Live Cricket Score India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Ferozeshah Kotla Delhi MS Dhoni virat kohli

LIVE SCORE | INDIA vs NEW ZEALAND | 2ND ODI

FEROZESHAH KOTLA, DELHI

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  Hardik Pandya and Umesh Yadav's 49-run stand then gave India hope but once again the hosts failed to close the game out and lost the game by 6 runs. India will rue the fact they it was their game to lose and they had far too many soft dismissals. They will want to address that issue. Chasing 243, India were rocked early when they were 73 for 4 with two of their best ODI players in Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back in the hut. MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav stitched a 66-run stand to get India back in the game. Once Kedar fell though, India were always losing momentum as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. It was Kane Williamson's crafty century in the first innings that helped them post a fighting total on board. The middle order collapsed for them but the bowler stepped up and put in a superb effort to keep their team alive in the series. Trent Boult finished with figures of 2/25. He along with Tim Southee who took 3/52 were the destroyers-in-chief. What a game! Once again we see how low scoring games can be thrilling ones! New Zealand have put in a fine, fine performance here to register their first win on the tour. They have bowled superbly as a team and they will be buoyed with their performance today. The ODI series is tied 1-1 with three games to go. INDIA INNINGS NEW ZEALAND WIN THIS MATCH BY 6 RUNS AND LEVEL THE SERIES 1-1. 49.3 overs: WICKET! BOWLED 'EM! AND THE KIWIS HAVE DONE IT! Bumrah had dismissed Southee in similar fashion earlier and now, Tim has returned the favour. He comes running in and fires in a perfect yorker on middle and off. Bumrah tries his absolute best to dig it out but it's just too good for him. The bails are knocked over and India have been bowled out here. Jasprit Bumrah b Southee 0 (1b 0x4 0x6). 49.2 overs: 1 runs. 49.1 overs: 2 runs. Over 49: India 233/9 (10 runs required from 6 balls) Yadav 15 (21b 1x4 0x6) Bumrah 0 (0b 0x4 0x6) Boult 10-2-25-2 Henry 10-0-51-1 48.5 overs: WICKET! THAT'S A BIG WICKET FOR NZ! And that too at such a crucial point. Is this where the Kiwis can clinch it? The entire stadium is silenced. Boult bangs it in short and on middle and off, Pandya makes room and slaps it over the cover region. He doesn't get a hold ot it though and it's high in the air. Santner settles himself under it and takes a really good catch. 11 still needed off 7 balls. Hardik Pandya c Santner b Boult 36 (32b 3x4 0x6). 48.2: FOUR! Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya, Slower one from Trent Boult. Pitches it up there and well outside off, Pandya lets it be thinking it will be called a wide. He's wrong in thinking so as the umpire is unmoved. Over 48: India 227/8 (16 runs required from 12 balls) Yadav 13 (19b 1x4 0x6) Pandya 32 (28b 2x4 0x6) Henry 10-0-51-1 Southee 9-0-49-2 Over 47: India 221/8 (22 runs required from 18 balls) Pandya 30 (26b 2x4 0x6) Yadav 9 (15b 1x4 0x6) Southee 9-0-49-2 Boult 9-2-19-1 Over 46: India 213/8 (30 runs required from 24 balls) Pandya 24 (22b 2x4 0x6) Yadav 8 (13b 1x4 0x6) Boult 9-2-19-1 Southee 8-0-41-2 45.4 overs: FOUR! Trent Boult to Hardik Pandya. LEG BYES! Boult angles in a length delivery on middle and off, it goes off Pandya's thigh pad as he tries to play across the line and from the right of the keeper all the way to the fence. Indian won't care how the runs come as long as they come. Over 45: India 204/8 (39 runs required from 30 balls) Pandya 20 (18b 2x4 0x6) Yadav 7 (11b 1x4 0x6) Southee 8-0-41-2 Boult 8-2-14-1 44.4 overs: FOUR! Tim Southee to Umesh Yadav. Fetch that! Shorter in length, Umesh knew it was coming, he picks that one early and pummels it hard through mid-wicket for a boundary. Over 44: India 195/8 (48 runs