2nd ODI: India survive New Zealand scare in rain-hit thriller, take 2-0 lead
India secured a narrow victory against New Zealand by four runs in the second ODI match. The Indian pace attack restricted New Zealand to a mere 134 runs in their innings. After a shaky start, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul helped stabilize India's chase before the rain interruption. The match concluded early due to rain, but India had managed to stay ahead on the DLS par score.
On Saturday morning, Virat Kohli took the field as India took on New Zealand in the second One Day International match held at Wellington. The 74-run innings he delivered off 51 balls marked a significant turnaround for the batsman, who had struggled in his previous outings. Kohli's 74-run knock not only surpassed his 80th half-century milestone in ODIs but also provided the team with much-needed reassurance ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
The innings came as a welcome change after his initial start in the home series against West Indies, where he had scored an unbeaten 139 in the first match, followed by low scores of 29 and 0 in the subsequent matches.
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