India vs New Zealand Live, 2nd ODI: KL Rahul Slams Fifty As 5-Down India Eye Fighting Total vs NZ

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India vs New Zealand LIVE Score, 2nd ODI: KL Rahul has steadied India's ship with a well-made half-century against New Zealand in Rajkot. Rahul and Nitish Kumar Reddy aim to steer India to a challenging total. Virat Kohli (23 off 29) chopped-on a delivery from Kristian Clarke. India captain Gill (56 off 53) hit his 18th ODI half-century before giving his wicket to Kyle Jamieson. Rohit (24 off 38) was given his marching orders by Clarke in the 13th over. New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell won the toss and opted to bowl at the Niranjan Shah Stadium. India made one change to their playing XI - Nitish Kumar Reddy replaced the injured Washington Sundar. Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer performed well with the bat as India chased down a 301-run target to register a brilliant win the first ODI clash in Rajkot. Virat Kohli will look to become the first Indian batter ever to register six consecutive 50-plus scores in ODIs. For New Zealand, Jayden Lennox was handed his ODI debut. (Live Scorecard)

Here are the LIVE Score Updates of the 2nd ODI Match between India and New Zealand straight from Niranjan Shah Stadium at Rajkot -

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India vs New Zealand LIVE: 50 for Rahul!

Rahul finds the gap and crosses the 50-run mark! Mistimes his cover drive and gets a thick edge, to the right of short third.

IND: 199/5 (39.5)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Bracewell strikes!

Jadeja chips it straight back to the bowler! Bracewell takes a low catch to the left to put Jadeja out of his mysery. Nitish Kumar Reddy is the next man

Ravindra Jadeja c & b Bracewell 27 (44)

IND: 191/5 (38.1)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Creamed through extra cover!

Rahul moves to 46! He drives this through extra cover. 26 runs off the last three balls.

IND: 191/4 (38)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Crucial stand between Rahul and Jadeja!

Partnership of 65 off 82 balls! Rahul is on 39 while Jadeja has played as a second fiddle. He is on 24 off 40. Anything over 270 should be a fighting total on this track.

IND: 181/4 (37)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Slashes past point!

Back of a length delivery wide of off, and Rahul brings out the cut. Conway made a desperate dive the parry the ball with his foot. Ball rolls into the cushion.

IND: 169/4 (39.1)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Jadeja breaks the shackles!

Jadeja finds the gap! Bouncer down the leg and Jadeja pulls this down the ground. Enough pace on it to beat short fine leg. First boundary after six overs.

IND: 156/4 (33.1)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: NZ have done well to peg India back!

Foulkes is back into the attack and so in pace! Runs have dried up in the last 10 overs, let alone boundaries. Spinners have been much more effective.

IND: 144/4 (31)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Umpire grills Bracewell!

The umpire Richard Illingworth had a with the New Zealand captain after the previous over. He was not happy with the visiting captain throwing the ball on the used pitch (catalyses the process to get the ball older).

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Rahul breaks the shackles!

Rahul ends India's 62-ball boundary drought! It was tossed up and Rahul was on his toes. Dispatches this to the left of mid-off.

IND: 133/4 (27.1)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Some response from NZ!

Excellent captaincy from Bracewell! Gives much-needed rest to Clarke and returns to the attack himself. New Zealand now have spinners from both ends. Great move considering there are two new batters.

IND: 129/4 (27)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Kohli has played on!

WICKET! Kohli is stunned! It was a slower one from Clarke. Kohli looks to guide that fine, gets a thick inside-edge and sees his middle stump uprooted. More bad news for India

Virat Kohli b Clarke 23 (29)

IND: 118/4 (23.3)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Clarke gets Iyer!

Kristian Clarke with a huge wicket! Pressure gets the better of Iyer. Shimmies down the track to hit it over mid-of but chips it straight to Bracewell inside the 30-yard circle. Crucial breakthrough for the Kiwis

Shreyas Iyer c Bracewell b Clarke 8 (17)

IND: 115/3 (21.3)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Kohli goes past Tendulkar!

Most runs against NZ in ODI (Innings)

1971 - Ricky Ponting (50)

1751 - Virat Kohli (35)*

1750 - Sachin Tendulkar (41)

1568 - K Sangakkara (45)

1519 - Sanath Jayasuriya (45)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Crucial partnership!

All eyes on this partnership! India could come under incredible amount of pressure if New Zealand manage to claim another wicket here. Kohli and Shreyas have been India's most consistent batters in this format and the hosts need another masterclass from them.

IND" 106/2 (19)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: That is a soft dismissal!

Lapse in concentration and Gill gifts his wicket to Jamieson. Short of a length delivery just outside off and he is unable to control the pull. Hits it straight to Daryl Mitchell at midwicket

Shubman Gill c Mitchell b Jamieson 56 (53)

IND: 99/2 (16.5)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: What a shot!

That's sublime from Gill! A bit overpitched from Jamieson, and Gill hammers the drive through extra cover. Boundaries are flowing for India. Kohli has slammed three so far and already looks in good nick.

IND: 99/2 (16.5)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Fifty up for Gill!

Gill slashes past cover and reaches his 18th half-century for India in the format. Excellent batting from the India captain. Just 47 balls taken to reach the landmark. Back-t-back scores of 50 or more for Gill.

IND: 87/1 (15)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Kohli off the mark in style!

