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India’s Probable Playing XI vs New Zealand | IND vs NZ 2nd ODI 2026

The Indian Men’s National Cricket team will be playing the 2nd ODI match against the New Zealand Men’s National Cricket Team on January 14, 2026, at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot.

Amit Patel (icccricketschedule.com)

Published: January 12, 2026 at 7:17 PM IST • Updated: January 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM IST

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India’s Probable Playing XI vs NZ 2nd ODI | {PC: X}

The Indian Men’s National Cricket team will be playing the 2nd ODI match against the New Zealand Men’s National Cricket Team on January 14, 2026, at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot. As of now, India leads the three-match ODI series against New Zealand by 1-0; however, there are still two matches left in the series.

Both teams have played quite good cricket in this series, but New Zealand wasn’t in their perfect form as they are playing with quite a younger team and lots of their key players are rested for the ODI series. New Zealand is focusing on the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which is just a few weeks away.

India is likely to win the three-match ODI series against New Zealand, but they need to focus on their playing XI as players' performance before the T20 World Cup 2026 is very crucial. The Indian Team needs to have a perfect squad before the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which is why team management is trying different bowling combinations in the IND vs NZ ODI series.

IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Match Details:

Match Between: India Men’s National Cricket Team vs New Zealand Men’s National Cricket Team

Date: January 14, 2026

Venue: Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot

Time: 1:30 PM (IST)

Live Streaming Details: Star Sports & JioHotstar (India & Sri Lanka), PTV Sports & Myco/Tamasha app (Pakistan), Fox Sports & Kayo (Australia), Sky Sports (UK) Willow TV (USA).

Pitch Report - Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot

Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot is known for its longer and spin-friendly wickets, but dew is expected in the second inning so it’s going to be the toss-winning team will choose to bowl first, as chasing will be quite easy. We can expect a high-scoring game between India and New Zealand, but dew is going to play a huge role in this game.

No Arshdeep Singh in IND vs NZ 2nd ODI Playing XI

Indian Star Pacer Arshdeep Singh didn’t play the IND vs NZ 1st ODI match due to some tactical reasons, as team management wants to try different combinations. It is expected that he will also miss the IND vs NZ 2nd ODI in Rajkot as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is just a few weeks away, and team management wants to manage his workload to avoid injuries.

Ayush Badoni to Debut in IND vs NZ 2nd ODI?

After the Washington Sunder got injured during the India vs New Zealand 1st ODI, Ayush Badoni was named his replacement in India’s ODI squad. Badoni has played exceptional cricket in domestic cricket, and he is seen as a like-for-like replacement, so Sunder has more depth in the batting.

India’s Probable Playing XI vs New Zealand 2nd ODI:

Rohit Sharma

Shubman Gill (C)

Virat Kohli

Shreyas Iyer

KL Rahul

Ravindra Jadeja

Ayush Badoni

Harshit Rana

Arshdeep Singh

Kuldeep Yadav

Mohammed Siraj

India Squad vs New Zealand ODI Series:

Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Ayush Badoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh.

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