required from 36 balls) Pandya 16 (14b 2x4 0x6) Yadav 2 (9b 0x4 0x6) Boult 8-2-14-1 Henry 9-0-45-1 Over 43: India 193/8 (50 runs required from 42 balls) Pandya 15 (10b 2x4 0x6) Yadav 1 (7b 0x4 0x6) Henry 9-0-45-1 Boult 7-2-12-1 42.6 overs: FOUR! Matt Henry to Hardik Pandya, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Hardik cuts it hard and over point. Bracewell goes to his left from sweeper cover and dives to stop the ball. He returns the throw but it looks like he has touched the ropes. Third umpire is referred and the replays confirm the same. Vital boundary for India, they need 50 runs in 42 balls. Over 42: India 185/8 (58 runs required from 48 balls) Yadav 0 (6b 0x4 0x6) Pandya 8 (5b 1x4 0x6) Boult 7-2-12-1 Guptill 1-0-6-2 40.5 overs: WICKET! Martin Guptill to Amit Mishra, OUT! Mishra throws it away! Guptill's turning out to be more threatening all New Zealand bowlers combined! Floated outside off, Mishra wants to hit it out of Delhi. He only ends up skieing it towards short third man. Bracewell (the substitute) takes the catch. A bit of amateur batting from India. A Mishra c sub (DAJ Bracewell) b Guptill 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) 40.1 overs: WICKET! Martin Guptill to Axar Patel. The move works! A full toss on middle, Axar looks to go big but fails to connect cleanly and finds Santner at long on. That is a huge wicket. Guptill is delighted and why not. Axar Patel c Santner b Guptill 17 (22b 0x4 1x6). Over 40: India 178/6 (65 runs required from 60 balls) Pandya 6 (3b 1x4 0x6) Patel 17 (21b 0x4 1x6) Southee 7-0-32-2 Santner 10-0-49-1 39.6 overs: FOUR! Tim Southee to Hardik Pandya. Good shot, On a length outside off, Pandya comes forward and drives it on the up through wide mid off for a boundary. 65 needed in 60 balls. 39.3 overs: WICKET! Tim Southee to MS Dhoni. Whattay catch from Southee! Full and on the stumps, Dhoni looks to punch it down but ends up pushing it back down the wicket. Southee sticks out his right hand and the ball sticks in his hand. That was superbly done and the crowd is silenced. MS Dhoni c & b Southee 39 (65b 3x4 0x6). 38.3 overs: SIX! Mitchell Santner to Axar Patel. That was coming! Floated on off, Axar gets under it and swings it up and over mid-wicket for a maximum. That shot had to come, first boundary after 8 overs. Over 35: India 149/5 (94 runs required from 15 overs) Dhoni 30 (48b 3x4 0x6) Patel 5 (11b 0x4 0x6) Santner 8-0-38-1 Devcich 8-0-41-0 31.1 overs: WICKET! Matt Henry to Kedar Jadhav. MATT HENRY WITH THE BREAKTHROUGH! He was brought back on for this very purpose and he has delivered for his side. He fires it full and outside off, takes the pace off this one as Kedar Jadhav is into the shot too early. He crouches low to run it down to third man but ends up lobbing it behind to Ronchi who takes a good catch diving to his right. Partnership of 66 has come to an end. Kedar Jadhav c Ronchi b Henry 41 (37b 2x4 2x6). Over 30: India 134/4 (109 runs required from 20 overs) Dhoni 23 (34b 3x4) Jadhav 38 (32b 2x4 2x6) Henry 7-0-35-0 Boult 6-2-11-1 29.4 overs: FOUR! Matt Henry to MS Dhoni. THAT'S DHONI AT HIS BEST! Banged in short once more, Dhoni gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away through backward square leg for a boundary. He didn't actually hit that too hard. It was all about the timing. 27.6 overs: FOUR! Mitchell Santner to Kedar Jadhav. Poor from Mitchell. It's short, flat and too straight. Jadhav gets low to this one and paddle-pulls it past short fine leg to pick up a boundary. 27.2 overs: SIX! Mitchell Santner to Kedar Jadhav. THAT'S BIG! Santner tosses it up on the stumps, Jadhav is on to this in a flash. Plays with the turn, goes inside out and smokes it high and handsome over the cover boundary for half a dozen. That's done beautifully. 25.5 overs: FOUR! Mitchell Santner to MS Dhoni, FOUR! THAT'S CUT AWAY! Short and wide outside off, Dhoni stays back and cuts it hard through point to send it all the way. Beats the diving fielder out in the deep, giving him no chance. 