NZ vs IND 2nd ODI Match Result: India Beat New Zealand by 4 Runs (DLS) to Take 2-0 Series Lead

India beat New Zealand by 4 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the second ODI at Sky Stadium in Wellington on Saturday, November 7, 2026, to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series. Rain had the final word in a match already reduced to 47 overs a side: with India on 113/7 in 26 overs chasing 135, the players were forced off, the drizzle returned just as a restart was planned, and the umpires called the game off after the 11:00 PM local cut-off passed. India were four runs ahead of the DLS par score of 109 at the stoppage, and that narrow margin decided the match.

It was a win carved out by India’s bowlers, who had dismissed New Zealand for just 134 in 41 overs. Gurnoor Brar led the attack with career-best ODI figures of 4/30, while the chase turned into a nerve-shredding affair on a two-paced Wellington surface before the weather intervened. Our NZ vs IND 2nd ODI match prediction had backed India to win and take a 2-0 series lead — and that is exactly how it finished.

NZ vs IND 2nd ODI Result: India Win by 4 Runs (DLS) in Rain-Hit Wellington Clash

Match	Score
New Zealand innings	134 all out in 41 overs (Daryl Mitchell 55, Mitchell Santner 31; Gurnoor Brar 4/30, Anshul Kamboj 2/25, Axar Patel 2/28, Auqib Nabi 2/31)
India innings	113/7 in 26 overs (KL Rahul 26*, Shreyas Iyer 30, Rohit Sharma 23; Kyle Jamieson 3/35, Jacob Duffy 3/35, Matthew Fisher 1/23)
Result	India beat New Zealand by 4 runs (DLS method)
Venue	Sky Stadium, Wellington
Series	India lead the five-match ODI series 2-0

New Zealand Bowled Out for 134 as Gurnoor Brar Takes Four Wickets

Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to field after a rain-delayed start had reduced the match to 47 overs a side, and his bowlers made the decision pay almost immediately. Auqib Nabi struck with the new ball, removing Tim Seifert for a duck and Will Young for 6, and Anshul Kamboj bowled Henry Nicholls for 11 as New Zealand slumped to 23/3 inside nine overs.

Daryl Mitchell held the innings together with a gritty 55 off 104 balls, including five fours and two sixes, but he found almost no support. Tom Latham fell for 7 and Glenn Phillips for a duck in Gurnoor Brar’s devastating double-wicket maiden in the 20th over, leaving New Zealand at 53/5. Mitchell and captain Mitchell Santner, who made 31 off 38 balls, added 59 runs for the sixth wicket, the only partnership of substance, but once Axar Patel removed Mitchell and Brar dismissed Santner, the tail folded quickly. Nathan Smith made 3, Kyle Jamieson 7 and Blair Tickner 2 as New Zealand lost their last three wickets for eight runs.

Brar finished with 4/30 from his ten overs, including two maidens, his career-best ODI figures. Kamboj (2/25), Axar (2/28) and Nabi (2/31) shared six wickets between them, while Arshdeep Singh conceded only 16 runs in seven overs. India’s bowlers sent down as many as 176 dot balls, strangling a New Zealand batting line-up that never found any rhythm.

India’s Chase Stutters to 113/7 Before Rain Stops Play

Chasing a modest 135, India made heavy weather of it on the same tricky surface. Jacob Duffy removed Shubman Gill for a duck in the second over, and Virat Kohli followed for just 7, caught by Will Young at cover point off Duffy, as India slipped to 17/2. Rohit Sharma counter-attacked with 23 off 28 balls, including two fours and two sixes, but Kyle Jamieson had him caught at second slip by Henry Nicholls, and Axar Patel fell for 7 to Matthew Fisher, the concussion substitute for the injured Blair Tickner, leaving India at 47/4.

