IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Live Score: India vs New Zealand Today Match Updates – All eyes on Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Live Today Cricket Match Score and Updates: Ball-by-ball updates, key moments, partnerships, wickets, milestones, and turning points from the India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI.
India will be playing the second ODI against New Zealand on January 14, Wednesday at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot and the Men in Blue will be looking to carry forward the winning momentum and clinch the three-match series. India return to Rajkot for their first ODI at the ground since late 2023, and all signs point toward another contest dominated by big totals, aggressive strokeplay, and minimal margin for error with the ball.
IND vs NZ: Pitch Report
Historically speaking, the surface at Rajkot has always been one of the flat batting wickets in Indian domestic cricket. This wicket traditionally provides plenty of bounce for the batsmen, very little seam movement, and hardly any assistance for the spinners, at least in the first innings.
Partnerships are essential, while discipline on the part of the bowlers will be absolutely critical here.
In the four ODIs played here till date, a definite trend has been witnessed – the team that bats first has won every time. Three of these tournaments have registered a total above 300 in the first innings, which goes to prove that this is a high-scoring ground. Even the lowest score of the first innings here, 270/7 by South Africa against India in 2015, was a competitive one.
IND vs NZ: Weather Forecast
The weather is also expected to be clear with favorable conditions all through the day of the match. Temperature-wise, the day is expected to be around 28 degrees Celsius, with the temperature reducing to close to 13 degrees Celsius in the evening. This could lead to the formation of dew during the later stages of the match, which could affect the bowlers during the second innings.
IND vs NZ: Full squads
India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer (vc), Ayush Badoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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.
IND vs NZ: Where to watch the match live?
The match will telecast live on Star Sports Network and the live streaming will be available on JioHotstar app and website.