New Zealand v India 2nd ODI tips, odds update, February 8

Bookmakers still have India as hot favourites for the second ODI against New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland, on Saturday, February 8.
That is despite the Black Caps finally scoring a win over India at Hamilton on Wednesday after the tourists swept the T20 International series 5-0.
And what a win it was for New Zealand, with Ross Taylor leading the charge with an unbeaten century as they chased down a hefty 4-347.

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It was also a timely victory as NZ’s stocks were at a low point after a 3-0 drubbing in a Test series in Australia and the T20 thrashing. They now have the opportunity to seal victory in the three-match ODI series before the two Test matches against India.
This is WGL’s odds update and tips for the second NZ v India one-day international on Saturday, February 8.
NZ should regain captain Kane Williamson (shoulder) for the final ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Tuesday.
The Kiwis are likely to stick with the same side that won the game in Hamilton, while India will also likely stick solid given they batted well and it was only the bowling that let them down on an extremely placid pitch.

Read on for our New Zealand v India tips and odds update for the 2nd ODI at Eden Park, Auckland, on Saturday.

New Zealand-India series schedule, results

T20 Internationals
Friday, January 24: 1st T20I, Eden Park, Auckland: India 4-204 (19 overs; Shreyas Iyer 58no, KL Rahul 56; Ish Sodhi 2-36) d New Zealand 5-203 (20 overs; Colin Munro 59, Ross Taylor 54no, Kane Williamson 51) by six wickets. Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer.

Sunday, January 26: 2nd T20I, Eden Park, Auckland: India 3-135 (17.3 overs; KL Rahul 57no, Shreyas Iyer 44; Tim Southee 2-20) d New Zealand 5-132 (20 overs; Martin Guptill 33, Tim Seifert 33no; Ravindra Jadeja 2-18) by seven wickets. Player of the match: K.L. Rahul.

Wednesday, January 29: 3rd T20I, Seddon Park, Hamilton: India 5-179 (20 overs; Rohit Sharma 65, Virat Kohli 38; Hamish Bennett 3-54) v New Zealand 6-179 (20 overs; Kane Williamson 95, Martin Guptill 31; Shardul Thakur 2-21, Mohammed Shami 2-32). India won the one-over eliminator. Player of the match: Rohit Sharma.

Friday, January 31: 4th T20I, Westpac Stadium, Wellington: India 8-165 (20 overs; Manish Pandey 50no, KL Rahul 39; Ish Sodhi 3-26) v New Zealand 7-165 (20 overs; Colin Munro 64, Tim Seifert 57; Shardul Thakur 2-33). India won the one-over eliminator. Player of the match: Shardul Thakur.

Sunday, February 2: 5th T20I, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui: India 3-163 (20 overs; Rohit Sharma 60 retired hurt; KL Rahul 45; Scott Kuggeleijn 2-25) d New Zealand 9-156 (20 overs; Ross Taylor 53, Tim Seifert 50; Jasprit Bumrah 3-12) by 7 runs. Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah. Player of the series: KL Rahul.

One-day Internationals

Wednesday, February 5: 1st ODI, Seddon Park, Hamilton: New Zealand 6-348 (48.1 overs; Ross Taylor 109no, Henry Nicholls 78, Tom Blundell 69; Kuldeep Yadav 2-84) d India 4-347 (50 overs; Shreyas Iyer 103, KL Rahul 88no; Tim Southee 2-85) by four wickets. Player of the match: Ross Taylor.

Saturday, February 8: 2nd ODI, Eden Park, Auckland, 3pm
Tuesday, February 11: 3rd ODI, Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui,

Test matches

Friday, February 21-Tuesday, February 25: 1st Test, Basin Reserve, Wellington, 11.30am
Saturday, February 29-Wednesday, March 4: 2nd Test, Hagley Oval, Christchurch, 11.30am

Squads for NZ-India ODIs

India
Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Navdeep Saini, Prithvi Shaw, Shardul Thakur.

New Zealand

Kane Williamson (c), Hamish Bennett, Tom Blundell, Mark Chapman, Colin de Grandhomme, Martin Guptill, Kyle Jamieson, Scott Kuggeleijn, Tom Latham (wk), James Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi (1st ODI only), Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.

NZ v India 1st ODI odds

Head to head odds: New Zealand $2.38, India $1.57

Man of the match betting:
$6.50 Virat Kohli
$9 KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Prithvi Shaw
$10 Mayank Agarwal

Top batsman New Zealand odds:
$3.75 Martin Guptill
$4 Ross Taylor
$5 Henry Nicholls
$6 Tom Blundell, Tom Latham

Top batsman India odds:
$3 Virat Kohli
$4.50 Mayank Agarwal
$5 Prithvi Shaw
$5.50 KL Rahul
$6 Shreyas Iyer

Top bowler NZ odds:
$4 Tim Southee
$4.75 Scott Kuggeleijn
$5 James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Kyle Jamieson
$5.50 Hamish Bennett, Mitchell Santner

Top bowler India odds:
$3.50 Jasprit Bumrah
$4 Mohammed Shami
$4.50 Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja
$5 Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur

NZ v Ind 2nd ODI betting tips

Here are the WGL’s betting tips for the NZ-India limited-overs match on Saturday, February 5. For more information about betting on international cricket fixtures follow the link.

Prithvi Shaw to top score for India at $5

We are going again even though the 20-year-old opener made only 20 from 21 balls on debut on Wednesday. We have faith in the many pundits who have compared him to the incomparable Sachin Tendulkar. We are getting in early!

New Zealand to hit the most sixes at $1.80

The Kiwis have plenty of firepower and this has been a go-to in matches involving them where we think they will be competitive without being sure they will win. The likes of Guptill, Taylor and co are capable of clearing the boundary with ease.

No century in the match at $2.63

A couple of tons arrived in Wednesday’s match to Shreyas Iyer and Ross Taylor but runs might be a little harder to come by in this match.

New Zealand v India predictions – 2nd ODI, Feb 8, 2020

Both teams seem a little ragged thanks to injuries but there is plenty to play for here, with Test spots up for grabs, not to mention the T20 World Cup later this year. We lean towards India in this one just because of the toothless nature of the Kiwi attack. India lost only four wickets compiling 350-odd on Wednesday and while it was not enough, it did lay bare the lack of bowling firepower the Kiwis have without Boult, Ferguson etc. India in a slightly lower-scoring game this time around.

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