- The second ODI match between India and New Zealand begins
- India's decision to bowl first
- New Zealand's batting was in shambles again
IND Vs NZ: The second ODI match between India and New Zealand is going on today. The start of the match was delayed due to rain. After all this match is now being played of 47 overs each. Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and decided to bowl first. The bowlers have made that decision absolutely right. Gurnoor Brarstruck a piercing blow. The Kiwi batsmen were overwhelmed by the Indian bowling. The New Zealand team was all out for 134 runs. After batting first, New Zealand has given India a target of 135 runs.
New Zealand batting
India won the toss and elected to bowl and invited New Zealand to bat first. New Zealand's Falandjani disappointed once again. Half of the New Zealand team was dismissed within 50 runs. Will Young and Tim Seifert opened the New Zealand innings. Tim Seifert was out for zero. So Will Young returned with 6 runs. Henry Nicholls, who came one down, scored 11 runs. While Tom Latham contributed only 7 runs. The in-form Glenn Phillips was out for a wicket.
Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Santner held the New Zealand innings in check. Daryl Mitchell was dismissed for 55 runs. Mitchell Santner took 2 wickets. Kyle Jamieson was dismissed for 7 runs.
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Indian team bowling
Indian bowlers literally waited for New Zealand. In 50 runs, the Indian bowlers dismissed five of their key batsmen. Auqib Nabi took 2 important wickets with accurate bowling. Anshul Kamboj took one wicket. Gurnoor Brar bowled the maximum. He bowled a maiden over and took two important wickets. So it was seen that the New Zealand batsmen bowed down before the penetrating bowling of India. Gurnoor Brar took 3 wickets.
Auqib Nabi on fire in Wellington
Both NZ openers gone as KL Rahul takes a fine catch to hand Nabi his second wicket
Updates
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Today's match started a bit late due to rain. So instead of 50 overs, now this match will be played in 47 overs each. India will try to take the lead in the series by winning today's match. While New Zealand will be seen struggling to get their first win.
Playing of both teams 11
India: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Akshar Patel, KL Rahul, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Aqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh.
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New Zealand: Tim Seifert, Will Young, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner.