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India survive Wellington scare: win by 4 runs on DLS as Brar’s 4/30 gives them a 2-0 lead
New Zealand were bowled out for 134, their lowest ODI total against India at home; India were 113 for 7 after 26 overs when rain ended play, four runs ahead of the par score.
India beat New Zealand by four runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in a rain-hit second one-day international at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, on Saturday, and lead the five-match series 2-0, Outlook India and SportsTak reported.
How it went
India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and chose to bowl. New Zealand were bowled out for 134 in 41 overs, their lowest ODI total against India at home, Outlook India said. Daryl Mitchell top-scored with 55 off 104 balls, SportsTak reported.
Gurnoor Brar took 4 for 30, his career-best ODI figures, Outlook India reported. According to SportsTak, Auqib Nabi took 2 for 31, Anshul Kamboj 2 for 25, Axar Patel 2 for 28, and Arshdeep Singh went wicketless in 7 overs for 16.
A scare in the chase
Gill was out in the second over and India slid to 54 for 4, Outlook India said. Shreyas Iyer (30), KL Rahul (26 not out) and Rohit Sharma (23) rebuilt the innings, SportsTak reported, but wickets kept falling and India were 113 for 7 after 26 overs when rain returned and the match was called off. The DLS par score at that stage was 109, SportsTak said, so India were four runs ahead.
The records
Outlook India said it was New Zealand's first back-to-back home ODI defeats since January 2019, also against India, and their 11th defeat to India in 2026 across formats, the most they have lost to one opponent in a calendar year.
What is next
The third ODI is scheduled for 10 November at Seddon Park, Hamilton, starting 7:30 am IST, SportsTak reported.
How we verified this
VerifiedThe result, New Zealand’s 134, India’s 113 for 7 after 26 overs, Brar’s 4 for 30 and the 2-0 lead are the same in Outlook India and SportsTak (and in a Cricinfo search summary). The par score of 109, the other bowlers’ figures, the individual scores and the third ODI’s date and time come from SportsTak alone and are attributed; SportsTak’s text also gives India’s total as 111 once and calls the match the third ODI in one place, which the story ignores. Outlook’s record claims (lowest total at home, back-to-back home ODI defeats, 11th defeat to India in 2026) are attributed to it. Player of the match was not given.