25.2 overs: SIX! Mitchell Santner to Kedar Jadhav, SIX! Oh, Kedar, that's big!! Short and flat around off, Kedar Jadhav waits for it and deposits it high and mighty over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. He rocked back quickly and gave it the full swing of the bat. Hit it with real power. 23.1 overs: FOUR! Anton Devcich to Kedar Jadhav. In the gap! Flatter around off, Kedar kneels down and sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary. That was neatly done. 22.1 overs: FOUR! Matt Henry to MS Dhoni, FOUR! Short on middle and leg, Dhoni picks it and pulls it hard through square leg for a boundary. Over 20: India 74/4 (169 runs required from 30 overs) Dhoni 0 (4b 0x4 0x6) Jadhav 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) Devcich 4-0-19-0 Southee 4-0-19-1 19.2 overs: WICKET! Anton Devcich to Manish Pandey. RUN OUT! Trouble for India! Slants this one middle and leg, Pandey clips it towards square leg. The throw comes in from the deep as Pandey dives to get into the crease. The third umpire is referred. Replays show that the throw from Santner was on stumps and Pandey has to depart. That's another chance wasted by Pandey to impress on the international level. India in trouble at 73/4! 18.4 overs: WICKET! Tim Southee to Ajinkya Rahane. Clean catch? That could be controversial. Shorter in length on middle, Rahane looks to pull it through but does not keep it down. The ball flies down to deep backward square leg. Corey Anderson comes in from the deep dives and takes the catch but gets up and says that he is not sure if it carried to the fielder. Third umpire is referred and the soft signal is out. Replays shows that the ball seems to have bounced into the hands of Anderson. The third umpire Shamshuddin takes his own sweet time to conclude that he does not have enough evidence to give it not out. Big wicket for New Zealand! 16.2 overs: FOUR! Tim Southee to Ajinkya Rahane.! INTENT FROM RAHANE! Fuller outside off, Rahane takes a step down and whips it, like a tennis forehand shot down the ground over the head of the bowler for a boundary. Not a shot that you would see from Rahane but well executed. 14.4 overs: SIX! Anton Devcich to Manish Pandey. THAT'S PUT AWAY WITH DISDAIN! Short and flat on off, Manish Pandey picks up the length early. He rocks back and pulls it hard over the mid-wicket boundary for a flat maximum. 11.4 overs: WICKET! Mitchell Santner to Virat Kohli. A wicket against the run of play. And that too in such an unexpected manner. It's sliding down leg, Kohli still goes after it and looks to flick it away. Ends up getting an edge as Ronchi takes a good catch by shuffling across. Loud appeal for a caught behind. The umpire doesn't move initially but Kohli starts walking. And seeing this, the umpire raises his finger. That's a big wicket for Santner and the Kiwis. They've got the big fish. 9.6 overs: FOUR! Matt Henry to Virat Kohli. SHOT! Good length delivery outside off, Kohli opens the face of the bat and crunches it through the gap in the covers. Lovely timing on that as nobody moved to even try and chase it. 8.5 overs: FOUR! Tim Southee to Ajinkya Rahane. DEFT FROM RAHANE! Waits and waits for this slowish length ball outside off, opens the face of the bat and runs it across the third man fence for a boundary. Lovely batting. 7.1 overs: WICKET! BOULT STRIKES! He's got his just rewards here. Two consecutive maidens and a wicket off the first ball here. He comes steaming in and bowls a back of a length delivery outside off, Rohit Sharma looks to punch this away off his back foot but ends up getting an edge. Ronchi behind the stumps takes a regulation catch and that's the end of the Indian Hitman. But wait, there's something wrong here. As Ronchi takes the catch, Rahane immediately runs to Sharma. And it seems like he has dislocated his shoulders. In fact, the moment he played that shot he quickly caught his left shoulder. Has he dislocated it? Not sure, but it seems like he has. He's walking back now, hope he's alright. Rohit Sharma c Ronchi b Boult 15 (27b 1x4 1x6). Over 5: India 18/0 (225 runs required from 45 overs) Rohit 12 (20b 1x4 1x6) Rahane 6 (10b 1x4 0x6) Henry 3-0-14-0 Boult 2-1-4-0 4.6 overs: FOUR! Matt Henry to Rohit Sharma. Good timing! A touch short outside off, Rohit stands tall and punches it wide of covers. The ball races away to the fence. That was beautifully timed! 