IND vs NZ Live Score: India hunt for early wickets after KL Rahul's 112* sets target of 285 for Kiwis

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IND vs NZ Live Score: India looked to have lost their way partway through their innings, but KL Rahul deployed all of his calm and class to score a terrific 112*(92) including 11 boundaries and one six. On a surface with variable bounce and slowness, solid score for India to defend.

2 Mins agoConway off to a brisk start, 20/0 after 4

16 Mins ago6 off the first over

23 Mins agoChase of 285 begins – India hunting early wickets

58 Mins agoTwo fours in the last over, India finish on 284/7

1 Hr 3 Mins agoCENTURY FOR KL RAHUL WITH SIX DOWN THE GROUND!

1 Hr 11 Mins agoRana picks out long off!

1 Hr 14 Mins agoFour more for Rahul! Onto 87*

1 Hr 18 Mins agoNitish picks out deep-midwicket!

1 Hr 24 Mins ago239/5 with 5 overs to play

1 Hr 29 Mins agoNitish Kumar Reddy launches! Picks up 6

1 Hr 36 Mins agoKL Rahul brings out the reverse sweep!

1 Hr 45 Mins agoFifty for KL Rahul! 199/5 after 40 overs

1 Hr 52 Mins agoGONE! Ravindra Jadeja chips it back to Bracewell and has to walk

1 Hr 54 Mins agoSHOT! Rahul looking in top form, 191/4 with 12 to play

10:31 AM IST, Jan 1450 partnership! Rahul goes 4, 4

10:18 AM IST, Jan 14Jadeja picks up 4!

10:09 AM IST, Jan 14Slow going for India at the moment

9:56 AM IST, Jan 14KL Rahul finds the first boundary in a long while!

9:55 AM IST, Jan 14No boundaries in 10 overs

9:45 AM IST, Jan 14Jadeja joins Rahul, 120/4 in 24

9:42 AM IST, Jan 14GONEEEEE! KOHLI FALLS ON 23

9:32 AM IST, Jan 14SHREYAS IYER GONE! Soft wicket, falls on 8

9:26 AM IST, Jan 14112/2 after 20 overs

9:13 AM IST, Jan 14Jamieson has Gill! Out on 56

9:10 AM IST, Jan 14Virat Kohli starts well, and surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's feat

9:05 AM IST, Jan 14Fifty for Shubman Gill!

9:03 AM IST, Jan 14Gill nearly chops on!

8:55 AM IST, Jan 14NZ have their wicket! Rohit Sharma picks out deep cover

8:45 AM IST, Jan 14First look at debutant Lennox – tight two-run over, 57/0 after powerplay

8:36 AM IST, Jan 14Gill with first six of the match! 43/0 after 8

8:34 AM IST, Jan 14Little bit of variable bounce in the pitch

8:31 AM IST, Jan 1413-RUN OVER! Gill and Rohit get going

8:25 AM IST, Jan 14Rohit breaks the shackles! First four, and then another

8:20 AM IST, Jan 14Jaffa! Jamieson beats Gill on the outside edge

8:16 AM IST, Jan 14First boundary! Gill flays one through point

8:10 AM IST, Jan 14Just 1 off the second over

8:05 AM IST, Jan 14Watchful from Rohit early – maiden over

8:00 AM IST, Jan 14Ready to go! Rohit and Shubman first up

7:47 AM IST, Jan 14NZ Playing XI

7:40 AM IST, Jan 14IND's Playing XI

7:33 AM IST, Jan 14Bracewell wins the toss and opts to BOWL first!

7:30 AM IST, Jan 14Flat wicket, batting first might be the call

7:20 AM IST, Jan 1410 minutes to the toss

7:13 AM IST, Jan 14Bilateral series beginning to matter for World Cup qualification

7:08 AM IST, Jan 14India's toss luck beginning to flip? The numbers behind the ‘curse’

6:58 AM IST, Jan 14Shubman Gill has chance to establish winning record as ODI captain

6:52 AM IST, Jan 14KL Rahul the finisher – but what about no. 5?

