New Zealand Captain Michael Bracewell Statement On Second ODI Win: New Zealand won by 7 wickets in the second match of the 3-match ODI series against India played on Wednesday i.e. January 14, 2026 at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell has praised his team for its excellent performance. The Kiwi captain said, ‘I am proud of the team. We bowled brilliantly. It was a typical Kiwi performance with the ball. We were ready to pursue any goal. India also bowled well, but the way our players adapted themselves and handled the pressure was fantastic. After this, Daryl Mitchell and Will Young snatched the match from India.

New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell gave a statement

In this match, Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav took 1 wicket for 82 runs in 10 overs. When asked about the plan of attack against the Chinaman bowler, Bracewell said, ‘The batsmen read the conditions very well. We are proud that we adapt ourselves to the situation and cope. 31-year-old left arm spin bowler Jayden Lennox made his international debut with this match. In his very first ODI match, he bowled 10 overs and took the wicket of Harshit Rana for 42 runs. Captain Bracewell praised this player and said, ‘He bowled very well. It is never easy to debut in India. He bowled difficult overs.

India lost in the second ODI against New Zealand

In this match played on Wednesday (January 14), India, batting first, scored 284 runs losing 7 wickets on the basis of KL Rahul’s century. KL Rahul remained unbeaten after scoring 112 runs in 92 balls with the help of 1 six and 11 fours. Apart from him, captain Shubman Gill contributed 56 runs to the team’s account. Christian Clarke took maximum 3 wickets from the opposition camp. In response, New Zealand registered victory in 47.3 overs. Daryl Mitchell remained unbeaten on 131 runs in 117 balls with 2 sixes and 11 fours, while Will Young scored 87 runs in 98 balls. Both players scored 162 runs for the third wicket. After this, Mitchell made an unbroken partnership of 78 runs with Glenn Phillip (32) and led New Zealand to victory. With this victory, New Zealand has leveled the three-match series 1-1. The final and decisive match of the series is to be played on January 18 in Indore.

India Vs New Zealand 2nd Match: The second match of the ongoing 3-match ODI series between India and New Zealand was played on Wednesday i.e. January 14, 2026 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. In which Team India suffered a shameful defeat by 7 wickets. In this match, Team India had a good start after losing the toss and coming to bat first. However, there was no support from the middle and lower order batsmen. Apart from this, Indian bowlers also could not do anything special in bowling. In such a situation, let us know what were the 5 reasons for Team India’s defeat?

Team India lost Rajkot ODI due to these 5 reasons

1. Middle order failure of Team India

The biggest reason for Team India’s defeat in the second ODI against New Zealand was the failure of the batsmen in the middle order. Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma had given India a flying start, but with KL Rahul at the other end in the middle order, no other batsman could hold on. Because of this, Team India’s score remained under 300 runs.

2. Failure of Indian spinners

The second biggest reason for India’s defeat in Rajkot ODI was the failure of the spin bowlers. Especially Team India’s star spinner Kuldeep Yadav flopped badly. Kuldeep gave away 82 runs in his 10 over spell. During this period he got only 1 wicket. Not only Kuldeep, but Ravindra Jadeja also gave away 44 runs in 8 overs. It was because of this disappointing bowling by the spinners that the Indian team could not save the second ODI match.

3. Poor fielding of Indian players

The third biggest reason for the defeat of the Indian team was poor fielding. In this match, Prasidh Krishna had dropped a catch of Daryl Mitchell, when he was playing at the score of 80 runs. Dropping this catch of Prasidh Krishna cost India dearly. After this, Mitchell scored an unbeaten 131 runs and gave a spectacular victory to New Zealand.

4. Indian bowlers not taking wickets in the middle overs.

Captain Shubman Gill himself admitted after the second ODI that Team India had to face defeat because the bowlers could not take even a single wicket during the middle overs. Due to which there was a big partnership of 162 runs between Daryl Mitchell and Will Young, due to which India lost the match.

5. Brilliant century innings by Daryl Mitchell

Daryl Mitchell’s excellent form was also a major reason for the defeat in Rajkot ODI. Daryl Mitchell had performed well in the first ODI. In the second ODI also, Mitchell maintained his form and played a explosive innings. He batted well, especially against spin bowlers, and by scoring a century, he made the target of 285 runs easy for New Zealand.

India Vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Match: The Kiwi team has counterattacked in the second match of the 3-match ODI series being played between India and New Zealand. In this match, New Zealand has defeated India by 7 wickets. With this defeat of Team India, the series is tied at 1-1. India had won the first match. In the second ODI, Daryl Mitchell and Will Young led New Zealand to victory by playing brilliant innings. Mitchell scored unbeaten 131 runs, while Young scored 87 runs. Indian bowlers looked helpless in front of these two. There was a big partnership of 162 runs between the two for the third wicket, due to which the Kiwi team won.