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul steadied the innings with a 39-run stand, Iyer making 30 off 46 balls before Jamieson dismissed him, caught behind by Tom Latham. Rahul, unbeaten on 26 off 38 balls with two fours and two sixes, then shepherded the lower order as Naman Dhir fell for 12 and Anshul Kamboj for 1. When rain stopped play, India were 113/7 after 26 overs, with Rahul and Auqib Nabi (1*) at the crease, still needing 22 runs.

Jamieson finished with 3/35 from ten overs and Duffy with 3/35 from seven, while Nathan Smith (5-1-19-0) and Fisher (1/23) kept the pressure on throughout. New Zealand’s bowlers had turned a routine-looking chase into a genuine contest, and the match hung in the balance when the weather closed in.

Rain and DLS Drama: How India Won by Four Runs Without Finishing the Chase

The DLS equation made the rain break decisive. At 113/7 after 26 overs, the DLS par score was 109, meaning India were four runs ahead. A restart was briefly planned — a 37-over game with a revised target of 133 — and the covers came off as the umpires inspected the pitch. But the drizzle returned, the covers went back on, and with the rain getting heavier the umpires waited until the 11:00 PM local cut-off (3:30 PM IST) before abandoning the match.

Under the DLS method, India were declared winners by four runs — a heartbreaking finish for New Zealand, who had fought their way back into a match that looked lost at the halfway stage. Had play resumed, the hosts would have needed only three wickets; instead, the weather handed India a 2-0 series lead.

Key Turning Points of the NZ vs IND 2nd ODI

• Gurnoor Brar’s double strike in the 20th over: Removing Latham and Phillips in the same maiden over broke New Zealand’s resistance at 53/5 and ensured there would be no recovery.
• The Mitchell-Santner stand: The 59-run sixth-wicket partnership was the only passage in which New Zealand looked in control, and its end triggered the final collapse.
• Duffy’s early blows: Dismissing Gill for a duck and Kohli for 7 inside four overs turned a routine chase into a scrap and gave New Zealand belief.
• The Rahul-Iyer recovery: The 39-run fifth-wicket stand dragged India from 47/4 to 86/5 and, crucially, kept them ahead of the DLS par score when the rain arrived.
• The final rain band: With a restart planned and 20 runs needed, the returning drizzle ended the match and settled it on DLS, four runs in India’s favour.

Player of the Match: Gurnoor Brar’s 4/30 the Standout Performance

No official Player of the Match had been confirmed in the sources available at publication time, but the standout performance was beyond debate. Gurnoor Brar’s 4/30 — including a double-wicket maiden and the wickets of Latham, Phillips, Santner and Nathan Smith — dismantled New Zealand’s middle order and set up the win. KL Rahul’s unbeaten 26 under pressure also deserves mention: his calm innings kept India ahead of the DLS par score at the exact moment the rain arrived.

What the Result Means for the India vs New Zealand ODI Series

India now lead the five-match series 2-0 after the first ODI win at Eden Park. New Zealand must now win the third ODI in Hamilton on November 10 to keep the series alive, while India can seal the series with another victory. The hosts will take heart from how close they ran India in Wellington — their bowlers turned 134 into a genuine contest — but they will rue a batting collapse that left them well short on a difficult pitch.

For India, the win underlines the depth of their attack. With the senior pace battery rested, Brar, Nabi and Kamboj shared eight wickets, and the side found a way to win a match in which the top order failed. The concern will be the batting: Gill, Kohli and Rohit all fell cheaply, and only Rahul’s composure kept the innings — and the DLS equation — on track.

What’s Next: NZ vs IND 3rd ODI in Hamilton on November 10

The series moves to Hamilton for the third ODI on Tuesday, November 10, where New Zealand face a must-win game. India, meanwhile, will look to wrap up the series with two matches to spare and continue a tour that has already seen them win the T20I series 3-2 — a series that ended with New Zealand’s seven-wicket win in the fifth T20I in Hamilton.

Prediction verdict: Our prediction pick (India to win and take a 2-0 series lead) was RIGHT.