India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Four matches, four losses, New Zealand are under the pump! They desperately need a win, they desperately need their batsmen to step up. If spin haunted them in the Test series, it was pace and swing in the first ODI. And to turn their fortunes around, they return to Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi where they lost their World T20 semifinal against England almost seven months back.

Tom Latham was the only batsman to put up some resistance in the first game and the team management will looking for more of the same. Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor in particular, have under pressure for a while to deliver after having a dull tour so far. Will the duo fire today? India on the other hand, have no such concerns. They are expected to field the same XI after putting up a clinical performance. Virat Kohli fired with the bat yet again but it was the debut performance of Hardik Pandya with the ball that caught the eye. Will he bowl with the new ball again today?

The management have confirmed that Ajinkya Rahane will continue to bat at the top of the order so this will be a huge opportunity for him to put up some big scores before Shikhar Dhawan returns to the setup. Suresh Raina will have to wait for his comeback a bit longer as he has been ruled out of this game as well. As we hope for a better contest between the two sides, you can send in your views/questions/opinions to us and we'll feature it in the blog. Tweet to @Narbavi_CFC or comment here at the bottom.

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Sunil Gavaskar says the track is a lot drier than what it was in Dharamsala. And Simon Doull has bad news for the bowlers as he reckons the track is a belter. And with dew expected to play a part in the evening, expect the captain winning the toss to bowl first again.

MS Dhoni has won the toss and has no hesitation in bowling first. Chants of 'Dhoni Dhoni' in the background! India go in with the same XI. New Zealand have made three changes. Trent Boult, Matt Henry and Anton Devcich come in for Doug Bracewell, Jimmy Neesham and Ish Sodhi.

Playing XI:

India: Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson (C), Ross Taylor, Anton Devcich, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi (WK), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult

A special delivery from a rejuvenated Umesh Yadav to begin the game. Bowls a perfect outswinger which pitches on middle, beats Martin Guptill's outside edge to knock the off stump! What a start this is for India. New Zealand are already on the backfoot after two deliveries.