India New Zealand will face the challenge in the second match of the three-match ODI series. IND vs NZ match preview provides details of today’s match for the 2nd ODI of India tour of New Zealand 2026.
India vs New Zealand Match Preview- 2nd ODI, India tour of New Zealand 2026:
Date and Place:
IND vs NZ match will be played on 14 January at Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot. The game will start at 1:30 pm Indian time.
Squad:
India
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ayush Badoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
new zealand
Michael Bracewell (captain), Adi Ashok, Christian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Jack Foulkes, Mitch Haye, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young
India vs New Zealand Major Matches:
Rohit Sharma vs Kyle Jamieson
Rohit Sharma, whose record against New Zealand is relatively poor by his standards, will look to improve it by scoring big in the next match, which he failed to do in the opening match of the series.
Rohit will have to deal with the bowling of Kyle Jamieson, who was the bowler of choice for New Zealand in the last match and will look to continue his good performance.
Virat Kohli vs Jack Faulks
Virat Kohli, who has been in great form in the current domestic season and was named Player of the Match for his match-winning innings of 93 runs in the first ODI, would like to play a similar innings in Rajkot.
Virat will face Jack Faulks, who will have the responsibility of taking wickets with the new ball.
devon conway vs mohammed siraj
Devon Conway, who scored a half-century at the top of the order in the last match, will be looking to carry it forward and make another important contribution in the upcoming match.
Conway will be up against Mohammed Siraj, who has made a good comeback in the ODI setup and will be looking to put in another strong performance.
Daryl Mitchell vs Harshit Rana
Daryl Mitchell, who handled New Zealand’s innings while batting in the middle order with his aggressive half-century in Vadodara, would like to maintain the same form in the second game as well.
Mitchell will face the challenge of Harshit Rana, who took wickets at crucial moments in the first ODI and will look to do the same in the second match.
India vs New Zealand Key Players:
IND– Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav
New Zealand– Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson, Jack Foulkes
India vs New Zealand Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Rajkot and the maximum temperature is 28°C and minimum is 14°C.
conclusion
India will be looking to repeat the performance put up by the home team in the first match of the series and win another series in the ODI format of the game.
As far as New Zealand is concerned, the visitors will hope to level the three-match series by reaching the third match after losing the first match well.
