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2nd ODI Updates: Gill out for 56; India 2 down

Wed, 14 January 2026

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14:46

Gill out for 56; India 2 down

India 100-2 (17 ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Lennox has settled down well to keep one end tied as he gives away just three singles in his fourth over.

Jamieson continues as Kohli plays a superbly-timed clip off his pads for a four through square leg and then takes one.

Gill continues to impress as he plays another cracking drive through the covers for a boundary.

However, against the run of play Jamieson strikes with the key wicket of India captain Gill after a bright knock of 56 from 53 balls.

He is unable to get hold of the short arm jab off the front foot courtesy of Jamieson's extra bounce, pulling it straight to the fielder at midwicket.

Gill walks back dejected after failing to make most of his bright start.

Shreyas Iyer gets off the mark with a single pull the last ball of the over for a single, to bring up India's 100 in the 17th over.

14:41

Gill hits fifty; India on top

India 87-1 (15 ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Lennox has been impressive so far. He bowls another tidy over giving away just four singles, for a total of 13 conceded in three overs so far.

Jamieson back for his second spell. He does well to start his new over with five dots in a row to Gill, who makes up for it by hitting the last ball for a four to bring up his fifty from 47 balls.

India well-placed at this stage on 87/1 in 15 overs.

Gill will be keen to continue this good start and go on to convert it into a big century on a pitch full of runs.

14:29

Rohit out for 24; India lose 1st wicket

India 79-1 (13 ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Pacer Kristian continues as he gives away just two singles from the first five balls before Gill plays his trademark short arm pull off the front foot in the gap at midwicket for a boundary.

In the next over, Gill gets a big stride out to drive spinner Lennox perfectly in the gap at covers for another four followed by a single to long-on.

Rohit keeps strike with a single from the last ball, hitting the spinner to the fielder at sweeper cover.

Clarke makes the breakthrough for New Zealand. Rohit miscues the intended lofted shot as Will Young at deep extra cover completes a simple catch.

Rohit walks back after scoring a sedate 24 from 38 balls, with four fours, having put on 70 runs for the opening wicket with Gill.

The in-form Virat Kohli gets off the mark in grand style. He plays a cracking drive off the front foot through the covers for a four off the first ball he faces to bring the Rajkot crowd to their feet.

Gill looking in menacing time as he plays a superbly-timed drive through the covers for a four.

14:18

Rohit, Gill give India a good start

Rohit Sharma

India 57-0 (10 ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Foulkes to bowl his fourth over. A single each to Gill and Rohit before the former slashes the pacer over point for a four.

The last ball is down the leg side as Gill helps it round the corner, swatting it over fine leg for a six.

India scored 10 from the first five overs before changing gears to hit 33 from the next three overs, to reach 43 for no loss in eight overs.

New Zealand make a change as pacer Kristian Clarke replaces Jamieson, who bowled a tight spell of four overs for 17 runs, including two maiden overs.

Clarke starts with a wide down the leg side to Rohit, who then takes a single.

Gill looking in great touch as he clips the pacer through square leg for a four and two balls later he cuts a short wide ball for another boundary.

Clarke oversteps to concede a no-ball but Rohit can't make most of the free hit as he swings hard but fails to connect.

Debutant spinner Jayden Lennox comes into the attack. Gill taps the first ball to midwicket for a single before Rohit misses the sweep but the ball is down the leg side and is ruled a wide.

Lennox ends the over with three dots in a row to Rohit, as the debutant makes a good start in his first over.

India have made a bright start as they reach 57 for no loss in 10 overs, with Rohit on 21 from 31 balls and Gill on 31 from 30 balls.

They scored just 10 from the first five overs with just one four, before turning things around with 47 from the next five overs, which included seven fours and a six.

14:00

Rohit, Gill give India a good start

India 31-0 (7 ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Rohit finally breaks free. He slashes Foulkes powerfully past point for his first boundary of the game.

Three balls later, he plays the inside out lofted shot to hit the pacer over the covers for another four before he defends the last two balls.

The runs are starting to flow as the Indian openers cut loose after a cautious start.

Gill flicks Jamieson to midwicket where the fielder fails to stop it cleanly and concede three runs and flicks the next ball to deep square leg for two runs.

Jamieson bowls a poor delivery, short and wide, as Rohit frees his arms to cut it over point for a boundary.

He then guides another short wide delivery past the fielder at short thirdman for another four to get 13 from the over.

13:54

India off to a watchful start in Rajkot

Shubman Gill

India 10-0 (5 ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Rohit taking his time to get his eye in, having played 10 dot balls in a row.

Gill breaks the shackles as he cuts Foulkes past point for the first boundary of the Indian innings.

Gill throws his bat at a full wide delivery but only manages the bottom edge as it goes on the bounce to the wicketkeeper.

The next ball is full and driven crisply by the India captain but straight to the fielder in the covers.

