India vs New Zealand 2nd One Day Photos, Images - Gautam Gambhir is Man of the Match

Stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir hit his 8th ODI century with unbeaten 138 runs as India comfortably beat New Zealand by 8 wickets with 42 balls remaining in the 2nd one day and took a lead of 2-0 in 5 match series.

IND v NZL 2nd ODI Result - Gambhir's century ensures 8 wickets win

Gautam Gambhir is back in form with an unbeaten century as India comfortably chased 258 runs and won the 2nd one day by 8 wickets against New Zealand on Wednesday, 1st December, 2010 at Jaipur. NZL made 258/8 in 50 overs and IND made 259/2 in 43 overs.

New Zealand put a competitive total of 258/8 thanks to 70 runs by opener Guptill and 59 runs by Scott Styris with quick runs by Vettori & Mills in the end as Sreessanth took 4 wickets. In reply India got a good start with 87 runs partnership for the opening wicket by Vijay 33 and Gambhir. Gambhir then put 116 runs for the 2nd wicket with Kohli 64, on his way to his 8th one day century with unbeaten 138 runs off 116 balls with 18 fours and set an easy 8 wicket win with 42 balls remaining and takes 2-0 lead in the 5 match series.

Match Summary:

New Zealand - 258/8 all out in 50 overs (Guptill 70, Styris 59, Sreesanth 4-47)

India - 259/2 in 43 overs (Gambhir 138*, Kohli 64)

Toss - India, who chose to bowl first.

Man of the Match - Gautam Gambhir (India)

Result - India won by 8 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)

Series - India led the 5 match series by 2-0.

India vs New Zealand Second ODI Live Score at Jaipur - INd v NZL 2nd One Day Live Commentary

Watch and enjoy the live scorecard with ball by ball commentary of the second one day international of 5 match series between India and New Zealand in a day-night game at Jaipur from afternoon 2.30 PM IST.

India vs New Zealand 2nd One Day Live Score with ball by ball Commentary:

IND vs NZL 2nd One Day Preview at Jaipur - India v New Zealand Second ODI Teams

Second one day international between host India and New Zealand will be played on Wednesday, 1st December, 2010 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur in a day-night game and timing will be 9:00 GMT, 14:30 IST. India leading the 5 match series by 1-0.

India won the 1st ODI comfortably without their star players as Virat Kohli hit 2nd century in a row and contributions from Gambhir, Yuvraj and Yusuf while Suresh Raina needs some runs in the middle order. R Ashwin bowled well and took wickets at regular intervals.

New Zealand missed Brandon McCullum at the top of the order and Jesse Ryder in the middle order as only Ross Taylor did well with the bat before bowlers scored some quick runs in the end. Their bowlers did well to restrict India below 300 runs.

India Playing 11 for 2nd ODI at Jaipur:

M Vijay, Gautam Gambhir (capt), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan, Wriddiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Sreesanth, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel/Vinay Kumar.

New Zealand Playing 11 for 2nd ODI at Jaipur:

Jamie How, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Scott Styris, Kane Williamson, Grant Elliot, Gareth Hopkins (wk), Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Andy McKay, Daryl Tuffey