6:45 AM IST, Jan 14Growing injury worries

6:31 AM IST, Jan 14Why Virat Kohli takes centre stage

6:23 AM IST, Jan 14What's in store in Rajkot?

6:16 AM IST, Jan 14Rajkot to witness a first in almost 26 years

6:09 AM IST, Jan 14New Zealand streak ended in Vadodara

5:59 AM IST, Jan 14What happened in Vadodara?

India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI, IND vs NZ Live score: KL Rahul plays the hero's knock for India, carrying the first innings effort with a sensational 112* off 92 deliveries. Having come in during a tricky period, kept his composure and took his time before pressing the accelerator at just the right time. Didn't get too much support from his teammates, but ensures India have something to bowl at after setting a target of 285....Read More

India have been asked to bat first by New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell in Rajkot, on what promises to be a good batting track on first glance. One change for each team – Nitish Kumar Reddy in for India, and debutant Jayden Lennox for the Blackcaps.

After ending New Zealand's nine-match winning streak, India will aim to seal the series in the second ODI in Rajkot on Wednesday. The visitors put up a solid fight in the first ODI, taking India into the 49th over during the run chase, before KL Rahul steered the game away. However, Shubman Gill and Co. know they relied heavily on luck, as India’s batting faltered at crucial moments, losing wickets at key junctures.

Despite Arshdeep Singh’s omission from the playing XI, India’s bowlers performed well, restricting New Zealand to 300. Yet questions remain over the batting strategy, as the team appeared to struggle after Kohli’s dismissal, with other batters running out of ideas.

The biggest talking point of the first ODI was the imperious form of Kohli. Despite being past 30, he showed no signs of slowing down. Kohli narrowly missed a century in Vadodara.

Apart from Arshdeep’s exclusion, the benching of all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy also raised eyebrows, given his importance to India’s World Cup plans. Washington Sundar, highly rated by the coaching staff, replaced him in the first ODI but sustained an injury, paving the way for Reddy’s return. Meanwhile, Ayush Badoni will have to wait for his international debut.

For New Zealand, the first ODI highlighted both promise and concern. While their top-order got good starts, they fell just short in the chase. Kyle Jamieson impressed with the ball, but the pacers lacked consistent support, and the middle order will need to contribute more in the second ODI to challenge India effectively.

India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Playing XI:

India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

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

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Jan 14, 2026 6:04:40 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Conway off to a brisk start, 20/0 after 4

IND vs NZ Live Score: Good start for the Kiwis thanks to Conway, who has been looking to attack. A handful of boundaries already, India's seamers need to tighten up.

Jan 14, 2026 5:50:36 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: 6 off the first over

IND vs NZ Live Score: Early boundary for Conway. Gets some width from Siraj and can squeeze it past the backward point fielder. Full length dive but can't stop it.

Jan 14, 2026 5:43:29 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Chase of 285 begins – India hunting early wickets

IND vs NZ Live Score: Their spinners will be key through the middle overs with Kuldeep and Jadeja working in tandem, but the seamers need to set the tone early on. Can't let Conway and Nicholls speed away early. Back very soon for the chase!

Jan 14, 2026 5:08:47 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Two fours in the last over, India finish on 284/7

IND vs NZ Live Score: Take a bow, KL Rahul. Came in during a tricky period, survived that, and finished with some oomph to take India to a very defendable 284/7 on this surface with very little support. Lots of 20s scattered through for India, but Gill's 56 and KL's 112* are the difference-makers.

Back for the chase next.

Jan 14, 2026 5:03:43 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: CENTURY FOR KL RAHUL WITH SIX DOWN THE GROUND!

IND vs NZ Live Score: THERE IT IS! Thoroughly deserved, what a knock he has played. Almost a one-man army, his first six of the innings to bring up his tone. Full toss hammered straight back.

Pushes India past 270, into the last over. 285-290 the goal here now.

Jan 14, 2026 4:55:13 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Rana picks out long off!

IND vs NZ Live Score: NZ into the tail, and Rahul needs to keep hold of the strike now. Lennox gets his first wicket of his ODI career, floats it up nicely for Harshit. He tries to hammer it over the off-side, but doesn't connect cleanly. Taken at long-off.

