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

Prasidh to Nicholls, out Bowled!! Dragged on! This was coming.. The pressure was built by the new ball bowlers, Prasidh and Nitish kept it going, and the end result - a wicket. Nicholls needed a release shot and he goes to his favoured pull, but the line was too close to him, even it was a short of length delivery, he was cramped and the under-edge deflects onto the stumps. A painful stay for Nicholls comes to an end. Nicholls b Prasidh 10(24)

Nitish Reddy to Nicholls, no run, 128.1ks full and outside off, Nicholls drives and picks out Kohli at cover

Nitish Reddy to Nicholls, 1 run, 125.7ks back of a length delivery, Nicholls punches it to sweeper cover

Prasidh to Nicholls, leg byes, 1 run, 137.7ks slanted in, Nicholls misses the clip and the ball thuds off the thigh pad

Prasidh to Nicholls, 1 run, 137.7ks slanted in, Nicholls misses the clip and the ball thuds off the thigh pad

Prasidh to Nicholls, no run, 136.9ks back of a length delivery, Nicholls tucks it with the angle to mid-wicket

Prasidh to Nicholls, 1 run, round the wicket, back of a length delivery, Nicholls guides it to third man

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, 1 run, 139.6ks fullish delivery around off, Nicholls defends in front of mid-on and races to other end. Kuldeep was the fielder and hence Nicholls risked it

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, 1 run, 138.6ks quick short ball, Nicholls rolls his wrists over and pulls to deep backward square

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, 138.9ks angled in from back of a length, not quite short to play the pull but that's what pressure does, Nicholls attempts it and is beaten on the inside edge. The ball does not carry to Rahul

Siraj to Nicholls, 1 run, back of a length delivery, Nicholls knocks it to mid-on and quickly crosses over

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, in the air and safe. Replays show no bat. Nicholls shuffles across the stumps to play the scoop, misses it and the ball lobs off the pad, lands adjacent to the wicket on the off-side

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, 134.2ks full and angled in, Nicholls eases it with soft hands to mid-on

Siraj to Nicholls, 1 run, 137.4ks back of a length around leg, Nicholls tucks it backward of square

Siraj to Nicholls, 1 run, 134.6ks short ball around leg, Nicholls swivels and miscues the pull, got it high on the bat and the ball rolls towards fine leg

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, 137.8ks back of a length delivery, Nicholls stays behind the line and blocks it to cover

Siraj to Nicholls, no run, 137.6ks good length ball around off, Nicholls defends with an angled bat to backward point

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, 1 run, slower short of length delivery, Nicholls waits and drops it into the mid-wicket pocket, easy single

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, 141.3ks on a length and close to off, Nicholls bunts it to the left of Harshit

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, wide, 139.5ks bouncer sprayed down leg, Nicholls stays inside the line and lets it pass

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, leg byes, 1 run, 136.6ks nips in from a shortish length, Nicholls is late in bringing his bat across and the ball deflects off the thigh pad

Siraj to Nicholls, 1 run, fuller and angled across, Nicholls plays it late and guides it with an open bat face to third man

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, 1 run, 139.7ks leg-lined delivery, Nicholls knocks it wide of mid-on and opens his account

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, attacks top of off-stump, Nicholls gets behind the line and defends it back to Harshit

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, 133.1ks fullish delivery outside off, keeps going with the angle and Nicholls shoulders arms

Harshit Rana to Nicholls, no run, slanted across and nips away, Nicholls lifts his bat and lets it go