Washington Sundar Ruled Out, Nitish Kumar Reddy Included for 2nd ODI

India vs New Zealand, IND vs NZ 2nd ODI: New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl. Jaden Lennox is set to make his debut in this match. India also made a change, with Nitish Kumar Reddy replacing Washington Sundar.

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 04:25 PM (IST)
Washington Sundar Ruled Out, Nitish Kumar Reddy Included for 2nd ODI
Washington Sundar Ruled Out, Nitish Kumar Reddy Included for 2nd ODI

The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and New Zealand is being played. In this match, being played at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, Kiwi captain Michael Bracewell won the toss and elected to bowl first. India took a 1-0 lead in the series after winning the first match played in Vadodara.

Both teams have made changes to their playing 11s for this match. All-rounder Washington Sundar has been ruled out of the series due to injury. Fast bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been selected in his place. New Zealand has also made one change. Jaden Lennox has been given a chance to debut.

In the last 10 List A matches in Rajkot, the team batting first has won five and the team chasing has won five. The average first innings score here is 300+. Therefore, there could be a rain of runs.

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Playing 11 of Team India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Playing 11 of Team New Zealand: Michael Bracewell (captain), Devon Conway, Henry Nicholls, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay (wicketkeeper), Jacqui Foakes, Christian Clarke, Kyle Jamieson, Jaden Lennox.

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