India, Nov. 6 -- India will look to strengthen their position in the five-match ODI series when they face New Zealand in the second encounter on Saturday, November 7, at Hnry Stadium in Wellington. The visitors head into the contest with a 1-0 advantage after securing a five-wicket victory in the rain-affected opening ODI at Eden Park. India's bowling attack set the tone by restricting New Zealand to 185, with Arshdeep Singh leading the effort with four wickets. Gurnoor Brar chipped in with three scalps, while Anshul Kamboj impressed with figures of 2/22 in his 10 overs to earn the Player of the Match award.

With the bat, Virat Kohli was once again India's standout performer, scoring a fluent 74 off just 51 deliveries despite Rohit Sharm...