- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.2 Rohit looks to break free and falls in the process. He charged at a cross-seam length ball, got it off a fullish length. He looked to hold his shape and launch it over cover. Bat face opened up and he hit the 128ks ball straight to sweeper cover. 70/116.5 And he falls! That is a soft, soft dismissal. Short of a length delivery just outside off stump, he is unable to control the pull and mis-hits it straight to midwicket who on the edge of the circle. A tame dismissal and Gill will be livid as he was looking solid. He punches his bat in disgust as he falls for 56 for the second straight time 99/223.3 Chopped back on. Reminiscent of the 2023 World Cup final, says Raghav sitting next to me. Clarke has his third as Kohli loses his middle stump. Was a harmless 128.4 kph back of a length ball outside off angling back into him. Kohli looks to guide that fine, gets a thick inside-edge and sees his stumps in a mess. 118/421.3 Straight to mid-off and just like that, Iyer falls. The pressure of the dot balls gets to him and New Zealand have now picked three in quick time. Nonchalant length ball outside off stump, Iyer looks to break the shackles by going up and over. Ends up completely mistiming it, with Bracewell at mid-off doing the rest. Think the ball also stopped on the surface a touch 115/338.1 Bracewell takes a low catch to the left and stays down. Wasn't sure if it was taken for a second but it's clean. Rahul was hopping back in the crease, there was enough space for Bracewell to dive and grab it low with both hands. Was a length ball on leg that got stuck in the pitch, Jadeja wanted to flick it off the back foot to the leg side and got it off the outer-half of the bat 191/546.2 Reddy falls in search of quick runs as Phillips hangs on. Slower offcutter dug into the surface outside off, Reddy looks to clear deep midwicket, but can't get enough power behind the shot. GP on the boundary edge eats that up 248/647.2 Maiden wicket in international cricket for Lennox as Rana falls. Tossed up on off and middle, he looks to clear the fence but doesn't get anywhere in the middle. Bracewell takes a comfortable catch at long-off 256/7Extras10 (lb 2, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL284/7 (50 Overs, RR: 5.68)Fall of wickets: 1-70 (Rohit Sharma, 12.2 ov), 2-99 (Shubman Gill, 16.5 ov), 3-115 (Shreyas Iyer, 21.3 ov), 4-118 (Virat Kohli, 23.3 ov), 5-191 (Ravindra Jadeja, 38.1 ov), 6-248 (Nitish Kumar Reddy, 46.2 ov), 7-256 (Harshit Rana, 47.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB KA Jamieson 10 2 70 1 7 30 8 1 1 0 ZG Foulkes 9 0 67 1 7.44 25 10 1 2 0 KDC Clarke 8 0 56 3 7 17 5 1 2 1 JR Lennox 10 0 42 1 4.2 28 2 0 2 0 MG Bracewell 10 1 34 1 3.4 31 1 0 0 0 GD Phillips 3 0 13 0 4.33 8 1 0 0 0
Player of the Match
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.2 Flicks the pad, knocks out off stump. Rana points towards Gill and charges into celebration mode. Was a 137ks length ball angling in around middle. Conway was too early into defending the ball towards mid-off. Played the wrong line too. 22/112.4 Under-edges a pull back onto the stumps. Looks to hit from just under-shoulder height, the elbows were slightly bent and he was hurried by the 137ks ball angling in from around the wicket. Got a thick edge that uprooted leg stump. 46/237.6 Will this finally be taken? Yes, Reddy under it at midwicket. 78ks googly on a length, landed on off and went with the angle. Young lunged forward and looked to pull it. Got a top edge off a low swipe. Ends the 162-run stand 208/3Extras10 (lb 5, w 5)TOTAL286/3 (47.3 Overs, RR: 6.02)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Devon Conway, 5.2 ov), 2-46 (Henry Nicholls, 12.4 ov), 3-208 (Will Young, 37.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Mohammed Siraj 9 0 41 0 4.55 30 4 0 2 0 Harshit Rana 9.3 1 52 1 5.47 28 6 0 1 0 M Prasidh Krishna 9 0 49 1 5.44 23 3 1 0 0 K Nitish Kumar Reddy 2 0 13 0 6.5 5 0 1 0 0 RA Jadeja 8 0 44 0 5.5 14 3 0 1 0 Kuldeep Yadav 10 0 82 1 8.2 13 7 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
3-match series level 1-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.30 start, First Session 13.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.30, Second Session 17.30-21.00
Match days
14 January 2026 - day/night match (50-over match)
ODI debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 0 wicket)
- India: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (RG Sharma 21, Shubman Gill 29, Ex 3)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 142 runs, 5 wickets)
- Shubman Gill: 50 off 47 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: India - 99/2 in 16.5 overs (V Kohli 14)
- India: 100 runs in 16.6 overs (103 balls), Extras 5
- India: 150 runs in 32.4 overs (197 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: India - 160/4 in 34.0 overs (KL Rahul 20, RA Jadeja 22)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (KL Rahul 28, RA Jadeja 23, Ex 0)
- KL Rahul: 50 off 52 balls (6 x 4)
- India: 200 runs in 40.1 overs (242 balls), Extras 7
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory - 85 runs, 2 wickets)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (KL Rahul 31, K Nitish Kumar Reddy 19, Ex 0)
- India: 250 runs in 46.4 overs (281 balls), Extras 8
- KL Rahul: 100 off 87 balls (9 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: India - 284/7 in 50.0 overs (KL Rahul 112, Mohammed Siraj 2)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 1 wicket)
- Powerplay 2: Overs 10.1 - 40.0 (Mandatory - 193 runs, 2 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (80 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: New Zealand - 64/2 in 15.0 overs (WA Young 25, DJ Mitchell 9)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 49 balls (WA Young 15, DJ Mitchell 34, Ex 1)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 21.5 overs (131 balls), Extras 4
- DJ Mitchell: 50 off 52 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
- WA Young: 50 off 68 balls (3 x 4)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 102 balls (WA Young 35, DJ Mitchell 63, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 30.1 overs (181 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: New Zealand - 166/2 in 32.0 overs (WA Young 64, DJ Mitchell 71)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 137 balls (WA Young 67, DJ Mitchell 80, Ex 3)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 35.6 overs (216 balls), Extras 6
- Over 38.1: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Pandit, Batter - DJ Mitchell (Upheld)
- Powerplay 3: Overs 40.1 - 50.0 (Mandatory)
- DJ Mitchell: 100 off 96 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 43.3 overs (261 balls), Extras 10
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (DJ Mitchell 30, GD Phillips 20, Ex 3)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSwept aside: How India keep forgetting their answer to spin
The second ODI in Rajkot turned on a simple difference: New Zealand swept to disrupt the spinners and dictate lengths, while India stayed largely down the ground
Mitchell upstages Rahul as New Zealand level series
NZ ace chase of 285 to set up a series decider in high-scoring Indore
Reddy in for Washington; New Zealand ask India to bat in Rajkot
Shubman Gill said he would have batted first anyway and that there wasn't much dew at the venue when they trained the night before
Ghosts of finals past: When Rahul's what-if met Mitchell's unfinished business
Their minds would have been on innings of the past - the World Cup final in 2023, and Champions Trophy final in 2025, respectively - as they brought up counterattacking tons
India halt NZ's winning run and eye series spoils
Who will take the injured Washington Sundar's place? Nitish Reddy or Ayush Badoni?




