After overpowering the hosts New Zealand in the 1st ODI of the 5 match series, Virat Kohli and men will now head into a fierce contest as Kiwis will be eyeing to take avenge of the Napier defeat in the 2nd ODI which will be played at the Bay Oval stadium, while men in blue would like to continue the winning momentum. In the 1st ODI, the visitors registered a comprehensive win. The Kiwis were bundled out for just 156 in 38 overs with only Kane Willamson being the lone warrior who scored 64. India chased down the target in 34.5 overs with Shikhar Dhawan top scoring with 74 not out. Speedster Mohammed Shami Received man of the match award for his 3/19 in 6 overs. Kuldeep Yadav was the highest wicket-taker for India as he scalped 4 wickets for 39.