Jan 14, 2026 4:48:24 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Nitish picks out deep-midwicket!

IND vs NZ Live Score: Really good late bowling from New Zealand. With the slowness of the pitch, everything it a cutter. The batters struggling to generate their own power. NKR gets most of this one, but not enough of it as he tries to hoick it over square. Picks out the fielder there.

248/6 now with 22 balls to play.

Jan 14, 2026 4:42:16 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: 239/5 with 5 overs to play

IND vs NZ Live Score: 5 overs left to play – what is the target NKR and KLR have in mind? They are happy to get a lot of their runs by running hard and rotating, but need boundaries too. Someone needs to be the aggressor.

Jan 14, 2026 4:37:08 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Nitish Kumar Reddy launches! Picks up 6

IND vs NZ Live Score: Shot! That's what he is in the team for. Reads the slower ball from Clarke, and it's a lovely compact swing over midwicket.

234/5 now with 6 overs to play. 300 on?

Jan 14, 2026 4:30:16 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: KL Rahul brings out the reverse sweep!

IND vs NZ Live Score: Showing off now. Known as a classical player but has that in his locker. Gets low and sweeps fine past the short third fielder.

Onto 63*.

Jan 14, 2026 4:21:38 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Fifty for KL Rahul! 199/5 after 40 overs

IND vs NZ Live Score: Great innings from KL Rahul this, absorbed the pressure and then slowly began to up the scoring without needing to hit too many expansive shots. Six fours in his fifty, and with 10 overs to play, looking to go big in the last 10 overs. 199/5.

Jan 14, 2026 4:14:26 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: GONE! Ravindra Jadeja chips it back to Bracewell and has to walk

IND vs NZ Live Score: Partnership broken by the Kiwi captain! That's the slowness in the pitch undoing Jadeja. Tries to knock it to long-on, but stops on him, and he rather spoons it back towards Bracewell. The bowler does well to get across to his left and take a low catch.

191/5 now. Nitish Kumar Reddy comes in.

Jan 14, 2026 4:12:38 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: SHOT! Rahul looking in top form, 191/4 with 12 to play

IND vs NZ Live Score: What a shot that is, wow! Shot of the afternoon so far. Knows that he's expecting, knows what he wants to do, and that is timing and placement sent down from the cricketing gods. Not even really a half-volley from Jamieson, but Rahul can punch a cover drive from off-stump through the gap between mid-off and extra-cover inside the ring. Beautiful shot, onto 46*.

Jan 14, 2026 4:01:20 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: 50 partnership! Rahul goes 4, 4

IND vs NZ Live Score: Good going from this pair. It's not the easiest of pitches but one with some runs on offer for good cricketing shots. KL Rahul beginning to accelerate too with some boundaries here – a lovely shot through the leg-side gap on the swivel, slightly cross-batted but very nicely maneuvered.

Jan 14, 2026 3:48:26 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Jadeja picks up 4!

IND vs NZ Live Score: Boundary for Jadeja! Short into him by Foulkes from around the wicket, but he can swivel and play it past short fine leg.

157/4. Slow and steady.

Jan 14, 2026 3:39:18 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Slow going for India at the moment

IND vs NZ Live Score: Jadeja and Rahul into Test mode almost, allowing the Kiwis to run through overs with some of their change spinners. The Kiwis in no rush, but they know they can't let Rahul in particular get set. He's on 14*(25).

Jan 14, 2026 3:26:35 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: KL Rahul finds the first boundary in a long while!

IND vs NZ Live Score: There's the boundary India needed! KL Rahul was in this kind of situation in the World Cup final, and was heavily criticised for being too passive. Doesn't want to make that mistake again, so dances down and pierces the gap at cover against Phillips.

Jan 14, 2026 3:25:22 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: No boundaries in 10 overs

IND vs NZ Live Score: New Zealand's discipline ensuring that India can't break the shackles at all. 10 overs without a four. Basically since Gill's wicket. Things getting tricky here.

Jan 14, 2026 3:15:30 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Jadeja joins Rahul, 120/4 in 24

IND vs NZ Live Score: No boundaries in 8 overs now. Runs have dried up and New Zealand have a pep in their step. Rahul already has been hit hard on his helmet. India will need to survive this little period – Kiwis on top now.

