Wellington. Today (November 7) is the second match of the five-match ODI series between India and New Zealand. This match between the two teams is at Henry Stadium in Wellington. The Indian team won the toss in the match and decided to bowl first. Due to rain the match has been reduced to 47-47 overs.
Under the leadership of Shubman Gill, the Indian team won the first match of the series by five wickets under the DLS rule. Now his eyes are on taking a 2-0 lead in the series. Keep refreshing this page for updates related to India-New Zealand match…
New Zealand's batting has been like this
New Zealand had a very bad start. In the very second over, Aaqib Nabi sent Tim Seifert to the pavilion, who could not even open his account. Then Aaqib also dismissed Will Young (6 runs) in the second over. New Zealand got its third blow at the score of 23, when Henry Nicholls (11 runs) was bowled by fast bowler Anshul Kamboj.
Now it was Gurnoor Brar's turn to take wicket. Gurnoor got wicketkeeper batsman Tom Latham (7 runs) caught out by Naman Dheer on the second ball in the 20th over of the innings. Then on the last ball he also took the wicket of Glenn Phillips (0 runs). At the time of Phillips's dismissal, New Zealand's score was 53/5.
For this match, both the teams did not make any changes in their playing-11. Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj was available for selection, but he did not get a chance. Indian team management again showed confidence in Aaqib Nabi. At the same time, New Zealand did not field experienced fast bowler Matt Henry in this match also.
India's playing-11 in the second ODI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Naman Dheer, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Aaqib Nabi and Arshdeep Singh.
New Zealand's playing-11 in the second ODI: Tim Seifert, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jameson, Blair Tickner and Jacob Duffy.
So far 124 One Day International matches have been played between India and New Zealand. During this period, Team India won 64 matches. Whereas New Zealand won 52 matches. Seven matches did not result and one match also ended in a tie. That means India has a slight edge over New Zealand in statistics.
New Zealand vs India (Head to Head)
Total ODI matches: 124
New Zealand won: 52
India won: 64
Tie: 1
Inconclusive: 7
India's full squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Naman Dheer, Anshul Kamboj, Aaqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper) and Kuldeep Yadav.
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New Zealand's full squad: Mitchell Santner (captain), Michael Bracewell, Nick Kelly, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jameson, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Nathan Smith, Will Young, Blair Tickner and Henry Nicholls.