India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Prediction

If NZ Bat First

Predicted Score: Around 230

Tom Latham's witty 79 and Tim Southee's resilient 55 were the only highlights in New Zealand's batting in the first game. While others fell like a pack of cards around him, Latham stood at the crease rock solid and looked to be in total control. The opener finished not out at 79 and looks well set to score the most runs for his side on Thursday. But the Kiwis will need some runs from Williamson and Taylor as well.

New Zealand's opening pair will be facing Umesh Yadav and Hardik Pandya who ran through their top order in Dharamsala. They shared five wickets between them and will be expected to get the key wickets of Latham, Williamson and Taylor early on. Pandya, on his debut, was adjudged the 'man of the match' for his 3-31 and we predict him to be India's top bowler again.

India vs New Zealand Betting odds

India hold a 100% win record over New Zealand at this ground with wins in both the games to be played between the two teams. The hosts have won their previous four ODIs here, making them hot favorites for this game with best odds of 1.46 with 1xbet and 1.40 with bet365. New Zealand's underwhelming show in Dharmasala has taken them high at 3.1 and 3.00 with betfair and bet365 respectively. Moreover, India have an overall win percentage of 70.58 at this ground. So there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn't bet on them.

India vs New Zealand Prediction

New Zealand will be very disappointed with how they batted in the opening game of the series. Leaving aside only two men, the entire team collapsed on what was supposed to be a good batting surface. Dhoni's men later proved that there weren't any demons inside the pitch. Now the conditions at the Feroz Shah Kotla won't be as batsman-friendly as were in Dharmasala and once again, the Indian bowlers can be expected to have a good time against the already struggling Kiwi batting lineup.

If New Zealand can come up with a strong performance with the bat, they will give themselves a chance to stay in the contest. But seeing how their batsmen have fared so far on this tour, we don't see much improvement coming from them and therefore predict India to go 2-0 up on Thursday.