IND vs NZ Match Preview- 2nd ODI, New Zealand Tour of India 2026

India will face the challenge of New Zealand in the second of the three-match ODI series. The IND vs NZ Match Preview provides today's match details for the 2nd ODI of the New Zealand tour of India 2026.

IND vs NZ Match Preview- 2nd ODI, New Zealand Tour of India 2026:

Date and Venue:

The IND vs NZ match will be played on January 14 at Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot. The game will start at 1:30 PM IST.

Squads:

India

Shubman Gill (c), 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

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New Zealand

Michael Bracewell (c), Adi Ashok, Kristian Clarke, Josh Clarkson, Devon Conway, Zak Foulkes, Mitch Hay, Kyle Jamieson, Nick Kelly, Jayden Lennox, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, Michael Rae, Will Young

IND vs NZ Key battles:

Rohit Sharma vs Kyle Jamieson

Rohit Sharma, who has a relatively below-par record against New Zealand according to his standards, would want to rectify it by scoring big in the next match, which he failed to do in the series opener.

Rohit will have to tackle the bowling of Kyle Jamieson, who was the pick of the bowlers for New Zealand in the previous match and would look to keep up the good work.

Virat Kohli vs Zak Foulkes

Virat Kohli, who has been in magnificent form in the ongoing home season and was the player of the match in the first ODI for his match-winning inning of 93 runs, will look to play a similar knock in Rajkot.

Virat will go head-to-head against Zak Foulkes, who will be entrusted to pick wickets with the new ball.

Devon Conway vs Mohammed Siraj

Devon Conway, who scored a fifty at the top of the order in the previous fixture, would look to build on it and make another significant contribution in the upcoming match.

Conway will be up against Mohammed Siraj, who had a decent comeback in the ODI setup and would like to put on another strong performance.

Daryl Mitchell vs Harshit Rana

Daryl Mitchell, who held the New Zealand innings together while batting in the middle order courtesy of an attacking half-century in Vadodara, would wish to carry the same form in the second game.

Mitchell will face the challenge of Harshit Rana, who picked up wickets at crucial moments in the first ODI and would want to do the same in the second game.

IND vs NZ Key Players:

IND- Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav

NZ- Will Young, Daryll Mitchell, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson, Zak Foulkes

IND vs NZ Weather Report:

There is no chance of rain during the game in Rajkot with a maximum temperature of 28°C and a minimum of 14°C.

Conclusion

India would want to replicate the performance that the home team delivered in the first match of the series and pocket another series in the ODI format of the game.

As far as New Zealand is concerned, the visitors would hope to draw level in the three-match series, having lost the first match after putting on a good fight, and take it into the third game.