New Zealand vs India 2nd ODI: Match Result, Scorecard, Key Performances and Highlights
India beat New Zealand by four runs on DLS in the 2nd ODI at Wellington. Gurnoor Brar's 4 for 30 bowled the hosts out for 134, and India were 113 for 7 — four clear of par — when rain ended it. Full scorecard, key moments and analysis.
New Zealand vs India 2nd ODI 2026: India Win a Low-Scoring Thriller by Four Runs on DLS
India beat New Zealand by four runs under the DLS method in the 2nd ODI at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, on 7 November 2026, taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Gurnoor Brar’s 4 for 30 bowled New Zealand out for 134, and when rain ended the match India were 113 for 7 after 26 overs — four runs clear of the DLS par score of 109.
It was the sort of ODI modern cricket produces less and less often: two seam attacks on top, a target under 150 that still felt out of reach, and a finish decided by a number on a laminated sheet rather than a shot. India will not care how it looked.
First Innings: New Zealand’s Collapse and Mitchell’s Rescue
Shubman Gill won the toss and bowled on a grey Wellington afternoon, and the decision looked right inside two overs. New Zealand lost their top order to disciplined seam bowling rather than anything demonic in the pitch.
Auqib Nabi struck twice in the first six overs, removing Tim Seifert for a five-ball duck with the score on nought and Will Young for 6. Anshul Kamboj bowled Henry Nicholls for 11 to leave the hosts 23 for 3 inside nine overs. Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips then both fell in the twentieth over, both to Brar, and at 53 for 5 New Zealand were staring at something embarrassing.
Daryl Mitchell’s 55 from 104 balls was not an innings anyone will replay for pleasure, but it was the reason New Zealand reached three figures. He batted through the middle overs refusing to chase width, and found a partner in Mitchell Santner, whose 31 from 38 was the only genuine counter-attack of the innings. Their stand of 59 for the sixth wicket took New Zealand from 53 to 112.
Both fell within four overs of each other, the last four wickets added 22, and New Zealand were all out for 134 in 41 overs with six overs of their allocation unused.
Second Innings: The Chase That Nearly Went Wrong
A target of 135 should not trouble this India batting order. It very nearly did.
Jacob Duffy had Gill caught off the second ball of the innings, and when Virat Kohli followed for 7 in the fourth over — also to Duffy — India were 17 for 2 and the Wellington crowd had something to shout about. Kyle Jamieson removed Rohit Sharma for 23 and Matthew Fisher had Axar Patel caught for 7, leaving India 47 for 4 in the thirteenth over.
What followed won the match. Shreyas Iyer made 30 from 46 balls and with KL Rahul put on 39 for the fifth wicket — slow, deliberate, unglamorous cricket with the DLS par score ticking along in the background.
Rahul finished 26 not out from 38 balls, his job in the closing overs simply to stay ahead of par. Naman Dhir’s 12 took India past 100 before he fell at 108, and Kamboj went three overs later. When the rain arrived with India 113 for 7, the par score was 109. Four runs. Match over.
Jamieson and Duffy took three each and were excellent; Jamieson’s 10-1-35-3 on a surface offering him bounce was the best spell of the innings.
Key Moments That Decided the Match
- Nabi’s first over. Seifert caught behind with the score on 0. New Zealand never led the game from that point.
- Brar’s double strike in the twentieth over. Latham and Phillips gone in four deliveries to leave New Zealand 53 for 5.
- The Mitchell–Santner stand. Fifty-nine runs that turned 53 for 5 into 112 for 6, and a formality into a contest.
- Duffy’s two in four overs. Gill for 0 and Kohli for 7 gave New Zealand a real sniff of a target they had no business defending.
- Iyer and Rahul’s 39. The stand that dragged India from 47 for 4 to the right side of the par line before the weather decided it.
Best Player Performances
Gurnoor Brar — 10-2-30-4, Player of the Match. Two maidens in a ten-over ODI spell tells you how little New Zealand could do with him. He took two of the wickets that broke the top order and the one that ended the Mitchell–Santner rebuild.
Daryl Mitchell — 55 (104). Top score of the match by 24 runs, in conditions where nobody else passed 31. A strike rate of 52 would normally be a criticism; here it was the innings.
Kyle Jamieson — 10-1-35-3 and Jacob Duffy — 7-1-35-3. Between them they removed Gill, Kohli, Rohit, Iyer and Kamboj, and came closer than anyone had a right to expect to defending 134.
Axar Patel — 9-1-28-2 and Anshul Kamboj — 8-0-25-2 kept the pressure on while Brar did the damage. Arshdeep Singh’s 7-1-16-0 was wicketless and the most economical spell of the match.
