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

Foulkes to Rahul, FOUR, edged and four! 130.3kph, very full outside off, Rahul goes after it and the outside edge goes fine of short third man before running away to the fence. 12 runs off the final over

Foulkes to Rahul, no run, 130.8kph, pitched up delivery, Rahul reaches for it and drills it to the left of mid-off

Foulkes to Rahul, 2 runs, full outside off, Rahul throws the kitchen sink and slices it over cover. Two men converge - Jamieson from cover and Conway from deep cover. The latter stops and decides to take it on the bounce

Foulkes to Rahul, FOUR, with mid-off inside the circle, that's a poor ball. 129.2kph, fullish delivery outside off and Rahul clears his front leg to biff it over mid-off. Rahul is livid, he was probably eyeing a maximum

Foulkes to Rahul, no run, slower ball bouncer outside off, Rahul tries to reverse-pull it over short third man, no contact

Jamieson to Rahul, SIX, 8th ODI hundred for KL Rahul! Full toss from Jamieson and the right-handed batter clears his front leg to belt it over long-on. Off comes the helmet and he seems to be whistling as he waves the bat. At 118/4, India were in a spot of bother but Rahul batted with a lot of calmness and has paced his innings brilliantly

Jamieson to Rahul, 2 runs, full toss, flicked through midwicket for a couple of runs

Jamieson to Rahul, no run, Jamieson nails the yorker, Rahul jams it towards extra cover and decides not to take the single

Jamieson to Rahul, no run, Rahul misses out. Dipping low full toss outside off, Rahul stays leg-side to try and steer it fine of the short third man fielder. Misses

Jamieson to Rahul, 2 runs, 128kph, very full, bunted to the left of long-on and the batters take two

Jamieson to Rahul, FOUR, shot! 125.4kph, overpitched ball marginally outside off, Rahul makes room to thump it over extra cover for a one-bounce four. Rahul moves into the 90s

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 1 run, 96.2kph, full and quick outside off, Rahul laces it to sweeper cover

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, no run, low full toss, Rahul drives hard and Lennox makes a diving stop to his right

Foulkes to Rahul, FOUR, first boundary in 3 overs! Pace off but it's overpitched outside off. Rahul stays leg-side and throws his arms to biff it over extra cover

Foulkes to Rahul, 1 run, yorker, Rahul stays deep to squeeze it to point. 250 up for India

Foulkes to Rahul, 1 run, 84.8kph, back of the hand slower ball, Rahul waits on the back foot to slam it to long-on

Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, 125.7kph, yorker length, jammed to cover

Jamieson to Rahul, 2 runs, 133.3kph, full toss on the pads and Rahul flicks it along the ground in front of square on the leg-side

Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, 118.4kph, pace off and shortened length, Rahul pulls to deep square leg

Jamieson to Rahul, no run, 130.5kph, low full toss, Rahul clears his front leg and drills it straight back at the bowler

Jamieson to Rahul, 2 runs, 129.2kph, high full toss and Rahul gently knocks it towards wide mid-on

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 1 run, 86.3kph, bit of flight on this length ball and Rahul taps it to cover for a single

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 1 run, 87.5kph, slower and Lennox pulls his length back, Rahul stays back to knock it down to long-on

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, no run, yorker length outside off, Rahul reaches for it and squeezes it to the left of backward point. Nicholls makes a diving stop

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, no run, full on the sticks, Rahul comes down the track and drives hard but straight at the bowler

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 2 runs, short of length just outside off, pulled between long-on and deep midwicket

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

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

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 2 runs, steps out and adjusts well does Rahul as that was fired very full on the pads. Flicked through backward square leg and the batters run hard to collect a couple more

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 1 run, 87.5kph, very full, whipped to deep square leg off the inner part of the bat

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 1 run, 88.3kph, worked with the spin to deep midwicket

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, FOUR, 86.1kph, fullish ball drifting in towards off-middle, Rahul gets forward and then bends low before reverse-sweeping it to the right of the backward point fielder. Superb contact and the ball runs away to the fence

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

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

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 1 run, 87.6kph, spinning in towards off, Rahul goes deep in the crease and opens the bat-face to pat it to point

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 2 runs, 84.6kph, full ball, worked through midwicket and good runnings results in a brace

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 1 run, 91kph, driven along the ground to long-off off the front foot

Jamieson to Rahul, no run, fuller and close to off, Rahul plays it with soft hands to the off-side

Jamieson to Rahul, FOUR, fifty for Rahul. He's held this innings together and it wlll be on him to get India to a competitive total. Cross-seam full delivery around off, Rahul looks to drive down the ground but slices it off the outer edge past a diving short third

Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, loopy full toss around off, Rahul waits and forces it along the ground to long-on

Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, 126.9ks fullish delivery on off, Rahul drives it down to long-on

Jamieson to Rahul, FOUR, lovely shot! That's the best of the lot from Rahul. Not much wrong with the delivery - fuller than good length, Rahul presses forward and meets it on the rise, creams the drive in front of square, right between extra cover and mid-off. That had everything - class, timing and placement

