The contest in Wellington was initially shortened to 47 overs per side, with India bowling New Zealand out for 134 in 41 overs behind Gurnoor Brar's four-wicket haul. In response, New Zealand's seam attack caused early damage by reducing India to 47-4, highlighted by Jacob Duffy removing Shubman Gill for a golden duck. Contributions from Shreyas Iyer and an unbeaten 26 from KL Rahul steered the chase to 113-7, which proved enough for a four-run victory under the DLS calculation when rain stopped play.
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India secured a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day international series following the fou…: India secured a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day international series following the four-run DLS victory.
Play was permanently abandoned with India needing 22 additional runs for an outright win…: Play was permanently abandoned with India needing 22 additional runs for an outright win after reaching 113-7.
The two teams will travel to Hamilton to play the third match of the series on Tuesday.: The two teams will travel to Hamilton to play the third match of the series on Tuesday.
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Nov 7 : India beat New Zealand by four runs via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-hit one-day international on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series after a pace-dominated contest.
Put in to bat, New Zealand struggled to gain any momentum in Wellington as India's pace attack dismantled the batting line-up and restricted the hosts to 134 in 41 overs, with the match reduced to 47 overs per side due to rain.
India stumbled early in the chase but Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul combined to wrest back control before rain halted play with the visitors on 113-7 and needing a further 22 runs for victory.
New Zealand's seamers, however, made India work hard for victory, turning what appeared to be a routine chase into a gripping, low-scoring contest.
Jacob Duffy struck with his first ball of the innings to dismiss India captain Shubman Gill for a golden duck before removing veteran Virat Kohli in his next over.
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