4.3 overs: SIX! Matt Henry to Rohit Sharma. SWEET! Fuller in length outside off, Rohit stands his crease and just lofts it down the ground over the head of the bowler for a maximum. Superb shot, Rohit! That has woken up the crowd too. 1.4 overs: FOUR! Trent Boult to Ajinkya Rahane. SWEET! Fuller in length on middle, Rahane gets forward and just presents the full face of the bat to time it down the ground for a boundary. Corey gives chase from mid on but cannot stop the ball. Welcome back for the chase! The players are out in the middle. India don't have a huge score but will want to begin it well and ensure there not many hiccups. The two openers are out in the middle for India, in Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma. New Zealand begin with Matt Henry. So, India have a target of 243 set in front of them. It won't be easy by any means as the pitch will be a tricky one to play on. If the Kiwi bowlers can be patient and adapt to the conditions, we could be in for an entertaining run chase. Join us in a short while for that. The Black Caps will be very disappointed with the fact that they couldn't finish well. After losing Martin Guptill early, Williamson and Latham took the reins and knocked the ball around very well. They stitched a 120-run stand at a brisk rate with the skipper scoring a ton. But after that partnership was broken, nobody from the middle order really capitalized on the platform set for them. Once the Indian bowlers broke the Latham-Williamson partnership, they clawed their way back from there and did extremely well to restrict New Zealand under 250. Amit Mishra picked up 3 wickets but Bumrah really impressed with the final spell in the death. He too scalped 3 heads and kept the runs tight from his end. Both of them were supported well by their fellow bowlers and it was a good all-round performance. A terrific comeback from the Men in Blue towards the end of the innings! Going into the dressing room, they will be very happy with how they've finished with the ball. They got off to a great start, but were then taken for runs in the middle overs and it looked like the game would be taken away from them. NEW ZEALAND INNINGS Over 50: New Zealand 242/9. Boult 5 (4b 1x4 0x6) Santner 9 (16b 0x4 0x6) Bumrah 10-0-35-3 Yadav 8-0-42-1 49.2 overs: WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah to Matt Henry. BOWLED 'EM! Another one on the stumps from Bumrah, a cutter, Henry fails to pick it, looks to hit it out of Delhi but connects thin air and hears the death rattle. Matt Henry b Bumrah 6 (12b 0x4 0x6). Over 49: New Zealand 237/8. Santner 9 (16b 0x4 0x6) Henry 6 (10b 0x4 0x6) Yadav 8-0-42-1 Bumrah 9-0-30-2 Over 46: New Zealand 225/8. Henry 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) Santner 3 (7b 0x4 0x6) Bumrah 8-0-26-2 Mishra 10-0-60-3 45.5 overs: WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah to Tim Southee. Timber! New Zealand have lost their way! Full and into the stumps, Southee is late and is beaten for pace as the ball cannons into the stumps. India have comeback really strongly in the game. MATT HENRY is the new man in. Tim Southee b Bumrah 0 (2b 0x4 0x6). 45.1 overs: WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah to Anton Devcich. GOOD CATCH! Starts off with a cutter on middle, Devcich gets across to paddle it but does not connect well. The ball lobs towards short fine leg. Axar takes a couple of paces back at short fine, stretches out his right hand and takes a good leaping catch. That was well held by Axar. New Zealand continue to lose wickets in a flurry here. AP Devcich c Patel b Bumrah 7 (6b 0x4 0x6). 