Jamieson to Rahul, 1 run, 125.8ks on a length and outside off, Rahul meets it on top of the bounce and drives to sweeper cover

Jamieson to Rahul, 2 runs, short of length delivery but does not quite come on, hence Rahul mistimes the pull through mid-wicket and picks up a couple

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 1 run, 84.2ks attacks the stumps, Rahul opens the bat face and directs it square of the wicket

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 1 run, 87.6ks flighted close to off, Rahul waits and knocks it past cover

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, no run, tossed up on off, Rahul leans forward and eases it to cover

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, FOUR, Rahul starting to up the ante. Third boundary in 8 balls for him. He comes down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and smashes it straight down the ground. No chance for a diving long-on fielder

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, no run, 86.2ks tad short around off, Rahul chops the cut to backward point

Foulkes to Rahul, 1 run, 124.1ks good length ball around off, Rahul eases it to long-on

Foulkes to Rahul, no run, 129.4ks back of a length close to off, Rahul knocks it to cover

Foulkes to Rahul, FOUR, second boundary in the over. 111.6ks slower ball that's dragged short, not much bounce on this delivery, but Rahul adjusts nicely and swivels to pull it backward of square

Foulkes to Rahul, no run, 129.8ks on a length and outside off, Rahul angles it to backward point

Foulkes to Rahul, FOUR, once again Foulkes is cut away to the boundary - not the first time today. Short and outside off, Rahul shuffles across and gets on top of the bounce, cracks it square and beats Conway sliding across near the rope

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 1 run, flatter and fraction short, Rahul opens the bat face and punches square of the wicket

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 2 runs, 86.1ks drifting in, Rahul plays it with soft hands to then off-side, Hay gets forward and has a needless shy at the non-striker's end, concedes the extra run

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 1 run, 84.7ks dragged short, Rahul mistimes the pull over mid-wicket and settles with a single

Foulkes to Rahul, 1 run, short of length around the ribs, Rahul tucks it to short fine and Jadeja quickly crosses over

Foulkes to Rahul, no run, 127ks back of a length delivery, Rahul stands tall and punches to cover

Foulkes to Rahul, 1 run, 109.8ks floaty delivery, Rahul squeezes the drive square of the wicket

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 1 run, 89.5ks flatter delivery on off, Rahul punches with an open bat face to sweeper cover

Jayden Lennox to Rahul, 1 run, 84.3ks attacks the stumps and the ball stays a tad low, Rahul opens the bat face and stabs it square on the off-side

Foulkes to Rahul, 1 run, 127.7ks back of a length delivery, Rahul knocks it with soft hands to the off-side and quickly crosses over

Foulkes to Rahul, 1 run, 127.6ks full delivery on leg, Rahul closes the bat face and the leading edge rolls to long-on

Foulkes to Rahul, no run, slower off-cutter, short and does not bounce much, Rahul winds up for the pull and gets an under-edge onto the back thigh

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, 92.8ks darted into leg, Rahul clips it to short fine and picks out Jamieson

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 1 run, spinning into leg, Rahul nurdles it backward of square

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, 81ks shortens the length, Rahul stands tall and punches it to Bracewell

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, tossed up on off, Rahul drives it back to Bracewell

Phillips to Rahul, 1 run, 90.8kph, pad-lined length ball, worked through backward square leg

Phillips to Rahul, 1 run, 92.4kph, back leg off the ground to wristily drive this full delivery to long-on

Phillips to Rahul, no run, 89.6kph, round the wicket, flat ball on a length outside off, Rahul punches it to cover

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 1 run, full ball drifting in, Rahul steps out of the crease and drives along the ground to long-on

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, 84.8kph, skips down the track to clip this fullish ball to square leg

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, pushed to the left of midwicket and Phillips makes a diving stop to his left

Phillips to Rahul, no run, 88.7kph, Rahul gets forward to drive hard, finds mid-off

Phillips to Rahul, 1 run, 88kph, works this length ball to midwicket off the back foot

Phillips to Rahul, FOUR, Rahul breaks the shackles! 84.4kph, Rahul comes down the track, moves leg-side in the process and that allows him to free his arms. Reaches for this full delivery and drives beautifully through extra cover

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 1 run, 93.9kph, fraction short, Rahul makes room to chop it to point

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, length ball on middle, played back at the bowler

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 1 run, extra bounce from a length and Rahul cuts it to deep point

Phillips to Rahul, 1 run, short of length, cut to sweeper cover

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, 1 run, 89.6kph, skips down the track, gets close to the pitch of the flighted delivery and drives to long-on

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

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, 91kph, full ball and Rahul's drive finds Phillips who is at straight midwicket (or wide mid-on). Another good over for New Zealand

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, 91.9kph, flatter ball, Rahul goes back to cut and under-edges onto his back leg

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, 84.2kph, Rahul gets forward and pushes this fuller ball to midwicket

Michael Bracewell to Rahul, no run, length ball around off, Rahul pushes it back to the bowler

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