Riding Taylor's 21st ton, the Kiwis gunned down India's mammoth 347/6 to win by four wickets with 11 balls to spare in Hamilton on Wednesday
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary from 7:30 am on Saturday.
With Rohit ruled out, India is set to field two debutant openers, Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal, in its playing 11 for the first One Day International (ODI)
Young batsman Shreyas Iyer's maiden One Day Internatioanl century went in vain as New Zealand cricket team defeated India cricket team by four wickets in the series-opener
Chasing 166, New Zealand were coasting at one stage before the hosts committed harakiri to be restricted to 165 for 7
India vs New Zealand 3rd T20 match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary from 12:30 pm
A third successive win at Seddon Park will give them their first ever T20I series' win on New Zealand soil, a feat they were unable to achieve on two occasions previously
Boasting a formidable batting line-up, chasing 133 proved to be a cakewalk for the visitors on a pitch that was slightly on the slower side
India vs New Zealand 1st T20 match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD with English commentary from 12:20 pm IST
Iyer built on K L Rahul's (56 off 27 balls) blazing start and Virat Kohli's useful 45 off 32 balls as India made short work of a 204-run target, knocking it off with an over to spare
Probably right from the Sri Lanka series and England the focus has been on the T20 World Cup, says Ross Taylor
New Zealand middle-order batsman Ross Taylor on Tuesday suffered a blow to his right-thumb and as a result, has caused the team to sweat over his availability ahead of the first Test against Australia.This blow forced the batsman to leave the net sessions in Perth. The Black Caps, however, confirmed that Taylor did not require scans. The injury was being treated with ice.New Zealand Cricket's official handle tweeted the photo and captioned the post as: "Training #2 at @OptusStadium in Perth. Temperature mid-30s. Boult & CDG have both bowled in the nets. Ross Taylor copped a blow on right thumb - no scan needed so just icing #AUSvNZ".The Kiwis are already sweating over pacer Trent Boult and all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme's availability for the first Test.Both Boult and de Grandhomme had suffered muscle injuries in the first Test against England.Boult was able to bowl just one over on the final day of the first match and he went off the field after suffering pain on the right ...
Hamish Bennett was earlier a regular in the New Zealand ODI squad and also played in the 2011 World Cup
New Zealand cricket team has risen to Number 2 in the world test rankings after an unbeaten string of seven consecutive series, most recently at home over England.
Today's weather forecast: There could be some rain but it will not be as bad as Tuesday. Check India vs New Zealand live score, Manchester weather and match updates here
Neesham was part of the squad that faced Sri Lanka at home recently before he suffered a hamstring strain