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.

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.