New Zealand defeated India in the second ODI, achieved 1-1 level in the series

Updated: 14-01-2026, 09.26 PM

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New Zealand cricket team defeated the Indian cricket team by 7 wickets in the second ODI and currently leveled the 3-match series at 1-1. In the match held in Rajkot, the host team, batting first, scored 284/7, which included KL Rahul’s century (112*). In reply, the Kiwi team achieved the target in 47.3 overs thanks to Daryl Mitchell’s century (131*). Let’s take a look at the records made in the match.

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In this way the match was interesting

Captain Shubhman Gill scored a half-century (54). At the same time, Rohit Sharma (24) and Virat Kohli (23) could not convert the good start into big scores. Rahul, who came to bat in the middle order, scored a century and took the team to a good score. In reply, Henry Nicholls (10) and Devon Conway (16) were out cheaply from New Zealand. After this, Young (87) and Mitchell played big innings and contributed significantly to the victory. Glenn Phillips scored 32 not out.

Gill scored a half-century in the second consecutive ODI

Gill faced 53 balls and scored 56. 9 fours and 1 six came from his bat. His strike rate was 105.66. He made a partnership of 70 runs in 74 balls with Rohit Sharma for the first wicket. This was the 17th half-century of Gill’s ODI career and only the fourth against the Kiwi team. The Indian captain had also scored a half-century (56) in the first ODI of the series.

Rohit completed his 7,000 runs in Asia

Rohit scored 24 runs in 38 balls and meanwhile completed 7,000 ODI runs in Asia. He reached this figure in 162 innings. While playing in Asia, he has scored 39 half-centuries and 17 centuries in ODIs. Sachin Tendulkar (12,067), Virat Kohli (over 9,100), Sanath Jayasuriya (8,448), Kumar Sangakkara (8,249), Mahela Jayawardene (7,342), and MS Dhoni (7,103) are the other batsmen included in this special list.

Kohli broke this big record of Sachin Tendulkar

Kohli could not play a big innings in the second ODI against New Zealand and was out after scoring 23 runs. However, during this innings he made a big record in his name. He became the Indian batsman with the highest run scorer in ODI cricket against the Kiwis. In this matter, Kohli has left behind Tendulkar (1,750). Kohli has scored 1,773 runs in 35 innings against New Zealand at an average of 55.40.

Rahul scored his 8th ODI century

Four batsmen of the Indian team were in the pavilion on 118 runs. Batting in the middle order, he took charge of the innings. He made a partnership of 73 runs in 88 balls with Ravindra Jadeja. After this, he added 57 runs in 49 balls with Nitish Reddy. He faced 92 balls and scored unbeaten 112 runs, which included 11 fours and 1 six. This was Rahul’s 8th century in his ODI career.

Will Young missed his first ODI century against India

Young came to the crease when New Zealand lost their first wicket at the score of 22 runs while chasing the challenging target. He was seen finding his rhythm in the beginning and completed his half-century in 68 balls. He was out after scoring 87 runs in 98 balls with the help of 7 fours. So far, he has played 5 matches against the Indian team, in which he has scored 153 runs with an average of 30.60 and strike rate of 76.88.

Mitchell scored a century

While chasing the target, when New Zealand lost its second wicket at the score of 46 runs, Mitchell came to the crease. Mitchell, who appeared to be in good form, completed his half-century in 52 balls. He also got a lease of life on the score of 80 runs. He converted the innings into a century in 96 balls. Making continuous runs from one end, Mitchell scored unbeaten 131 runs in 117 balls with the help of 11 fours and 2 sixes.