New Zealand win by 22 runs! So,New Zealand seal this three-match here as they lead it by 2-0. India tried to fightback through Navdeep Saini and Ravindra Jadeja but New Zealand were good enough to defend 274. Ross Taylor and Kyle Jamieson earlier helped Kiwis post a decent total and it proved to be the match-winning partnership. IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Full Scorecard.
OUT! Ravindra Jadeja is caught at long-off. He had to go for big shot and perishes in the process. A well-fought knock from Jadeja but he fails to take his side across the line. R Jadeja c de Grandhomme b Neesham 55(73)
OUT! Yuzvendra Chahal is run-out. Slight mis-field and batsmen think about going for second. Chahal is sent back by Ravindra Jadeja and he falls short of the crease at the striker's end. Y Chahal run out (Neesham/Latham) 10(12)
India needs 28 more runs to win from last three overs. Ravindra Jadeja has completed his half-century and he is important to India's success. Interestingly, he is showing a lot of confidence in Yuzvendra Chahal and had exposed him to the strike.
Ravindra Jadeja holds key for India now. 40 needed off last four and that's ten runs per over. With Jadeja still there, India are in contention. However, New Zealand have slight advantage.
OUT! Navdeep Saini departs. Kyle Jamieson strikes. Navdeep smashed Jamieson for a six and then on next ball, the bowler gets his revenge. India now eight down and Kiwis will be somewhat relieved. End of a fine knock by Saini. N Saini b Jamieson 45(49)
Superb over for India as Navdeep Saini hits Colin de Grandhomme for three fours in this over. CDG concedes 16 runs and that brings the asking rate down to 8.67. This partnership is now worth 69 off 77 balls.
The partnership between Ravindra Jadeja and Navdeep Saini is now worth 51 off 65 balls. India now need 70 more runs to win from 48 balls. The required run-rate is worth 8.75.
We are down to last ten overs and India need 85 more runs to win. Ravindra Jadeja is batting on 37 off 54 balls. Jadeja has batted in similar situation before and almost helped India win the World Cup semis. Can he do it this time around?
In 13 more overs, India need 102 runs to win this match and they have just three wickets in hand. The required run-rate for India is 7.85. Ravindra Jadeja is still out there and Indian fans will have some hopes of fightback.
IND vs NZ Live Score 2nd ODI: After winning the T20I series in New Zealand for the first time in the history of Indian cricket, the Men in Blue stepped into the ODIs with a four-wicket loss in the first match. Now the second game will be held at Eden Park in Auckland. Virat Kohli and men will be looking forward to making a comeback into the series. Before looking into the ball-by-ball commentary details, let’s have a look at how at the preview and the weather for the match. Both the teams are marred with injuries. New Zealand Vs India, Cricket Score 2nd ODI Match.
Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson who was absent from the first ODI had turned for the nets and batted for about 25 minutes. However, we are not yet sure if he will feature in the playing XI. Injured Rohit Sharma continues to stay injured and is doubtful for the second game as well. With Shreyas Iyer bringing up his debut century in the first ODI, India’s number four dilemma seems to have been sorted. Talking about the weather, the match could encounter a delayed start.
As per Accuweather.com, the rains could hamper the match at the start. But weather conditions could improve as the day progresses the temperature will hover at around 20-23 degree Celsius. There will be a dip in the temperature by a couple of degrees here and there but no drastic change is expected. Now, let’s have a look at squads. Of both teams below:
Squads:
India: Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Tom Blundell, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(w/c), James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett, Kyle Jamieson, Mark Chapman