India vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI, New Zealand tour of India, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Kristian Clarke to Nitish Reddy, SIX, 110.4kph, slow, full and marginally outside off, Nitish spots it and dispatches it. Waits for the ball to come to him, brings his bottom hand into play to wallop it over cow corner. 12 runs off the over

Kristian Clarke to Rahul, 1 run, angling in on a length and Rahul turns it to midwicket

Kristian Clarke to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, firmly drives this full-pitched delivery to long-off's left. Bracewell gets to the ball quickly and keeps the batters down to one

Kristian Clarke to Rahul, 1 run, 131kph, very full, flicked to deep midwicket

Kristian Clarke to Rahul, 2 runs, uppish, safe and two more. Fuller than a length, Rahul offers a vertical blade to drive it straight down the pitch. Just out of Clarke's reach who sticks his right hand out

Kristian Clarke to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, 108.7kph, pace off ball on the stumps, turned through midwicket

Kristian Clarke to Rahul, 1 run, 129.5kph, low bounce on a length, Rahul flicks and inside-edges onto his pad. The ball gently rolls to point and the batters scamper across for a sharp single

Kristian Clarke to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, 132.7kph, Clarke slips in a yorker and Nitish digs it out towards point

Kristian Clarke to Rahul, 1 run, short of length outside off, chopped to deep point

Kristian Clarke to Nitish Reddy, 1 run, 109.5kph, pace-off full ball, driven down to long-off

Kristian Clarke to Nitish Reddy, 2 runs, 128.2kph, leg-lined, clipped through square leg and they take on Phillips' arm. Nitish is swift as well

Kristian Clarke to Rahul, 1 run, 126kph, fullish outside off, driven crisply to sweeper cover

Kristian Clarke to Rahul, 1 run, 130.3kph, wide of the crease and overpitched, Rahul drives firmly and mid-on dives full-length to his left to save three runs

Kristian Clarke to Rahul, no run, 132.4kph, short of length and it comes slower than the batsman expects. Rahul looks to drive and miscues it back to the bowler

Kristian Clarke to Jadeja, 1 run, round the wicket, short and wide, Jadeja reaches for it as he chops it to sweeper cover

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Pindrop silence in Rajkot. 128.4kph, Clarke keeps it simple and angles it into the right-hander. Kohli tries to manufacture a shot as he tries to steer it through point. The line is too close to be attempting that and he ends up dragging it onto the stumps. No boundary for 7 overs and India have slipped from 99/1 to 118/4. Kohli b Kristian Clarke 23(29) [4s-2]

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, no run, 130.6kph, full outside off and that's been driven straight to cover

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, no run, 129kph, the line is too straight, Kohli shuffles to tickle it fine, misses and the ball brushes his pad before going towards the keeper

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, 1 run, 128.9kph, fullish ball and Kohli drives along the ground to long-on

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, no run, 134.1kph, short of length, Kohli hops and taps it into the off-side

Kristian Clarke to Rahul, leg byes, 1 run, 128.5kph, a bouncer to greet the new batter and Rahul is surprised by it. He swivels to pull and gets hit on the helmet badge as it bounces over the blade. That would have woken up KL

Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by Michael Bracewell!! Shreyas Iyer tries to break loose and perishes. 130.2kph, fullish delivery outside off, Shreyas goes hard on the drive and doesn't get the necessary elevation. Finds mid-off where Bracewell gets low to pouch it with both hands. Good passage of play for New Zealand. Shreyas Iyer c Michael Bracewell b Kristian Clarke 8(17)

Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer, no run, 127.2kph, banged in short, Shreyas crouches and then sways away from it

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, 1 run, 133.2kph, driven on the rise to the right of deep cover for a single

Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 129kph, short ball, hip-high, a one-legged pull to deep square leg follows

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, 1 run, pitched up delivery, Kohli drives to long-on after jogging down the pitch

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, wide, on a length but Clarke darts it down leg, beats Kohli's leg-glance