Jan 14, 2026 3:12:33 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: GONEEEEE! KOHLI FALLS ON 23

IND vs NZ Live Score: HUGE WICKET! Virat Kohli has been in red hot form and this is a wicket he wouldn't have expected himself to lose! Tries to guide it down to third man but cramped for room just a little bit, and chops onto his stumps – he is absolutely bewildered.

That's three wickets for Kristian Clarke in just his second ODI – Rohit, Shreyas, Virat. Not a bad list at all.

Jan 14, 2026 3:02:59 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: SHREYAS IYER GONE! Soft wicket, falls on 8

IND vs NZ Live Score: That's a poor shot and New Zealand have their third wicket in the innings! Iyer tries to drive Clarke on the up, but it's not there for this shot. Hits the inside of his bat and loops easily to Bracewell at mid-off.

Neither one shot or another from Shreyas there, he will be angry at himself. 115/3 now. Kohli on 21*.

Jan 14, 2026 2:56:47 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: 112/2 after 20 overs

IND vs NZ Live Score: Quiet little poerion of play here after Gill's wicket. Taking their time in the middle, are Iyer and Kohli, knowing they need to keep their wickets in hand. Won't concern them too much – even in a defensive frame, they can rotate the strike very well and keep the runs flowing.

Jan 14, 2026 2:43:16 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Jamieson has Gill! Out on 56

IND vs NZ Live Score: Got him! He's been close to picking up his wicket and does it now! Short, Gill tries his short-arm jab which he is usually good at, but hits it too uppishly. Daryl Mitchell at midwicket can pouch it easily.

Looked good for 56, but will be disappointed he couldn't get more.

99/2 after 16.5.

Jan 14, 2026 2:40:30 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Virat Kohli starts well, and surpasses Sachin Tendulkar's feat

IND vs NZ Live Score: Virat Kohli with a couple of early boundaries to get going. He has already achieved a couple of big feats today – he's up to number one ODI batter, announced earlier today by ICC. He has also become India's highest run-scorer against New Zealand, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar, and stands only behind Ricky Ponting in the overall list.

Jan 14, 2026 2:35:44 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Fifty for Shubman Gill!

IND vs NZ Live Score: Fine half-century from India's skipper, off just 47 deliveries. Getting into his groove now, picking the boundaries with great skill and placement. A cut shot off the seamer played in front of point for four more to reach his milestone.

Jan 14, 2026 2:33:04 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Gill nearly chops on!

IND vs NZ Live Score: CLOSE CALL! Gill gets lucky there. Kyle Jamieson back on, Gill tries to cut when it's too close to him. Under edge and it somehow misses the top of the bails by a whisker. Gets away with one there!

Jan 14, 2026 2:25:24 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: NZ have their wicket! Rohit Sharma picks out deep cover

IND vs NZ Live Score: Wicket for New Zealand, Kristian Clarke strikes! Rohit tries to dance down and hit him over mid-off, but slices it down the throat of the fielder on the boundary at cover. Slightly soft after he had gotten set, lost his shape after advancing.

70/1 now.

Jan 14, 2026 2:15:16 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: First look at debutant Lennox – tight two-run over, 57/0 after powerplay

IND vs NZ Live Score: Jeyden Lennox into the attack, the left-arm spinner. Round-arm action, zips it in flat from wide in the crease. Keeps it nice and tidy in his first over except for one wide.

57/0 after 10 overs. India will be slightly happier of the two, having survived the testing early period.

Jan 14, 2026 2:06:06 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Gill with first six of the match! 43/0 after 8

IND vs NZ Live Score: It's clicking for them now! Foulkes loses his shape in this over right at the end, first too wide which Gill can carve over backward point, then down leg which Gill can help along all the way over the ropes. Too easy, and India have caught up with a couple of big overs!

Jan 14, 2026 2:04:15 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Little bit of variable bounce in the pitch

IND vs NZ Live Score: Not a complete highway, this pitch. There is lateral movement on offer and also some variable bounce that is keeping a few deliveries low. Couple of times now that Foulkes has run his fingers down the side of the ball and gotten it to stay low, catching the batters out.