42.4 overs: WICKET! Amit Mishra to Kane Williamson. Mishra strikes again! Floated on middle, Williamson looks to go big but does not time it well. The ball skies down towards long off where Rahane takes it calmly. A timely wicket for India but will New Zealand mind this one? Williamson was struggling to get the big shots in there. He walks off to a loud applause. Luke Ronchi c Dhoni b Patel 6 (10b 0x4 0x6). 42.4 overs: WICKET! Amit Mishra to Kane Williamson, OUT! Mishra strikes again! Floated on middle, Williamson looks to go big but does not time it well. The ball skies down towards long off where Rahane takes it calmly. A timely wicket for India but will New Zealand mind this one? Williamson was struggling to get the big shots in there. He walks off to a loud applause. Kane Williamson c Rahane b Mishra 118 (128b 14x4 1x6). 40.5 overs: WICKET! MISHRA GETS HIS MAN! After having the decision not going his way just a few deliveries ago, he's now struck. Continues from around the wicket and bowls a straighter one around off, it's drifting in as Anderson looks to play this across the line. Misses and is caught on the pads. There are loud appeals for a leg before and this time the umpire gives it out. Anderson has to make the long walk back and it will be Luke Ronchi who replaces him out in the middle. Corey Anderson lbw b Mishra 21 (32b 2x4 0x6). Over 40: New Zealand 202/3. Anderson 20 (28b 2x4 0x6) Williamson 112 (122b 14x4 1x6) Yadav 6-0-34-1 Bumrah 7-0-25-0 37.2 overs: FOUR! Hardik Pandya to Kane Williamson. Full and outside off, Williamson stands his ground and lofts it back over mid on to send it across the fence. Stunning shot. 36.1 overs: FOUR! Amit Mishra to Corey Anderson. From around the wicket, Mishra tosses it up outside off, Anderson comes forward, leans across and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket to send it across the ropes. Terrific shot. 35.6 overs: CENTURY! Jasprit Bumrah to Kane Williamson. Played, Kane! Fuller outside off, Kane comes forward and drives it through covers for a couple and that brings up his ton. He takes off his helmet and raises his bat to acknowledge the applause but also calls for the physio. He is getting some medical help here. 34.1 overs: FOUR! Amit Mishra to Kane Williamson. Played that so effortlessly. Too straight and too full from Amit Mishra, Williamson kneels down and sweeps it through backward square leg for a boundary. 33.6 overs: FOUR! Umesh Yadav to Corey Anderson. In the air... but that's gone through! Fullish in length outside off, it stopped a bit off the track. Anderson is a bit early into the shot as a result and the balls lobs towards Kohli at mid off. It's just wide of him though and the ball then races away to the fence. 30.6 overs: WICKET! Amit Mishra to Ross Taylor. MISHRA STRIKES! It's the arm ball once more, full and outside off, Ross Taylor kneel down to this one and slog sweeps it over mid-wicket. Doesn't get the distance on it though and it's straight into the hands of Rohit Sharma in the deep. Another wicket down for New Zealand. Ross Taylor c Sharma b Mishra 21 (42b 2x4 0x6). Over 30: New Zealand 156/2. Taylor 20 (38b 2x4 0x6) Williamson 87 (94b 12x4 1x6) Pandya 8-0-40-0 Mishra 4-0-27-0 29.5 overs: FOUR! Hardik Pandya to Ross Taylor, FOUR! Poor effort, Rahane! Fuller outside off, Taylor squeezes it past a diving Rahane at point for a boundary. Taylor waited well for the slower one. That went through Rahane who dived going to his left. Hardik is not happy. 27.1 overs: FOUR! Hardik Pandya to Kane Williamson. Edged! Shorter length ball on middle, Williamson gets across and hooks it down to the fine leg fence. That came off the top edge. 25.2 overs: FOUR! Hardik Pandya to Ross Taylor. HEAVED! Fuller outside off, Taylor comes down a touch and heaves it to the right of mid on for a fielder for a boundary. Over 25: New Zealand 131/2. Williamson 78 (86b 11x4 1x6), Taylor 4 (16b 0x4 0x6), Patel 7-0-41-0, Bumrah 5-0-16-0. 