India have taken a 2-0 lead in the ODI series against New Zealand. They won the second match by four runs under the DLS method in Wellington.
Rain delayed the start. The match was reduced to 47 overs per side. New Zealand were bowled out for 134 in 41 overs.
India also found batting tough. They were 113/7 after 26 overs when rain stopped play. Another shower followed, and the match was called off. India were four runs ahead on the DLS score.
Gurnoor Brar runs through New Zealand
India’s bowlers made good use of the conditions. Auqib Nabi struck early. He sent back Tim Seifert and Will Young.
Anshul Kamboj then removed Henry Nicholls. New Zealand were 23/3.
Daryl Mitchell tried to hold the innings together. He added 30 runs with Tom Latham. But Gurnoor Brar broke the stand in the 20th over.
Latham fell first. Glenn Phillips followed without scoring. New Zealand had lost five wickets for 53 runs.
Mitchell kept fighting. He scored 55 and got some support from Mitchell Santner, who made 31. The two added a useful stand to take the score past 100.
Axar Patel then removed both batters. Gurnoor picked up two more wickets to finish with 4/30. Kamboj took 2/25.
New Zealand were all out for 134 in 41 overs.
IND vs NZ: India struggle in the chase
India lost Gill in the first over. He edged Jacob Duffy to second slip for a golden duck.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli hit a few boundaries. But Duffy struck again and removed Kohli.
Kyle Jamieson then got Rohit. The Indian opener had hit two sixes before edging one to second slip. India were 39/3.
Axar Patel also failed to make an impact. Matt Fisher dismissed him after coming in as a concussion substitute for Blair Tickner.
India were now 47/4. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul tried to steady the chase.
Iyer scored 30. Rahul remained unbeaten on 26 off 38 balls. They added 39 runs for the fifth wicket.
Jamieson broke the stand by dismissing Iyer. Naman Dhir and Anshul Kamboj also fell. India reached 113/7 in 26 overs.
Rain hands India a narrow win
India needed 22 runs when rain stopped play. They were four runs ahead of the DLS par score.
The officials later revised the game to 37 overs. India’s new target was 133. But rain returned before play could resume.
The match was called off. India won by four runs under the DLS method and moved 2-0 ahead in the series.
Brief scores: New Zealand 134 all out in 41 overs (Daryl Mitchell 55, Mitchell Santner 31; Gurnoor Brar 4/30, Anshul Kamboj 2/25) lost to India 113/7 in 26 overs (Shreyas Iyer 30, KL Rahul 26*; Kyle Jamieson 3/35, Jacob Duffy 3/35) by four runs (DLS method).
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