Jan 14, 2026 2:01:30 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: 13-RUN OVER! Gill and Rohit get going

IND vs NZ Live Score: Much more like it from the India openers! Beginnig to play some shots of intent after blunting the twin new balls. Jamieson has been very accurate but begins to lose his line just a touch, and enough for two boundaries and a ran three in that over. One is slightly fortunate, an edge past short third, but Rohit won't mind.

Jan 14, 2026 1:55:02 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Rohit breaks the shackles! First four, and then another

IND vs NZ Live Score: He has taken his time, but he gets going here! Short and wide from Foulkes again, mistake ball, and Rohit is happy to pounce on it with a cut shot himself. Through covers and the crowd finds its voice.

Two balls later, Foulkes hits a better line, but it's overpitched this time. Rohit with a gorgeous cover drive over the top for another four!

Jan 14, 2026 1:50:20 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Jaffa! Jamieson beats Gill on the outside edge

IND vs NZ Live Score: That's a peach! Unlucky for Jamieson, more or less the perfect ball, and wry smile from both Gill and the bowler. Angled in, pitches on a good length, and then seams away late. Can't play those, and Gill breathing easy knowing he very easily could have edged that behind.

Something for the seamers early on here.

Jan 14, 2026 1:46:01 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: First boundary! Gill flays one through point

IND vs NZ Live Score: Has taken till the 4th over but India finally underway with a boundary. Short and wide from Foulkes, and Gill puts it away with a hard cut to beat point.

Jan 14, 2026 1:40:22 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Just 1 off the second over

IND vs NZ Live Score: Quiet early on. Shubman Gill picks up 1 for the first runs of the day off Zak Foulkes.

Jan 14, 2026 1:35:34 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Watchful from Rohit early – maiden over first up

IND vs NZ Live Score: No shot in anger from Rohit in the first over, respects Jamieson and plays him out for a maiden.

Jan 14, 2026 1:30:36 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Ready to go! Rohit and Shubman first up

IND vs NZ Live Score: Players are ready and we are set to go in Rajkot. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill in the middle. Kyle Jamieson with the fresh new ball.

Jan 14, 2026 1:17:09 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: NZ Playing XI

IND vs NZ Live Score: One change for New Zealand too. Left-arm spinner Jayden Lennox earns his debut ahead of Adi Ashok against India's righty-heavy batting unit.

New Zealand XI: Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell( c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jayden Lennox

Jan 14, 2026 1:10:36 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: IND's Playing XI

IND vs NZ Live Score: Just one change for India as Nitish Kumar Reddy replaces the injured Washington Sundar.

India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Jan 14, 2026 1:03:34 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Bracewell wins the toss and opts to BOWL first!

IND vs NZ Live Score: Surprise! New Zealand skipper Michael Bracewell wins the toss and opts to bowl first on this surface, preferring to chase. Gill says he would have batted first, so he's happy.

One change for New Zealand with debutant Lennox coming in. Nitish Kumar Reddy comes in for India.

Jan 14, 2026 1:00:26 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Flat wicket, batting first might be the call

IND vs NZ Live Score: From the pitch report, Simon Doull for the broadcaster says winning the toss and batting first is the call, with 320+ as par on this surface. Four out of four times that batting first has resulted in a win at this venue.

Captains ready for the toss!

Jan 14, 2026 12:50:30 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: 10 minutes to the toss

IND vs NZ Live Score: All set for the toss in Rajkot, where Shubman Gill will try to have the decision come his way. He won the toss and opted to chase in Vadodara – will he prefer to do the same or would he prefer to have his team try putting runs on the board first up? And what of the team composition? Answers soon.

Jan 14, 2026 12:43:39 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Bilateral series beginning to matter for World Cup qualification

IND vs NZ Live Score: ICC ODI World Cup qualification is something neither India nor New Zealand have ever particularly needed to be concerned about, and that won't be the case in 2027 either, in all likelihood. The system is a little complicated, but relatively simple: be ranked amongst the 8 highest teams in the ICC rankings outside of hosts Zimbabwe and South Africa, and you will participate in next year's tournament. India and the Kiwis are nicely placed, but other teams such as the West Indies, who missed the 2023 tournament, need to make sure they put in the right performances to earn a spot and avoid the qualification draw.

