🇮🇳 🇳🇿 #INDvNZ : 2nd ODI #Rajkot

At Rajkot..supposed to be flattest pitch in India....was it not?..slowing down? Let's wait n see...well it played better in 2nd half...or was it just below par performance from India??

New Zealand Chased it extremely

 well..record runs chase in India :  1-1.

in 47.3 overs with loss of just 3 wickets.

A superb hundred from Daryl Mitchell 💯 does it for New Zealand. 

Mitchell 131* off 117 n Phillips 32*(25).

Mitchell gets to his 100 in 96 balls..💪🏼

40 Ov : 227/3 : Need 58 off 60.

Need 77 off 72 : All upto pacers now..

Kuldeep gets wicket at last ..looks bit too late for hosts..??? 65/1 off 8.

208/3 Young 87.

Partnership 160+ NZ cruising...

203/2 : 37 Ov : Need 82 off 78 

Prasidh Krishna dropped Mitchell on 80..Game ...Match...Definitely gone now..off Kuldeep 60 off 7 ov now.

35 Ov: 187/2 : New Zealand in control.

47 off 6 overs ..Kuldeep Yadav very ineffective tonight.

30 Ov : 149/2 : Game ON.! 136 more reqd.

NZ worm catches Indian innings.

Young too 50* off 68..

Dangerous in form Mitchell 50* off  52.

25 Ov : 117/2 : Young + Mitchell :70+ 💪🏼

100/2 : 21.5 Ov. 

31 years old Kuldeep with 191 wickets..

82/2 : 20 Ov : RRR : 6.77.

15 Ov : 74/2.

Daryl Mitchell in..

Indian pacers excellent...so far.

Prasidh Krishna gets Nicholls 10(25): 46/2 : 12.4 Ov.

10 Ov : 34/1. Harshit : 17/1 : 5 Ov.

Harshit Rana strikes :  Brilliant : 

Conway clean bowled 16 : 22/1 : 5.2 Ov.

India Batting , as NZ opted to bowl : 

And India Sets Target of 288.

India faltering after a good start , pitch slowing down.??? New Zealad's spinners excellent and India has got no one to sweep them to dominate..make them offline.

KL Rahul hits 0,4,2,0,4 in 50th over: 112*(92).

284/7.

And classy calm KL Rahul delivers...Excellent knock under circumstances..gets to 100 on 87th ball..with 6 over mid-on..👌🏼👏🏻💪🏼👍🏼, celebrates with 2 finger veesal 9x4s n 1x6 so far in that .

All hopes on KL for a good competitive score,but again New Zealand pulls back got Nitish on 20 : 248/6 : 46.2 : Harshit Rana in.

45 Ov : 239/5 : KL 75* (71) / Nitish 19*(19).

200/5:40.1.

40 Ov : 199/5 : KL 52*(52) & Nitish 2*

KL doing well: good recovery partnership but Jadeja gone on 27: 191/5 : 38.1, KL 46* off 49 : Bracewell just 1/18 off 8.

Remember that now there is only one ball is continued after 34 Ov..goes soft.

2 balls rule was in since 2011.

30 Ov 142/4 : from 70/0 off 12 Ov.,

New Zealand spinners on TOP. 

KL hits  boundary  🇮🇳 after 63 balls..🫢

New Zealand in control...10+ overs: NO BOUNDARY..!

25 Ov : 122/4 : KL 2 off 8 + Jadeja 2 off 7.

Rajkot stunned and silenced as Virat bowled off inside edge on 23 : 118/4 : 23.3

K Clarke 3/35 off 5.3..brilliant so far.

KL walks in at 5 ..Virat 21* : 21.3 Ov.

New Zealand pulling it back 115/3 : Shreyas.

20 Ov : 112/2.

100/2 : 17 Ov.

Shreyas Iyer in at 1st Drinks, Virat 14*(11).

99/2 :16.5 Ov : Shubman was in excellent rhythm, departs on 56 off 53, weak pull.

Shubman Gill 51* off 47...on the way to become fastest Indian to 3000 ODI runs.

Virat Kohli drives 1st ball to cover boundary.

joined Shubman Gill -  41* off 37.

Rohit steps out..and edges to deep point 24 (38) : 70/1 : 12.2 Ov.

10 Ov :57/0 : Rohit 21*(31) &  Gill 31*(30).

10/0 : 5 Overs.