Match Scorecard
New Zealand — 134 all out (41 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Will Young | c Rahul b Nabi | 6 | 17 |
| Tim Seifert | c Kamboj b Nabi | 0 | 5 |
| Henry Nicholls | b Kamboj | 11 | 26 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c Kamboj b Patel | 55 | 104 |
| Tom Latham (wk) | c Dhir b Brar | 7 | 22 |
| Glenn Phillips | c Kamboj b Brar | 0 | 4 |
| Mitchell Santner (c) | c Rahul b Brar | 31 | 38 |
| Nathan Smith | c Sharma b Brar | 3 | 9 |
| Kyle Jamieson | b Patel | 7 | 14 |
| Blair Tickner | b Kamboj | 2 | 5 |
| Jacob Duffy | not out | 1 | 3 |
| Extras | b 2, lb 2, nb 1, w 6 | 11 | |
| Total | 41 overs | 134 |
India bowling: Arshdeep Singh 7-1-16-0; Auqib Nabi 7-0-31-2; Anshul Kamboj 8-0-25-2; Gurnoor Brar 10-2-30-4; Axar Patel 9-1-28-2.
India — 113 for 7 (26 overs)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | c Nicholls b Jamieson | 23 | 28 |
| Shubman Gill (c) | c Nicholls b Duffy | 0 | 1 |
| Virat Kohli | c Young b Duffy | 7 | 7 |
| Shreyas Iyer | c Latham b Jamieson | 30 | 46 |
| Axar Patel | c Duffy b Fisher | 7 | 17 |
| KL Rahul (wk) | not out | 26 | 38 |
| Naman Dhir | c Seifert b Duffy | 12 | 16 |
| Anshul Kamboj | c Duffy b Jamieson | 1 | 3 |
| Auqib Nabi | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Extras | 6 | ||
| Total | 26 overs, 7 wickets | 113 |
New Zealand bowling: Kyle Jamieson 10-1-35-3; Jacob Duffy 7-1-35-3; Nathan Smith 5-1-19-0; Matthew Fisher 4-0-23-1.
Result: India won by 4 runs (DLS method). DLS par score 109; India 113. Player of the Match: Gurnoor Brar.
What This Result Means for the Series
India lead the five-match series 2-0, having also won the 1st ODI at Eden Park by five wickets under DLS, the match in which Virat Kohli passed Sachin Tendulkar as the leading run-scorer in ODI chases. The third ODI at Seddon Park on 10 November was abandoned without a ball bowled, so two matches remain, at Bay Oval on 13 and 15 November. New Zealand must win both to square it.
There is a selection subplot worth watching. Shreyas Iyer takes over the captaincy from Gill for the last two matches, and the bowling attack that has won both completed games is not India’s first-choice unit. Brar now has eight wickets in two ODIs, Kamboj four, and neither was near the team sheet a year ago.
For New Zealand, the concern is top-order runs. Devon Conway’s concussion and the absences of Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra have left the order thinner than Santner would like, and Mitchell has carried a disproportionate share of both innings.
Our November 2026 cricket schedule and fixtures page carry start times for both Bay Oval matches.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the New Zealand vs India 2nd ODI?
India, by four runs under the DLS method at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, on 7 November 2026. Rain ended play with India on 113 for 7 after 26 overs, four runs ahead of the DLS par score of 109.
What was the score in the NZ vs IND 2nd ODI?
New Zealand were bowled out for 134 in 41 overs. India reached 113 for 7 in 26 overs before rain ended the match, which was enough to win on DLS.
Who was Player of the Match?
Gurnoor Brar, for figures of 10-2-30-4. He dismissed Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner and Nathan Smith.
Who top-scored in the match?
Daryl Mitchell, with 55 from 104 balls. No other batter in the match passed 31.
Why did India win if they had not reached the target?
A chase cut short by rain is decided against the DLS par score, not the original target. India needed 109 at the 26-over mark with seven wickets down; they had 113.
What is the series score?
India lead 2-0 in the five-match series. The 3rd ODI in Hamilton on 10 November was abandoned without a ball bowled.
When is the next India vs New Zealand ODI?
The 4th ODI is on Friday 13 November 2026 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, with the 5th ODI at the same ground on Sunday 15 November.
Final Match Analysis
Two things decided this match, and neither was the weather.
The first was India’s new-ball discipline. Nabi, Arshdeep and Kamboj bowled 22 overs between them for 72 runs, refusing to give New Zealand anything to leave or anything to hit. By the time Brar came on, the hosts were already playing catch-up.
The second was Iyer and Rahul’s refusal to panic at 47 for 4. There is a version of this chase where India try to put the game away before the rain arrives and lose three more wickets doing it. Instead they treated the par score as the target, which it effectively was, and inched past it.
New Zealand will feel they were a wicket or two from winning, and they are right to. The problem is further up the order: they have now been dismissed for 185 and 134 in successive matches, and 53 for 5 is not a position a home side recovers from twice in a series.
India lead 2-0 and have not yet had to bat for 50 overs. Bay Oval on Friday will be the first real test of whether this batting line-up can build an innings rather than survive one.
Scorecard verified against ESPNcricinfo’s full scorecard for the match.
