IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Match Date, Time: India will aim to wrap up yet another white-ball series win as they take on New Zealand in the second one-dayer at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday.
Despite coming up against a second-string Kiwis unit, India were made to stretch to earn their victory in the series opener in Vadodara. On a playing surface that supported the batters pretty much throughout, New Zealand set up a 301-run target for the hosts. Though Virat Kohli’s flawless 93, a fifth fifty-plus score on the bounce, set up a smooth chase, New Zealand’s towering pacer Kyle Jamieson forced some jittery moments in the Indian camp. He sent back India’s star batter while also accounting for Ravindra Jadeja and Shreyas Iyer with his career-best figures before KL Rahul saw off the chase in the penultimate over, handing Shubman Gill and Co. a four-wicket win.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Predicted XIs
India predicted XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
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Key player to watch out for: Virat Kohli is back up and running near to his very best and with a potential belter on offer in Rajkot, the former India skipper will be aiming to tick off an ODI century at a venue where he hasn’t had one before.
New Zealand predicted XI: Devon Conway (wk), Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitch Hay (wk), Michael Rae, Michael Bracewell, Zak Foulkes, Kyle Jamieson, Adi Ashok.
Key player to watch out for: Kyle Jamieson’s opening burst and hard lengths later on in the innings caused India some troubles. As he had troubled the right-handed India with the red ball in the past, a flat and hard deck in Rajkot could still prove to be a fine springboard for the tall Kiwi to exploit.
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IND vs NZ: Head-to-Head record in ODIs
- Matches played: 121
- India won: 63
- New Zealand won: 50
- No result: 7
- Tied: 1
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Squads
India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ayush Badoni.
New Zealand squad: Michael Bracewell (c), Adi Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway (wk), Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay (wk), Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young.
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI livestreaming details
The India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI will be streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website and telecast on the Star Sports network from 1.30 PM IST on Sunday.
