Nov 7, 2026 09:27 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 32/3 (11.2 overs) vs IND

The bowling has been pretty tidy from India. Once again nothing magical about it hitting the hard-lenghts and bowling around that fourth-stump channel and waiting for those mistakes from the batters to come and that is the best mode of operation when there is so much help for bowlers. Sometimes bowlers tend to push too much for the wicket, looking for that magic ball end up losing the script.

Nov 7, 2026 09:17 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 23/3 (9.1 overs) vs IND

Anshul Kamboj has picked up the wicket of Nicholls here; the ball was chopped onto the stumps. A dismissal for these conditions: the ball is stopping a bit, and Nicholls could not adjust to the pace of the surface, and the ball went on to the stumps. New Zealand have lost three wickets even before the 10th mark has been reached.

Nov 7, 2026 09:07 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 12/2 (7.3 overs) vs IND

That was a pretty good delivery from Nabi; it was around the fourth stump channel, which Young seemed to have wanted to guide it towards the third man and it ended up edging to keeper Rahul. The ball is not coming off from Nabi, and the lines he is hitting are quite superb this morning; the conditions are extremely conducive to his bowling.

Nov 7, 2026 08:57 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 11/2 (5.4 overs) vs IND

What the moisture in the pitch is doing is that it is not letting the ball zing through the surface. Every delivery, the batter is waiting that fraction of a second. The good thing though from the batting perspective there is not a lot of seam and swing on offer from batting perspective it is just the pace of the delivery which is not ideal. As we update, Nabi has picked up Will Young.

Nov 7, 2026 08:48 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 6/1 (3.4 overs) vs IND

Auqib Nabi has picked up the first wicket here, and it is Seifert the batter who got undone by Nabi. The delivery did seem like it was stuck a bit in the surface while Young tried to work the ball on the leg-side. He got the leading edge and carried it to the mid-off fielder. Early breakthrough here for India; they would keep chipping at the wickets in helpful conditions.

Nov 7, 2026 08:36 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live: NZ 0/0 (1.1 overs) vs IND

Well, we are done with the opening over here, and it is a maiden to start with for the Indians. Arshdeep Singh is getting quite a bit of a moment in the middle. These are pretty good conditions to bowl for the Indians. Aquib Nabi, who did not have a decent game in the first one, might extract a lot more here today.

Nov 7, 2026 08:32 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Pitch report

"The weather forecast is one of the things we need to look at. There might still be a few showers hanging around, hence you do bowl first in these conditions in case Duckworth-Lewis-Stern gets involved. Dimensions of the ground, we're just a little bit off-centre. 56 metres away to my right, 60m out to the left-hand side and 84 down the ground. So, big hits down the ground and some of the midwicket and extra-cover areas have nice big pockets. That’s where you want the batters to be hitting the ball - down the ground. India did that brilliantly here in that T20 International that they won," reckons Simon Doull.

Nov 7, 2026 08:20 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: What did Mitchell Santner say at toss

Looks like a lovely day to bowl first, but we'll see how the wicket plays and put up a score. Rain around, it's been under covers, will do a bit. Need to get over the tricky period. We're excited, some weather around and we have had a nice rest. They're a great side, winning the toss does help, but they've played well. Same team for us.

Nov 7, 2026 08:16 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: What did Shubman Gill say at toss

We will bowl first. No surprises, the conditions are overcast and the wicket was under covers. Yesterday's practice was called off because of rain, but we have prepared well and are in good spirits. Same team for us

Nov 7, 2026 08:14 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Update

The game has been reduced to 47 overs per side.

Nov 7, 2026 08:11 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: NZ playing XI

Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner

Nov 7, 2026 08:11 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: India playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh

Nov 7, 2026 08:02 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Subhadeep Ghosh ahead of game

"That's [the tight schedule] the challenge of international cricket. You travel, you have optional sessions. It's more of a mindset... Physically, it's a challenge. But they have played enough cricket, so they know how to react in that situation."

Nov 7, 2026 07:55 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Morne Morkel ahead of game

[On managing players across different formats and coordinating their preparations for one-day and Test matches] Our communication to this group has been clear for a long time. We obviously identified this as a big tour. We haven't played the best of white-ball cricket outside India. I think back to England. So we put a big stamp on it on not really coming on this tour and playing a good brand of cricket. So through that, obviously hard work. There's a lot of planning that goes into these sort of games. And then we have to sum up and read the conditions. Today again it might be quite different, quite wet underfoot. So again it's going to be a nice challenge for the boys. [On Mohammed Shami's retirement from Test cricket] Yeah, I was quite fortunate when I first started with the group for Shami to be a part of the team. You know, highly skillful player, a quality guy to have around in the group. And I was quite lucky when I joined for him to bring sort of the Indian language into the dressing room. He helped me quite a lot. So a sad day to see him go. But yeah, I mean, he's still bowling a lot of overs back home and it's still great to see.

Nov 7, 2026 07:48 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Update

Well, we have an update from Wellington here Toss is scheduled at 8 AM IST and match will start at 8:30 AM IST

Nov 7, 2026 07:45 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Morne Morkel ahead of game

[On what he was most pleased about with the bowling performance] The boys reacted to the conditions. It’s quite a rush, after the toss again to get ourselves going. But for me, just sort of, just taking the dimensions out, and the guys just executed the plan quite well, which is pretty good. I think over here in New Zealand, sometimes the fields will tell you what to bowl, but still you need to get the ball in the right areas. [On the general discussions within the group regarding pitches and ground dimensions] I try to keep it more individual sort of based. We'll have a group sit down in terms of what we potentially can expect. But all our guys are differently skilled. So for me it's more tapping into those guys individually at training and warm-ups, and then sort of just a quick chat. They are all skillful. They know their game, they know how to go about their things, it's just aligning all those small little things.

Nov 7, 2026 07:35 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Blair Tickner playing Kohli

“Yeah, he’s obviously going all right. With a small total, he came out and put pressure on us. We looked to take wickets, but he did really well. We still back ourselves and our skills to obviously get him out. But yeah, it’s an awesome opportunity to play against him, and hopefully we can get one over him soon,” Tickner said ahead of the second ODI.

Nov 7, 2026 07:24 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Shami on retirement

“Maidan par meri aakhri Test ball bhale hi fenki ja chuki ho, lekin Bharat ke liye khelne ka garv hamesha mere dil mein zinda rahega. (My last Test ball may have already been bowled, but the pride of playing for India will always remain alive in my heart),” he wrote before signing off with, “Shukriya, Test Cricket. (Thank you, Test cricket).”

Nov 7, 2026 07:13 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Shami on retirement

“Safed jersey se vida le raha hoon, lekin usse judi yaadon se kabhi nahi… (I am saying goodbye to the white jersey, but never to the memories associated with it),” Shami wrote.

“Test cricket mere liye sirf ek format nahi, meri zindagi ka ek behad khaas hissa raha hai. Aaj bhaari dil aur anginat khoobsurat yaadon ke saath main Test cricket se retirement lene ka faisla kar raha hoon. (Test cricket was not just a format for me; it was a very special part of my life. Today, with a heavy heart and countless beautiful memories, I have decided to retire from Test cricket),” he added.

Nov 7, 2026 06:57 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Sad news

Rain delays toss in Wellington

Nov 7, 2026 06:55 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Irfan Pathan on Mohammed Siraj

"The whole topic of him not bowling well with the older ball, which has gone against him, that should not be the case. When he was bowling with the new ball, he was taking regular wickets. Whenever the time came with the old ball, he was doing his work as far as performances were concerned," the former India all-rounder added.

Nov 7, 2026 06:52 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Irfan Pathan on Mohammed Siraj

"His main job is to get wickets. He was at the top of the tree in 2023, talking about ICC rankings. And suddenly things fell out and he went out of the favour. As far as the one day cricket is concerned, right now he's slightly behind, but he will be competing with pure bowlers rather than bowlers who can bat.

Nov 7, 2026 06:49 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Blair Tickner ahead of game

"I've had different parts of my career. I guess start of my career, I felt a lot of pressure. Then we had Sarah's [wife] cancer treatment, it was hard, and now I'm sort of at the back end, and I'm looking forward to just having fun, really, and it's what I'm trying to do, to myself really."

Nov 7, 2026 06:33 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Subhadeep Ghosh ahead of game

"That's [the tight schedule] the challenge of international cricket. You travel, you have optional sessions. It's more of a mindset... Physically, it's a challenge. But they have played enough cricket, so they know how to react in that situation."

Nov 7, 2026 06:24 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: IND predicted XI

Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi/Mohammed Siraj, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh

Nov 7, 2026 06:16 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: NZ predicted XI

Tim Seifert, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (c), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy/Matt Henry, Blair Tickner

Nov 7, 2026 06:06 AM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Live Score: Hola!

Hello and welcome to our live blog of India taking on New Zealand in the 2nd of the five-match ODI series. India has a 1-0 lead in the series and has looked decent in the first game. They will be hoping to continue their domination in this one and improve their chances of winning the five-match ODI series.

The six appeal: How Virat Kohli has found a new gear in his batting

In the autumn of his splendid career, before the inevitable cold dread of winter sets in, Virat Kohli has found a new meter in his batting. The high octave of the six, a stroke that he once employed as a means to an end, but now unfurled as an act of pure expression.

He has struck sixes before – 715 across formats. But never at the frenetic frequency he is hitting them now. Since South Africa’s visit to India at the end of last year, he has struck one every 153rd ball (153.5 to be exact). Since then, in 13 games, every 25th ball has travelled beyond the ropes. The interval matters, because it is Kohli, inarguably the greatest to have played this format. It also matters, because there is no more fascinating sportsperson than one that is not only redefining, but reinterpreting himself. (READ MORE)

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