IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: Time, Where to Watch, Playing XI

India play New Zealand in the 2nd ODI at Hnry Stadium, Wellington, on Saturday, 7 November, at 7:30 AM IST. The toss is at 7 AM IST. The match is live on Sony Sports Ten 1 HD in English and Ten 3 HD in Hindi, and streams on SonyLIV. India lead the five-match series 1-0 after a 5-wicket DLS win at Eden Park on Wednesday.

It is another early start, and another day when the weather could decide how much cricket we get. Forecasts give about a 60 per cent chance of rain in Wellington around the start.

IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: date, time and venue

• Date: Saturday, 7 November 2026
• Venue: Hnry Stadium (formerly Sky Stadium), Wellington
• Start time: 7:30 AM IST (3 PM in Wellington). The toss is at 7 AM IST.
• Series: 2nd of 5 ODIs. India lead 1-0.
• Next: 3rd ODI, Tuesday 10 November, Seddon Park, Hamilton, 7:30 AM IST

Where to watch IND vs NZ 2nd ODI live in India

The match is on the Sony Sports Network and streams on the SonyLIV app and website.

• English: Sony Sports Ten 1 HD (Tata Play 470, Airtel 286) and Ten 1 SD (Airtel 285)
• Hindi: Sony Sports Ten 3 HD (Tata Play 475, Airtel 290)
• Streaming: SonyLIV (subscription)

TryBall's match page has the toss, both playing XIs, the live score and ball-by-ball commentary from the first ball.

What happened in the 1st ODI

India chose to bowl at Eden Park and bowled New Zealand out for 185 in 40.2 overs. Rain twice cut India's chase, first to 167 in 40 overs and then to 143 in 32. Virat Kohli made 74 off 51 balls and India got there in 22.4 overs, with 56 balls to spare. Anshul Kamboj was player of the match for 10-2-22-2. Our full 1st ODI report has the ball-by-ball numbers.

Two numbers from that game set up Saturday.

India's seamers did all the work. Arshdeep Singh, Auqib Nabi, Kamboj and Gurnoor Brar bowled 35.2 of the 40.2 overs and took all nine wickets that were not run-outs. Axar Patel bowled only five overs and was not used until the 22nd over.

New Zealand's short ball worked. India were 114 for 1, needing 29 more. They then lost four wickets for 22 runs in 20 balls, and all four came from short balls: Gill, Kohli and Shreyas Iyer pulling, and Axar fending one to Glenn Phillips. Jacob Duffy took 3 for 16 in his last two overs.

Team news: Henry back, Conway out

New Zealand. Devon Conway has been ruled out of the rest of the ODI series with concussion after a collision with Matt Henry at catching practice in Auckland. Henry has been cleared of concussion and is available. He missed the last three T20Is with a low-grade tear in his right quadriceps, so this would be his first game since. Nick Kelly, a left-handed batter who was already picked for the last two ODIs, joins the squad in Wellington as Conway's replacement. Mark Chapman (hamstring) and Rachin Ravindra (shoulder) are also out.

Henry's return matters. New Zealand's quicks in Auckland were Kyle Jamieson, Duffy, Blair Tickner and Nathan Smith. Tickner went for 38 in four overs, 9.5 an over, so he is the most likely to make way.

New Zealand's bigger problem is their batting. Their top six made 117 runs between them in Auckland, and their No. 11, Tickner, was the second-highest scorer with 34 off 23. Michael Bracewell, who did not play on Wednesday, would add a batter and a second spinner.

India. There is no injury news from the India camp. Reports suggest Mohammed Siraj could come in for Auqib Nabi, who bowled six overs for 33 and was the only one of the four seamers without a wicket. Kamboj and Brar should keep their places after taking five wickets between them for 66 runs in 19.2 overs.

Rohit Sharma was out for a six-ball duck on Wednesday, caught at mid-off off Jamieson. He made 32, 100 and 92 in his three ODIs against the West Indies last month, so expect him to open again.