Rohit finally gets off the mark, from the 11th ball faced as he taps Jamieson wide of mid-on for a single. This is also the first run conceded by Jamieson after two maiden overs.

Jamieson drifts on the pads as Gill flicks the full delivery through square leg for two runs to deep square leg.

Cracking delivery from Jamieson as he gets the length ball to jag away enough to beat Gill on the outside edge, who is trying to defend it.

Jamieson bowls a wide down the leg side before Gill is unable to time the shot last ball.

India are 10 for no loss in five overs.

13:44

India off to a watchful start in Rajkot

India 2-0 (3 ovs) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Zakary Foulkes from the other end. Shubman Gill also very cautious at the start, as he watchfully keeps out the first four balls before he guides the fifth ball to thirdman for a single to get India off the mark.

Some sharp inswing for Foulkes but Rohit gets forward to push it towards the cover to end another tidy over for the Kiwis.

Jamieson continues as Gill defends the first two balls before he misses the flick and is hit on the pads as he takes a leg bye.

Jamieson beats Rohit on the outside edge getting the length ball to move away as the Indian opener plays away from the body.

He defends the fifth ball before he is beaten again by a beauty off the last ball.

Two maidens in a row for Jamieson as India score just two runs off the first three overs.

13:35

NZ elect to bowl; India include Nitish

India 0-0 (1 ov) vs NZ | SCORECARD

Captain Shubman Gill walks out to open the batting with senior partner Rohit Sharma.

Kyle Jamieson with the ball first up for New Zealand. The first ball is on length and on the line off-stump as Rohit defends with soft hands.

The next ball swings into Rohit, who misses the flick and is struck on the pads but the LBW appeal is turned down, followed by a leave.

Rohit drives a full delivery to the fielder at mid-off and keeps out the last two balls as Jamieson makes a tidy start, with a maiden over.

13:21

NZ elect to bowl; India include Nitish

India have an additional pace option with all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy coming into the team to support a strong pace unit comprising of Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana.

In the batting, all eyes will again be on the in-form Virat Kohli, who is enjoying a dream run with the bat. Rohit Sharma will also be keen to make a mark with the bat.

Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and K L Rahul will be hoping for big knocks with the bat on a pitch expected to be full of runs.

Check out the playing XIs:

India: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, K L Rahul (w/k), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

New Zealand: Michael Bracewell (Captain), Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (w/k), Zakary Foulkes, Jayden Lennox, Kyle Jamieson, Kristian Clarke.

13:07

NZ elect to bowl; India include Nitish

New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the second ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday.

India, who lead the three-match series 1-0, have brought in all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy to replace Washington Sundar, who was ruled out of the last two games because of injury.

The Kiwis have also made one change as left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox makes his debut, replacing Aditya Ashok.

'We would have batted first,' says India skipper Shubman Gill at the toss. 'There was no dew yesterday. the pitch could get a bit slower.'

12:45

Confident India eye series win in Rajkot

Team India

Welcome to the coverage of the second One-Day International between India and New Zealand at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday.

Virat Kohli's imperious form has managed to offset mounting injury concerns around some key players as India aim to seal the ODI series against New Zealand.

India made a winning start defeating New Zealand by four wickets in the opening game in Vadodara, but the hosts lost Washington Sundar for the remainder of the series due to a side strain.

The selectors have roped in uncapped Delhi all-rounder Ayush Badoni but India are likely to bring in another all-rounder in Nitish Kumar Reddy into the playing XI given head coach Gautam Gambhir's preference for multi-skilled players.

Veterans Kohli and Rohit Sharma are clearly enjoying themselves in what is the final leg of a glittering international run.

Kohli narrowly missed his 54th ODI ton in the first ODI but his stroke-filled 91-ball 93 set up India's win even though a mini collapse created a few nervous moments.

However, none of that would worry the think-tank given the chasm between the two sides since New Zealand are also heavily depleted for the ODIs.

Skipper Shubman Gill hit a measured half-century and his deputy Shreyas Iyer missed his by one run in the series opener. But a robust batting show heralded by a dazzling start from Rohit Sharma would keep India assured of going full throttle once again.

It was the fast bowlers' improvisation of taking the pace off the ball which resulted in a few breakthroughs in the last game and spinners would hope for better surface support at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.

Despite the loss in the opening ODI, New Zealand will take a lot of heart in running India close in the first game despite Kohli's exploits.

The equation had remained run-a-ball throughout India's chase of 301 before a three-wicket burst from Kyle Jamieson (4/41) opened up the game.

But the Kiwis stuttered with a few late dropped catches and lost the game.

Teams:

India: Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ayush Badoni, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana.

New Zealand: Michael Bracewell (Captain), Devon Conway (wicket-keeper), Mitchell Hay (wicket-keeper), Nick Kelly, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Josh Clarkson, Zak Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Adithya Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox, Michael Rae.

2nd ODI Updates: Gill out for 56; India 2 down

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