IND vs NZ LIVE, 2nd ODI: Virat Kohli has joined Shubman Gill after Kristian Clarke gave New Zealand a breakthrough, removing Rohit Sharma for 24. He added a 70-run opening stand with Shubman Gill, who has scored a second consecutive half-century. Post that, he departed for 56, while Shreyas Iyer joined Kohli. New Zealand pulled things back as they got the three wickets quickly.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: Match Details
- Match: India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI
- Date: January 14, 2026 (Wednesday)
- Time: 1:30 PM IST (Toss at 1:00 PM)
- Venue: Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot
- Live Streaming: JioHotstar | Broadcast: Star Sports Network
Niranjan Shah Stadium pitch report
The Niranjan Shah Stadium is famous for its red-soil surface, offering true bounce and very little lateral movement. It is a high-scoring ground where the average first-innings score is 332. Overall, the surface will favour the batters more than the bowlers and a high-scoring contest is on the cards.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI playing XIs
India
Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
New Zealand
Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (capt.), Zak Foulks, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox
Live
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Pace again
14/01/2026 15:42
Foulkes back into the attack again. Hopefully, the Indian batters will get some pace on the wicket now. All eyes on KL Rahul now.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Not many batters
14/01/2026 15:35
Post Jadeja and Rahul now, there aren't any frontline batters. Yes, NKR can bat, and so can Harshit, but then this wicke isn't the best.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: After 10 overs
14/01/2026 15:27
And so after 10 overs, India has finally a boundary. KL Rahul dances down the track and hit Philipps through long off. India need many more now.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Spinners dominate
14/01/2026 15:21
It just seems like, spinners are unplayable at the moment. Now Glenn Phillips has come into the attack, and he too isn't conceding any boundaries.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Kohli out
14/01/2026 15:12
Clarke has castled Kohli for 23. The batter tries to guide the ball, but the ball takes the edge and crashes into the stumps. This is not looking good for India.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Pitch issues?
14/01/2026 15:08
Contrary to what the team must have thought, the pitch has slowed down already. And all they must be thinking is - 300.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Iyer out
14/01/2026 15:02
Clark removes Iyer here. The pressure was mounting on the Indians, and they were looking to score freely. But then mistimes one and gives a simple catch; out for 8.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: 114/2
14/01/2026 15:00
Kohli rediscovering
Virat Kohli 2.0 👑#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/ocIBvyrBUi
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) January 14, 2026
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: India slowing down
14/01/2026 14:58
This is the middle period, where usually the run-rate drops a bit. India looking more than happy to get a few singles for now.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Bracewell now
14/01/2026 14:51
Skipper Bracewell comes on for his first over. Spinners are pulling things back for the Kiwis, not giving a lot of runs. Iyer and Kohli will have to manufacture something.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Lennox again
14/01/2026 14:48
Lennox is trying to get the ball away from Virat, and he is doing fairly well. The batters also need to be a bit wary.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Prince out
14/01/2026 14:43
Oh god, what has happened here. Jamieson has a wicket here and Shubman departs, while trying to play a pull. He is out for 56 and India is 99/2.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: 50 for Shubman Gill
14/01/2026 14:37
Consecutive half-centuries for captain Shubman Gill. This time, he gets there in 47 deliveries and with a boundary. Gill is also on track to become the fastest to 3000 ODI runs for India if he scores 126 today.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: King joins Prince!
14/01/2026 14:31
After Rohit Sharma's wicket, Virat Kohli has joined Shubman Gill in the middle and he wasted no time, beginning with a boundary.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Rohit Sharma falls!
14/01/2026 14:25
Kristian Clarke has given New Zealand the first breakthrough and it's the danger man Rohit Sharma who falls for 24.
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IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: 10 overs gone!
14/01/2026 14:15
India have posted 57/0 after the first 10 overs. Despite a slow start, Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma are motoring along really well.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: 50-run stand!
14/01/2026 14:08
Both started slow off the blocks but now Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have taken command, taking the attack to New Zealand bowlers. They have brought up a fifty-run stand in 8.4 overs.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Rohit targets Jamieson!
