The match at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, began with India electing to bowl after winning the toss. New Zealand were set a target of 135, requiring a run‑rate of 2.70 to win the 2nd ODI of the India tour of New Zealand. The hosts were dismissed for 134/10 in 41 overs, with 11 extras (6 wides, 2 leg‑byes, 1 no‑ball and 2 byes) contributing to the total.
The first wicket fell in the 1.5th over when Tim Seifert was caught by Kamboj off Auqib Nabi, leaving New Zealand at 0/1. Will Young was dismissed at 5.4 overs, caught by Rahul off Nabi, for 6. Henry Nicholls was out at 8.4 overs, bowled by Kamboj, for 11. Tom Latham fell at 19.2 overs, caught by Naman Dhir off Gurnoor Brar, for 7. Glenn Phillips was dismissed at 19.6 overs, caught by Kamboj off Brar, for 0.
Daryl Mitchell provided the bulk of the score, finishing on 55 from 104 balls with five fours and two sixes. He was caught by Kamboj off Patel. Mitchell Santner added 31 from 38 balls, including a four and two sixes, before falling to Gurnoor Brar. Kyle Jamieson was dismissed by Patel for 7, and Nathan Smith was caught by Sharma off Brar for 3. The final wicket, Blair Tickner, fell at 40.6 overs, bowled by Kamboj for 2, leaving the innings at 134/10.
The bowling figures were dominated by Gurnoor Brar, who took 4 wickets for 30 runs in 10 overs, including two maidens. Anshul Kamboj and Auqib Nabi each claimed two wickets, conceding 25 and 31 runs respectively. Axar Patel also took two wickets for 28 runs in 9 overs, while Arshdeep Singh bowled 7 overs without a wicket, conceding 16 runs.
The innings finish at 41 overs, with a required rate of 2.70 for India to chase 135. Earlier in the series, India won the first two T20Is by 4 wickets, the third by 6 wickets, New Zealand won the fourth by 87 runs and the fifth by 7 wickets, and India won the first ODI by 5 wickets (DLS method).