IND vs NZ 2nd ODI predicted playing XIs

India (probable): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Arshdeep Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar, Auqib Nabi or Mohammed Siraj

New Zealand (probable): Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wk), Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner (c), Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy

Three things to watch

1. Can India's middle order handle the short ball? Iyer, Axar and Rahul are the batters New Zealand will target. Iyer pulled Duffy for six and was caught pulling the next ball. Wellington's pitch usually has more bounce than Eden Park, so expect Duffy and Jamieson to bowl short again after the first 10 overs.

2. Kamboj and the new ball. Kamboj bowled 46 dot balls out of 60 in Auckland by our count, and conceded only two fours. Wellington's pitch tends to help seamers early, which suits a bowler who hits a hard length.

3. Kohli's pull shot. The same ball that got India's wickets also gave Kohli his runs. Tickner's fourth over went 4, 0, 0, 0, 4, 4, all pulls. 58 of Kohli's 74 runs came in boundaries. If New Zealand bowl short at him, they need to be accurate.

Hnry Stadium, Wellington: pitch report and weather

The ground is a drop-in pitch in a stadium built for rugby. The square boundaries are short, about 60 metres, but the ground is often hit by strong wind, which changes which end the quicks want.

Across 32 men's ODIs at the ground, the average first-innings score is about 232 and the average second-innings score about 206. Sides batting first have won three of the last four ODIs here. The pitch tends to help seamers with bounce and carry early on and gets better for batting later, although dew under the lights can make the ball slippery. The highest ODI total here is New Zealand's 393 for 6 against the West Indies in the 2015 World Cup quarter-final, when Martin Guptill made 237 not out.

India played a T20I at this ground 11 days ago and chased 199 in 13.2 overs, with Abhishek Sharma making 113 off 38. So the pitch can play very fast when the sun is out. A grey, wet day is a different game.

Weather: forecasts give about a 60 per cent chance of rain around the start, cloud cover close to 100 per cent and a top of about 17 to 19°C. A shortened match is a real chance again, so the toss and DLS could matter as much as they did on Wednesday.

India's ODI record in Wellington

India have played four ODIs at this ground:

• January 2003: India won by 2 wickets.
• March 2009: no result.
• January 2014: New Zealand won by 87 runs.
• February 2019: India won by 35 runs. India were 18 for 4 and recovered to 252, with Ambati Rayudu making 90, then bowled New Zealand out for 217.

That is two wins, one defeat and one no result.

Head-to-head

India and New Zealand have played 124 ODIs. India have won 64 and New Zealand 52, with one tie and seven no results. Wednesday's DLS win was India's 64th.

Our prediction

India are favourites. Their seamers had New Zealand at 146 for 9 in Auckland, and New Zealand are without Conway, Ravindra and Chapman. Henry makes New Zealand's attack better, but not their batting, which is where they lost Wednesday's game. If India bat first and get past the first 10 overs, 260 to 280 should be enough here. New Zealand's best chance is the short ball at India's middle order, and maybe the rain.

IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: FAQs

What time does IND vs NZ 2nd ODI start? The first ball is at 7:30 AM IST on Saturday, 7 November. The toss is at 7 AM IST.

Which channel will show IND vs NZ 2nd ODI? Sony Sports Ten 1 HD in English (Tata Play 470, Airtel 286) and Sony Sports Ten 3 HD in Hindi (Tata Play 475, Airtel 290). It streams live on SonyLIV.

Will rain affect the 2nd ODI in Wellington? It might. Forecasts give about a 60 per cent chance of rain around the start, with heavy cloud all day.

Is Devon Conway playing the 2nd ODI? No. He is out of the rest of the ODI series with concussion, and Nick Kelly replaces him in the squad.

Who won the 1st ODI? India won by 5 wickets on the DLS method at Eden Park. Virat Kohli made 74 off 51 and Anshul Kamboj took 2 for 22 in 10 overs.

Match page: tryball.in/match/ind-vs-nz-2nd-odi-2026-11-07 Series page: tryball.in/series/india-tour-of-new-zealand-2026 1st ODI report: tryball.in/news/ind-vs-nz-1st-odi-2026-result-kohli-74

By the TryBall cricket desk. 1st ODI figures are from TryBall's own scorecard and ball-by-ball coverage. Team news, weather and venue figures are from New Zealand and Indian media previews published on 6 November.