Even after a decade, no one can stop King Kohli in ODIs! 🥶

From the golden peak of 2016 to a blazing start in 2026, the King is back with extra energy, unstoppable hunger, and OG dominance. ⚡👌

As on...14th January 2026.

#INDvNZ : ODI : 1st

 1st at Vadodara ( Baroda): 

Indian Chase : Target 301.

203/2 : 34 Ov : Virat 78* ( Gill made 56).

After Rohit's -26- departure, excellent Partnership between Shubman Gill 56* and Virat Kohli 59*in progress ..💪🏼

26 Ov : 152/1 : 

New Zealand Batting : 

Kuldeep Yadav gets 4th : 180/4 : 35 Overs.

Harshit Rana brings smile to Indian supporters, with sending both set openers back followed by Sirj. So its 150/3: 30th Ov.

Very Good Steady start : 20 Ov :  104/0.

Both Openers 50* .

Washington missed half-chance on square leg boundary given by Conway on 38 off Kuldeep Yadav- unnecessarily was bit more inside. 

10 Ov : 49/0 : Conway + Nicholas.

Shreyas Iyer is back after injury in Oct'25.

Here's some trivia...

New Zealad's playing XI today have a combined 10,224 runs in ODIs:

Virat Kohli alone has 14,557 ☠️

ICYMI: Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the ODI series against New Zealand.

Dhruv Jurel named replacement.

🇦🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #AUSvENG #Ashes2025 : 4th Test

Boxing Day Test Match at Melbourne Cricket Ground: 

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 ENGLAND WIN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

This is the first Test win for Joe Root in 18 Tests in Australia, and the first for Ben Stokes in 13 games 🤯

Too little too late in terms of the series, but England have won a Test down under for the first time since 2011*. 

They've beaten Australia by six-wickets in an utterly bonkers two-day match. 🤯

Jacob Bethell top-scores with 40 as we complete our first Test win in Australia since 2011.

The series may have gone, but that’s a result to be proud of 🤝 - by England Cricket.

England 0-3 was playing to regain some pride at historic MCG , as the series is already lost.

*It took a very long wait...

Fourteen years, eleven months, and twenty-one days.

Nearly 180 months. Over 780 weeks. More than 5,400 days of trying, failing, coming close, and falling short,

England have finally won a Test match in Australia.

This happens also in Australia...20 wickets on day 1 & 12 more by Tea on day 2 : 36 in two days..!!!

It's been chaos at the MCG 😬

36 Wickets in two days : In 142 Overs🤭  

A Test played in fast-forward goes the way of the visitors.

3-1 as we head to the series finale in Sydney.

WAS IT THE PITCH... OR WAS IT THE BATTING? 😬

Clearly, the MCG pitch wasn't at its best, but England looked pretty good batting on it on day two.

Australia, on the other hand, lost 20 wickets in less than 80 overs.

It's the quickest the Aussies have been bowled out twice in a Test since 1928.

So questions need to be asked of the batters - including a trio who've had problems all series.: Labuschagne, Cameron Green & Waetherald.

The SCG Test shapes as the perfect chance to audition some fresh faces... or give some old ones the chance they deserve.

'CAREER IS ON THE LINE IN SYDNEY'

  - By Fox Cricket.

Day 2 : 

At last : England in with the chance :

Target for England was 175.

Post Tea: 

England does it with Harry Brook 18* in 32.2 overs, win by 4 wickets.

Twist in the tale? : NO.

Brook is the key with J Smith in. 

English Captain Ben Stokes patience runs out gone for 2 off 9 in 12 minutes with 10 more required to win : 165/5.

Joe Root falls on 15 with 17 more required: 158/5: Stokes in.

155/4 : Need 20 more. 

4/137 : 38 required as 

Harry Brook : most promising, ever aggressive..loves to dominate from the very first ball , reminds one of our own Maverick Rishabh Pant...

 - joins Joe Root on 12*.

40 more required 135/3 : Target 175

At Tea : 

Brydon Carse, with a Test batting average of 19.65, was promoted to No.3 in the fourth innings at the MCG 👀

He had never batted above No.8 in his Test career...

Before Tea on day two 🙄 only.. 

ENGLAND! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 require 1️⃣7️⃣5️⃣ to win..

Day 1: