New Delhi: The second ODI played between India and New Zealand in Wellington ended in a very exciting manner. While chasing the small target, the Indian team had faltered badly, defeat was in sight, but the rain saved the Indian team. Under the Duckworth-Lewis rule, India was declared the winner by 4 runs. With this victory, India has taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Batting first, New Zealand was all out for 134 runs. In reply, the Indian team, which set out to chase the target of 135 runs, had a very poor start. Captain Shubman Gill was out without opening the account. Soon after this, Virat Kohli also returned to the pavilion after scoring only 7 runs.
Rohit Sharma played an inning of 23 runs
Rohit Sharma played an inning of 23 runs, but he too could not support the team. Shreyas Iyer scored 30 runs, but as soon as he was out, the Indian innings fell apart further. Akshar Patel was out cheaply and Naman Dheer also could not last long. At one time India had lost 7 wickets for 113 runs in 26 overs. 22 runs were still needed to win and New Zealand's victory seemed certain.
Rain has the final say as #TeamIndia clinch a 4️⃣-run win via DLS to go 2-0 up in the series 💙 Scorecard ▶️ #NZvIND https://t.co/9QywzpNCKh
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 7, 2026
Meanwhile, heavy rain disrupted the game. Even after waiting for a long time, the game could not start again. In the end the DLS rule was resorted to, in which India was found ahead by 4 runs. Team India, which was on the verge of defeat, narrowly escaped, while the Kiwi team lost the winning match.
New Zealand's innings was a flop
Before this, New Zealand, who came to bat after losing the toss, also had a bad start. Tim Seifert was out without opening the account, Will Young could score only 6 runs. Henry Nicholls was bowled on 11 runs. Tom Latham scored 7 runs and Glenn Phillips returned to the pavilion without opening the account. At one time the Kiwi team was struggling after losing 5 wickets for 53 runs.
From here Daryl Mitchell and captain Mitchell Santner took over the team with a partnership of 59 runs. Mitchell played a brilliant inning of 55 runs, Santner scored 31 runs. But after this no other batsman could survive.
For India, Gurnoor Brar bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets. Anshul Kamboj, Akshar Patel and Aaqib Nabi got 2-2 wickets. Both the teams did not make any changes in their playing-11 for this match. Now the next match of the series is expected to be even more exciting.