India Edge New Zealand by 4 Runs on DLS in Rain-Hit Wellington ODI, Go 2-0 Up

India took a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day series against New Zealand on Saturday, winning a rain-shortened second ODI in Wellington by four runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.

A wet outfield delayed the start and cut the game to 47 overs a side. Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to field, and his seamers made the most of a two-paced pitch. Auqib Nabi, who picked up his maiden ODI wicket, removed both openers early, Anshul Kamboj dismissed Henry Nicholls, and Gurnoor Brar struck twice in one over to leave the hosts at 53 for 5.

Daryl Mitchell (55) and captain Mitchell Santner (31) rebuilt with a 59-run stand before Axar Patel and Brar broke it. Brar finished his 10 overs with 4 for 30, the best figures of his ODI career, and Kamboj ended the innings with a yorker as New Zealand were bowled out for 134 in 41 overs.

The chase was far from smooth. Gill fell first ball to Jacob Duffy for his first golden duck in ODIs, Virat Kohli went for 7 and Rohit Sharma for 23, leaving India at 40 for 3 after the powerplay. Shreyas Iyer made a gritty 30 before Kyle Jamieson removed him with a short ball, and wickets kept falling around KL Rahul, who stayed unbeaten on 26.

India were 113 for 7 after 26 overs when rain returned. The DLS par score at that point was 109, and when play could not resume before the cut-off time, India were declared winners by four runs. Jamieson and Duffy took three wickets each for New Zealand.

The result leaves New Zealand needing to win the third match to stay alive in the series.

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Sources

• Outlook India — India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI highlights (7 Nov 2026)