20.3 overs: WICKET! Kedar Jadhav to Tom Latham. The change in bowling works! Flatter outside off, comes in with the angle, Latham goes back to work it through the on side but is rapped on the pads. Kedar puts in a loud appeal, the umpire raises his finger. That is a vital wicket for India and once again, the golden arm of Kedar works. Tom Latham lbw b Jadhav 46 (46b 6x4 1x6). 20.1 overs: FOUR! Kedar Jadhav to Kane Williamson. TOO EASY! Starts off with a short one on middle, keeps a touch low but Williamson picks it early and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Over 20: New Zealand 115/1. Latham 46 (45b 6x4 1x6), Williamson 66 (73b 10x4 1x6), Patel 5-0-34-0, Mishra 3-0-23-0.

  19.2 overs: FOUR! Axar Patel to Kane Williamson. Oh, that's a wonderful shot. Axar Patel floats it up on off stump, Williamson goes inside out to this one and lofts it over the cover region for a boundary. 18.6 overs: FOUR! Amit Mishra to Tom Latham. Excellent use of the feet here. Steps out to this loopy ball from around the wicket and drives it ever so well through the covers for a boundary. 16.2 overs: SIX! Amit Mishra to Tom Latham. He positions himself well and early and puts it away. Gets low to this floated delivery and sweeps it over the deep backward square boundary for a maximum. Beautifully hit, that. Over 15: New Zealand 85/1. Williamson 55 (61b 9x4 1x6), Latham 27 (27b 5x4 0x6), Mishra 1-0-8-0, Bumrah 3-0-12-0. 14.3 overs: FOUR! Amit Mishra to Kane Williamson. Makes great use of his feet this time. Skips out, takes it on the full and flicks it through mid-wicket for another boundary. The pressure is on Mishra already. 26th ODI fifty for Kane Williamson! 14.1 overs: FOUR! Amit Mishra to Kane Williamson. Welcomes the leggie with a boundary. It's full and flat on middle and leg, Williamson gets low to this one and sweeps it across the fine leg fence. Brings up his half century with that and it's been a superb knock so far. 13.6 overs: FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Tom Latham, FOUR! Lovely shot by the southpaw. Fullish in length and angled across, Latham just crunches this through the cover region and sends it all the way. 2.4 overs: FOUR! Axar Patel to Kane Williamson. He's turning it up here. Showing his strengths as he plays the spinners brilliantly. It's flatter around off, Kane Williamson goes back and plays this very late. Cuts it past short third man and sends it all the way, beating the chasing fielder with ease. 12.3 overs: SIX! Axar Patel to Kane Williamson. Wonderful from Kane Williamson, just oozes class every time he plays. Axar Patel tosses it up outside off, Williamson makes good use of his feet, gets to the pitch of the delivery and launches it over the wide long on fence for a biggie. 12.1 overs: FOUR! Axar Patel to Kane Williamson. It's poor and Williamson is on to this in a flash. Rocks back quickly to this flat and short delivery and pulls it through the gap in the mid-wicket region for a boundary. Over 10: New Zealand 50/1. Williamson 28 (38b 5x4 0x6), Latham 19 (20b 4x4 0x6), Pandya 5-0-21-0, Bumrah 1-0-4-0. 9.4 overs: FOUR! Hardik Pandya to Kane Williamson. EDGED! On a length outside off, Williamson throws his bat at it and gets an outside edge. The ball flies past Dhoni into the third man fence. Dhoni was late to react to the chance. 8.4 overs: FOUR! Jasprit Bumrah to Kane Williamson. JUST WIDE! A touch short outside off, Williamson picks it early and pulls it wide of mid-wicket fielder for a boundary. 7.1 overs: FOUR! Hardik Pandya to Kane Williamson. Poor ball! This one is also bowled on the pads and this time Williamson clips it down to fine leg fence. 6.6 overs: FOUR! Umesh Yadav to Tom Latham. DEFT! Angling on the pads, on a length, Latham nudges it down to the fine leg fence for a boundary. 