14/01/2026 14:00
After an 8-run over, Rohit has turned on the attacking mode. He has targeted Jamieson two boundaries. India score 13 runs off Jamieson's over.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Finally a good over!
14/01/2026 13:56
After a sluggish start, Rohit Sharma is finally breaking free. He has targeted Zakary Foulkes in the 6th over with two boundaries as India get 8 runs off the over, the most in an over so far.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Slow start!
14/01/2026 13:52
After five overs, India have managed just 10 runs. Rohit Sharma isn't that attacking anymore and neither Shubman Gill is.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: 1st boundary!
14/01/2026 13:47
India have their first boundary and it's the captain Shubman Gill who smacks it through the square past Glenn Phillips for a 4 against Zakary Foulkes.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Virat Kohli No 1 again!
14/01/2026 13:39
As Rohit Sharma begins with a maiden over, his long-term teammate Virat Kohli as topped him to become ICC World No 1 ODI batter once again.
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IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Maiden over!
14/01/2026 13:35
Not often we see that happening in today's white-ball cricket. But Kyle Jamieson has begun with a maiden over as Rohit Sharma takes a cautious approach.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Here we go!
14/01/2026 13:30
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill begin for India. Rajkot has offered great batting pitches over the years and India would be aiming for nothing less than 350.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: The Virat Kohli craze in Rajkot!
14/01/2026 13:17
Surat based Virat Kohli's fan Ankit Patel wants to gift him gold mobile cover worth ₹15 lakh. pic.twitter.com/42gwabHYOk
— News Arena India (@NewsArenaIndia) January 13, 2026
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Pitch report
14/01/2026 13:14
The Niranjan Shah Stadium is famous for its red-soil surface, offering true bounce and very little lateral movement. It is a high-scoring ground where the average first-innings score is 332. Overall, the surface will assist the batters more than the bowlers, hence and a high-scoring contest is on the cards.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Shubman Gill speaks
14/01/2026 13:09
"We'd have batted first. Wasn't much dew yesterday. Talked to some of the players, who said the pitch tends to get slower. I was feeling very confident (on his knock in the 1st ODI). Very happy to contribute. Hope it's going to be a big one today. We started well, but how we came back in the middle overs - pacers striking - which is a bit rate - was excellent," Shubman Gill said after losing the toss.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: New Zealand's playing XI
14/01/2026 13:06
Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (capt.), Zak Foulks, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: India playing XI
14/01/2026 13:04
Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk) Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: New Zealand bowl first
14/01/2026 13:01
New Zealand have won the toss and have opted to bowl first on a surface that will favour batters heavily. The Kiwis make one change to their playing XI. Indian skipper Shubman Gill says that he would have wanted to bat first as well. India have replaced Sundar with Nitish Kumar Reddy in their playing XI.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Stage set in Rajkot
14/01/2026 12:54
📍 Rajkot
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2026
All eyes on sealing the series tonight 🔥
The 2⃣nd #INDvNZ ODI awaits ⏳ #TeamIndia | @IDFCFIRSTBank pic.twitter.com/M3wzeoPqG0
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Stat attack
14/01/2026 12:47
- The average 1st innings score at the Niranjan Shah Stadium is 322
- New Zealand are yet to win an ODI bilateral series in India
- The Kiwis have won only 8 out of 40 ODI matches vs India in India
- India have lost just two home bilateral ODI series since 2016
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Who will win today's match?
14/01/2026 12:42
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE streaming details
14/01/2026 12:33
For all viewers in India, the Star Sports Network and JioHotstar are the two official platforms. The BCCI has its media rights with the Star Sports Network and hence every tournament hosted by the BCCI will be live-streamed and telecast on these platforms.
IND vs NZ 2nd ODI LIVE: Can India make it 2-0?
14/01/2026 12:31
India head into the contest with the upper hand, having won the first game by 4 wickets - although in a nail-biting fashion. The focus will once again be on Virat Kohli, who will create history if he registers another 50+ score in the match. Among the bowlers, it remains to seen if Arshdeep Singh will be brought back into the playing XI after warming the bench in the previous game. Another question that remains to be answered is if Ayush Badoni will find a spot in the playing XI or will India prefer Nitish Kumar Reddy instead.
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