One player is being blamed for India’s defeat. Actually, the fans are blaming this defeat on Prasidh Krishna. Let us know what Prasidh did that fans are holding him responsible for the defeat.

Prasidh Krishna dropped the catch of Daryl Mitchell

Team India had given a target of 285 runs to New Zealand, chasing which the Kiwi team had reached close to 200 runs at the loss of just two wickets in 35 overs. There was a century partnership between Daryl Mitchell and Will Young. Both the batsmen were playing scoring half centuries. India was looking for a wicket here. Then the famous Krishna made a big mistake.

Actually, Prasidh dropped an easy catch on the fourth ball of the 36th over of the innings. This catch was of Daryl Mitchell. Mitchell tried to hit a big shot on the fourth ball of Kuldeep Yadav, but the ball went in the air. While running, Prasidh came under the ball, but the ball was snatched from his hand. Mitchell was currently batting on 83 runs. If India had got this wicket, it could have made a comeback in the match, because Mitchell took full advantage of this gift of life, first scored a century and then scored unbeaten 131 runs to give victory to New Zealand.

Easy catch dropped by Prasidh Krishna.

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New Zealand chased the biggest target

This is New Zealand’s biggest successful run chase of the target on Indian soil. Earlier in the 2023 World Cup, New Zealand had won the match against England by scoring 283 runs. Apart from this, New Zealand also made its fourth highest successful run chase in ODI against India. This is New Zealand’s first win after eight consecutive defeats in ODIs against India since 2023.

India Vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Match: The second match of the ongoing 3-match ODI series between India and New Zealand was played on Wednesday i.e. January 14, 2026 at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. In this match, Team India had to face a crushing defeat by 7 wickets. With the defeat in Rajkot ODI, the series is now tied at 1-1. After the match, captain Shubman Gill looked very disappointed with his team’s performance, especially bowling and fielding. Captain Gill attributed the defeat to not being able to take wickets in the middle overs and mistakes in fielding.

Shubman Gill told the reason for defeat

In the post match presentation after the second match played against New Zealand, captain Shubman Gill clearly said that not being able to take wickets in the middle overs was the biggest reason for Team India’s defeat. Shubman said, ‘We could not take any wicket in the middle overs. When five fielders are inside the circle and you do not take wickets during that time, it becomes very difficult to defend the target. Even if we had scored 15-20 more runs on the board, it was impossible to win without wickets in the middle overs.

Bowlers should have been a little more aggressive

Captain Gill has given his reaction on the way New Zealand batsmen, especially Darrell Mitchell and Will Young, played the Indian spinners. He admitted that the Indian bowlers performed brilliantly in the beginning, but later they became lax. Gill said, ‘In the first 10-15 overs, the ball was moving a bit and we bowled well. But I think after 20-25 overs the pitch became a bit flat. At that time we needed to be a little more aggressive in bowling. We should have taken a few more risks, which we could not take.

Gill expressed disappointment over fielding mistakes

The fielding of the Indian team has been a matter of concern in the last few matches and in Rajkot too, many catches were missed by the Indian fielders. Expressing his displeasure on this, the captain said, ‘In the last match also we had missed some chances and the same happened today also. That’s an aspect we always try to improve on, especially with this team. But the truth is that in this format, if you do not catch your chances, it will always lead you to defeat. Regarding batting, Gill said that on such pitches it is necessary for the set batsman to last till the end.

Sitanshu Kotak On Virat Kohli-Gautam Gambhir Relation: Everything is not going well between Indian team’s star batsman Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir. Both of them do not like each other at all and their relationship has now turned sour. Even Virat and Gautam do not talk to each other. You must have heard all such speculations and rumors on social media. Now such news has come from the dressing room, which will put an end to all the discussions. Team India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has said a big thing about the relationship between Virat and Gambhir.

Indian team’s batting coach gave statement on Virat-Gambhir

Indian team’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has given a statement regarding the relationship between Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma and head coach Gautam Gambhir. Rejecting speculations of a rift, he said that both these experienced players are fully involved in the long-term plans of the team. Kotak told that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are fully involved in the preparation for next year’s World Cup and making India’s ODI strategy.

Sitanshu Kotak said before the second ODI against New Zealand

Sitanshu Kotak said before the second ODI against New Zealand that he makes strategies. Now that both are playing the same format, they want India to win every match. Both of them have so much experience that they share and discuss their ideas with other players. He also talks with Gautam on the ODI format and our strategy for the World Cup to be held in South Africa next year. Often I’m there and if I’m listening they share their experiences. I always see them talking. You see many things on social media, but I avoid seeing them. From where I see, there is a lot of positive.