6.3 overs: FOUR! Umesh Yadav to Tom Latham. NEAT! Fuller outside off, Latham gets in line and drives it nicely through extra covers for a boundary. That was sweetly timed. 5.3 overs: FOUR! Hardik Pandya to Kane Williamson. In the gap! Full again outside off, Williamson reaches out for it and times it just enough and wide of the mid off fielder for a boundary through extra cover. Over 5: New Zealand 20/1. Latham 10 (9b 2x4 0x6), Williamson 9 (19b 1x4 0x6), Yadav 3-0-16-1, Pandya 2-0-4-0. 4.6 overs: FOUR! Umesh Yadav to Tom Latham. Nicely controlled! short outside off, Latham gets on top of that one and pulls it nicely to the left of mid on for a boundary. That was superbly controlled. 2.3 overs: FOUR! Umesh Yadav to Kane Williamson. SWEET! Fuller on middle, Williamson gets across a touch and clips it nicely through mid-wicket for a boundary. Umesh was trying for the in-swinger but did not get it to swing this time. 0.6 over: FOUR! Umesh Yadav to Tom Latham. Latham off the mark in style! Fuller outside off, Latham gets nicely forward and drives it through covers for a boundary. He gets off the mark in style. 0.2 over: WICKET! Umesh Yadav to Martin Guptill. TIMBER! Angles it on a good length on off, comes in with the angle, Guptill looks to defend from his crease but is beaten by the late movement away. Guptill's horrible tour continues. New Zealand in early trouble. Perfect start for India here. Martin Guptill b Yadav 0 (2b 0x4 0x6). Game time! The Indian team is in a huddle. The two New Zealand openers in Tom Latham and Martin Guptill are out to bat. The players are heading out for the national anthems. PLAYING XIs New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Anton Devcich, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi(wk), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult. India: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(wk/c), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah. Kane Williamson reads the surface as a dry one and hopes they begin well. With the short boundaries he hopes that they will adapt well to the dew coming in later. MS Dhoni mentions that the groundsman has removed the grass so the pitch should slow down. Reckons that if there is dew they will have to be careful. Acknowledges that New Zealand are a dangerous side, they need to respect them. Ends by saying that you have to start well from scratch. TOSS: INDIA WIN THE TOSS AND ELECT TO FIELD. No change for India from the previous game. Poor New Zealand have not won a single toss on this tour so far. Three changes for New Zealand - Trent Boult, Anton Devcich and Matt Henry come in for Jimmy Neesham, Ish Sodhi and Doug Bracewell.

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Pitch Report - The ball will come on to the bat. Similar to Dharamshala but will only turn more. And with the dew factor coming in, captains will want to bowl first. Dhoni did that in Dharamshala and nothing different is to be expected today from whoever wins the toss. The plan will be, restrict them under 250 and chase the target under the lights, reckon Simon Doull and Sunil Gavaskar. The Black Caps on the other hand, are in a slump right now. They've not exactly started the series off in the way they would have liked. Barring Tom Latham and Tim Southee, who was dropped, nobody really put up any kind of a fight. New Zealand's dismal performance with the bat didn't leave their bowlers with much of a chance. They'll be raring to turn things around today and get a win under their belt. Let's hope for a good contest. Hello and welcome for the 2nd of this 5-match ODI series between India and New Zealand. We witnessed the home side continuing their good form from the Test series as they bamboozled the Kiwis in the series opener. It was a collective performance from the entire bowling unit with everybody chipping in. They kept the pressure on and plucked wickets at will. Made it easier for their batsmen who finished it comfortably, with Virat Kohli leading the chase.