Jan 14, 2026 12:38:21 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: India's toss luck beginning to flip? The numbers behind the ‘curse’

IND vs NZ Live Score: After India snapped a 20-toss losing streak against South Africa, Shubman Gill made it two in a row in Vadodara. But the numbers behind the toss have shown that India have truly struggled to win tosses: since January 14 2023, a three-year window has seen 51 ODI games, in which India have won only 14. That's one toss in every three matches – and India have gotten their one toss win for this series.

2024 and 2025 saw India win just one toss across 16 matches, and that was the last toss of those two years put together.

Jan 14, 2026 12:28:46 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Shubman Gill has chance to establish winning record as ODI captain

IND vs NZ Live Score: Shubman Gill has captained India in four ODI matches thus far in his career, and stands at two wins and two losses. After two losses in his first two matches in Australia, he has battled back to win two consecutive games. Slowly finding his feet, and now with a chance to establish a positive record in the format. Will be keen to get a win under the belt today to seal the series and leave his mark as skipper.

Jan 14, 2026 12:22:11 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: KL Rahul the finisher – but what about no. 5?

IND vs NZ Live Score: KL Rahul has taken to his role at number six in the team like a duck to water. He isn't the most destructive hitter, but he reads situations well and is capable of getting set before scoring quick boundaries – and the first ODI showed he is capable of handling pressure well.

But number five in the batting lineup remains a question mark. India are not using a specialist in that role, and tinkering with the players who bat there. If Ayush Badoni comes in straightaway, is that the role he will be asked to play? Big question Gambhir and his coaching staff must answer.

Jan 14, 2026 12:15:11 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Growing injury worries for India

IND vs NZ Live Score: Amid a winning start to the series, India have been troubled by growing injury worries. On the eve of the first ODI, Rishabh Pant had copped a blow while batting against an Indian throw-down staff and was ruled out of the series. Dhruv Jurel replaced him in the squad. Then, in the first ODI, Washington Sundar suffered a side strain, and he was also ruled out for the rest of the series. The selectors have roped in Delhi's Ayush Badoni as the replacement.

Earlier, Tilak Varma was ruled out of at least the first three T20Is against the Kiwis due to a groin injury.

Jan 14, 2026 12:08:28 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Who leads the bowling chart?

IND vs NZ Live Score: India’s ODI bowling form guide for the immediate window is led by the spin-strike axis. Kuldeep Yadav tops the chart with 10 wickets across four innings, combining middle-overs control with genuine wicket-taking bursts. Prasidh Krishna is right behind on nine wickets in four innings, and the pattern is clear: he has provided both new-ball dents and end-overs damage when batters have swung. Harshit Rana has six wickets in four innings, driven by early breakthroughs and one partnership-breaking spell each in the South Africa and New Zealand samples. Arshdeep Singh has five wickets in three innings from the South Africa series, offering left-arm variation and repeatable wicket-taking lines. Mohammed Siraj rounds out the top five with two wickets from the New Zealand opener, a smaller sample but a defined role as the hard-length, powerplay enforcer.

Jan 14, 2026 12:01:37 PM IST

IND vs NZ Live Score: Why Virat Kohli takes centre stage

IND vs NZ Live Score: India’s top five ODI run-getters in the immediate window underline a familiar shape. Virat Kohli leads by distance with 395 runs in four innings, powered by scores of 135, 102, 65* and 93 — the most reliable “bank” in the line-up. walks into the 2nd ODI with a rare Indian landmark in sight: six straight fifty-plus scores in ODIs. He’s currently on a streak of five consecutive 50+ knocks in the format, which is already the joint-best by an Indian in ODIs, a bracket that includes the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane. So if Kohli gets past fifty again in Rajkot, he won’t just be extending form; he’ll be moving into a solo lane as the first Indian batter to register six successive 50+ scores in ODI cricket.

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