Virat Kohli gets off the mark in some style! He creams the drive wide of cover. It was a fullish ball and Kohli leaned forward to place this into the gap. Kohli goes past Sachin Tendulkar (1,750) for most runs scored for India against New Zealand in ODIs.

IND: 74/1 (12.3)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: WICKET!

Rohit is gone! Cross-seam delivery from Clarke, he shimmies down and gives himself room, attempting to hit down the the ground over mid-off, but ends up slicing it towards sweeper cover.

Rohit Sharma c Young b Clarke 24 (38)

IND: 70/1 (12.2)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Gill finds the boundary!

Clarke misses his length and Gill flat bats this past midwicket. Jamieson, who was coming in from long-on, went for a dive, but Gill generated too much power on it. Effort in vain

IND: 63/0 (11)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: More boundaries for Gill!

Raining boundaries in Rajkot! A couple more for Gill as Clarke concedes 12 off his first over. Plenty to ponder for Michael Bracewell. Shubman Gill races to 30 in no time

IND: 55/0 (9)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Gill breaks free!

Gill spoils the over with 4,6 off the last two balls. He desperately needed that. India now dealing in boundaries. New Zealand bowlers have lost the plot in the last four overs. Another good over for India

IND: 43/0 (8)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Runs are starting to flow!

Poor from Jamieson and Rohit doesn't miss! Short and wide of off, and Rohit had plenty of time to carve it over point. Rohit has now scored 15 runs off nine deliveries, having failed to open his account after the first 10 balls.

IND: 27/0 (6.3)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Boundary!

Rohit is off the mark after 11 balls. He then dispatches the next ball for a boundary. Foulkes misses his line once again. It was short and wide, and Rohit unleashes a fierce cut and gives Phillips no chance near backward point.

IND: 14/0 (5.1)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Gill breaks the shackles!

First boundary of the match! Foulkes bowls a bad ball and Gill punishes him. Gill gets on top of the bounce and cracks it past backward point. That was too short from the young pacer. Rohit, meanwhile, is struggling.

IND: 6/0 (3.2)

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Cautious start from the openers!

Gill is off the mark! Plays this late towards backward point. Shares a cheeky smile with Zak Foulkes. A very cautious start from the Indian openers. Just one run from the first two overs.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Good start from Jamieson!

Jamieson starts off with a maiden! Consistently bowled fuller, aiming at the stumps. Nervy start for Rohit.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Minutes away for the start!

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have made the familiar long walk to the middle. The New Zealand players are all in readiness. Jamieson will get us underway with the new ball. Rohit takes the strike.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Who is Jayden Lennox?

Jayden Lennox is New Zealand's latest and one of their oldest debutants. Just 31, the left-arm spinner has played 54 List A matches for Central Districts, taking 69 wickets at an economy rate of 4.86. He has also played 21 First Class and 45 T20 matches, with a combined 108 wickets in those format.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Simon Doull not happy with NZ!

Former New Zealand pacer Simon Doull, who is part of the commentary team, feels the visitors missed a trick at the toss. He feels that the Kiwis should've batted first.

"I am not happy with the call. I think New Zealand should've made the most of it and must've batted first."

India vs New Zealand LIVE: India playing XI

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

India vs New Zealand LIVE: NZ playing XI

Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Michael Bracewell(c), Zakary Foulkes, Jayden Lennox, Kristian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson

India vs New Zealand LIVE: One change for India

One change for India - Nitish Kumar Reddy replaced the injured Washington Sundar. No ODI debut for Ayush Badoni today.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: NZ win toss

New Zealand have won the toss and they have opted to bowl.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Rohit, Virat preparation

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli both gear up for the match in Rajkot. While Rohit was seen inspecting the pitch, Virat faced throw-downs with the toss about to take place in some time.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Virat chases stunning record

Virat Kohli is just one big knock away from achieving a new height among Indian batters. He has struck five successive fifty-plus scores in ODI cricket so far, keeping the streak which started during the final ODI against Australia at Sydney alive during the first ODI. Currently, it is Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane, who are level with the Indian icon with five successive ODI fifty-plus scores. Another half-century would make him the first Indian batter with six successive fifty-plus ODI scores.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Iyer on verge of mega record

Shreyas Iyer is on the verge of surpassing Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli to claim a sensational record. Iyer, who made his comeback to international cricket after a prolonged absence due to injury, has 2966 runs from 68 innings in ODI cricket at an average of 47.83. He needs just 34 runs to become the fastest Indian batter to reach the 3000-run milestone in the format. The record currently belongs to Dhawan who achieved the feat in 72 innings.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: India's Predicted XI

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

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Major criticism

Gautam Gambhir faced a lot of criticism from former India skipper Kris Srikkanth over the decision to include Ayush Badoni in the squad. "Out of Axar (Patel), Badoni, Nitish Reddy, and (Ruturaj) Gaikwad, which two must really be in the team? Badoni played at LSG and he (Gambhir) was the mentor there. I don't see any other reason. What else can it be? On what basis? You should have some sense in selection," Srikkanth said

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Major selection call

Washington Sundar was ruled out of the ODI series due to injury and Ayush Badoni joined the India squad as his replacement. The team management will have a huge selection call to make between Badoni and Nitish Kumar Reddy in the 2nd ODI.

India vs New Zealand LIVE: Hello and welcome

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of 2nd ODI encounter between India and New Zealand. India won the first match and will look to continue their winning run.

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