Gurnoor Brar's four-wicket haul helps Team India secure win by four runs

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In the second ODI match against New Zealand, Team India emerged victorious by four runs through the DLS method at the Wellington Regional Stadium in Wellington.

With an aim of chasing the target of 135 runs, the “Men in Blue” scored 113 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 26 overs.

Team India’s veteran opening batsman Rohit Sharma scored 23 runs in 28 balls, including two boundaries and the same number of maximums. Skipper Shubman Gill departed on a one-ball duck.

Virat Kohli scored just seven runs in seven balls, with the help of a boundary. Facing 46 balls, Shreyas Iyer accumulated 30 runs, including four boundaries and a maximum. Axar Patel scored seven runs in 17 balls, including a boundary. Naman Dhir also managed to score 12 runs off 16 deliveries, which included two boundaries. Anshul Kamboj also departed on one run in three balls.

Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul and Auqib Nabi stayed unbeaten. Facing 38 balls, Rahul scored 26 runs, which also included two boundaries and the same number of maximums, whereas Nabi scored one run in one ball.

New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson and Jacob Duffy bagged three wickets each. Matthew Fisher also claimed one wicket each. Nathan Smith went wicketless in the second ODI match against the “Men in Blue”.

IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: First innings’ summary

Earlier, batting first, New Zealand’s opening batsman Will Young departed after scoring just six runs in 17 balls, which included a boundary. Fellow opening batsman Tim Seifert was dismissed on five-ball duck. Henry Nicholls managed to score 11 runs off 26 balls, including a boundary. Wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Latham returned to the pavilion after scoring just seven runs in 22 balls, whereas Glenn Phillips also departed on a four-ball duck.

Daryl Mitchell played a crucial knock of 55 runs in 104 balls. His knock was laced with five boundaries and two maximums. Captain Mitchell Santner garnered 31 runs in 38 balls, with the help of a boundary and two maximums.

Nathan Smith and Kyle Jamieson scored three and seven runs, respectively. Blair Tickner was dismissed on two runs and Jacob Duffy stayed unbeaten on one runs. With this, New Zealand was bowled out for 134 runs in 41 overs.

Team India‘s Gurnoor Brar returned with the figures of four wickets for 30 runs in 10 overs. Auqib Nabi, Axar Patel, and Anshul Kamboj also bagged two wickets each. Arshdeep Singh went wicketless in the second ODI match against the “Black Caps”.

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