IND vs NZ Prediction, ODI Series 2026, Match 2, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

India will clash against New Zealand in the second ODI of the three-match series at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday, January 14.

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Delving into the details of the first ODI, New Zealand batted first and posted 300/8 in 50 overs, courtesy of Devon Conway's 56, Henry Nicholls' 62, and Daryl Mitchell's 84. In response, India finished the game with one over to spare. Virat Kohli (93) was adjudged the player of the match for his heroics.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 2, Match Details

Match: India vs New Zealand, ODI Series 2026, Match 2

Time & Date: 1:30 PM IST, Wednesday, January 14

Venue: Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Pitch Report

The average first innings score at this venue is 321 in the four ODIs played here. Interestingly, all four games witnessed the batting first sides coming out on top quite comfortably. We can anticipate batters to come out all guns blazing right from the initial overs. 

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Probable XIs

India

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

New Zealand

Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wk), Michael Bracewell (c), Zakary Foulkes, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Adithya Ashok.

IND vs NZ, ODI Series 2026, Match 2 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: India.

These two sides have played a total of 121 ODIs against each other. While India came out on top in 63 games, New Zealand could secure only 50 victories. With India already bagging a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, we can expect them to secure another comfortable victory in this game to seal the series 2-0.

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