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, no run, 110.7kph, pace off, Kohli spots it late and nudges this length ball into the leg-side with a closed bat-face

Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 133.2kph, full ball, clipped to midwicket and Mitchell fails to stop it cleanly. Misfield and the batters rotate strike

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, 1 run, full on off, Kohli is on the walk to drive it to mid-off. Needless throw from Bracewell results in a single

Kristian Clarke to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run, 127.5kph, full on the sticks, Kohli knocks it to long-on

Kristian Clarke to Gill, FOUR, Gill's turn. Glorious shot! Fullish delivery outside off, Gill gets a good stride in and creams the drive in front of square. The timing and placement exquisite as Young's dive goes in vain near the rope

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, 1 run, back of a length delivery close to off, Kohli tucks it in front of square and crosses over

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, no run, on a length and outside off, Kohli lifts his bat and lets it go

Kristian Clarke to Kohli, FOUR, fabulous shot! Kohli is off and running. He was greeted with a loud cheer and it only gets louder with the ball racing to the fence. Full delivery, Kohli reaches for it and rolls his wrists to place the drive in front of square, beat cover and sweeper had no chance

Kristian Clarke to Rohit, out Caught by Will Young!! Clarke strikes! The partnership is broken. Rohit gets a start but does not convert it. Cross-seam delivery from Clarke, Rohit shimmies down and gives himself room, he wanted to hit down the the ground over mid-off, but ends up slicing it towards sweeper cover. Young comes in and takes a simple catch. He had done the hard work of seeing off the new ball but fails to cash in. Rohit c Will Young b Kristian Clarke 24(38) [4s-4]

Kristian Clarke to Rohit, no run, 130.7ks fuller and angling in, Rohit leans forward and turns it gently to mid-wicket

Kristian Clarke to Gill, FOUR, boundary to end the over. 131.1ks back of a length delivery, not quite short but Gill plays his favourite shot - short-arm jab off the front foot, places it in front of square and beats Jamieson getting across from long-on

Kristian Clarke to Gill, no run, on a length and around off, Gill prods forward and defends it down the pitch

Kristian Clarke to Gill, no run, 128.1ks too full and close to off, Gill squeezes the drive to mid-off and is quick to shout "no, no" for the single

Kristian Clarke to Rohit, 1 run, 127.7ks back of a length outside off, Rohit opens the bat face and guides it to third man

Kristian Clarke to Gill, 1 run, 130.9ks full pitcher outside off, Gill slices the drive square of the wicket and sweeper tidies up

Kristian Clarke to Gill, no run, 133.2ks good length ball around off, Gill gets behind the line and defends it back

Kristian Clarke to Rohit, no run, 132.7ks full pitcher around off, Rohit swings hard and misses. That was in the slot and Rohit would feel disappointed..

Kristian Clarke to Rohit, no ball, on a length and outside off, Rohit meets it on top of the bounce and punches to mid-off. Clarke has overstepped. The siren goes off. Free-hit coming up for Rohit..

Kristian Clarke to Gill, 1 run, once again not quite short, Gill short-arm jabs off the front foot wide of long-on and Rohit wanted two, sent back

Kristian Clarke to Gill, FOUR, crunched! Gill on the charge. 18 from his last 5 balls. Fraction short and outside off, Gill is on the front foot but manages to crack the cut square of the wicket, bisects backward point and cover-point perfectly

Kristian Clarke to Gill, no run, 130.6ks fuller and outside off, Gill leans forward and pushes it to cover

Kristian Clarke to Gill, FOUR, nicely done! Back of a length delivery, on middle and leg, Gill tucks it behind square on the leg-side and the timing takes care of the rest. He beat short fine inside the ring and the fielder getting across from deep square leg

Kristian Clarke to Rohit, 1 run, picks it from an off-stump line and clips it in front of square, just a single

Kristian Clarke to Rohit, wide, now Clarke starts with a wide. Sprays it down leg, no chance for Rohit to meet with the glance and diving take by Hay