India, Nov. 7 -- The beauty of cricket lies in the challenge of measuring up to different conditions. The thrill of a contest in New Zealand is the batters showing the skill and game sense to get the runs on a spicy surface.

Order has been restored in the second leg of the white-ball series after a batting feast in the T20I series. Saturday in Wellington was ideal for the pace tribe with rain in the air providing enough nip off the pitch at the Hnry Stadium in the second ODI.

On the same ground, in the T20I game 10 days ago, India had chased down a target of 199 for the loss of four wickets in just 13.2 overs. This surface had more bounce and carry, demanding the traditional approach in ODIs.

Owing to wet weather, the start of the game...