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India elect to bowl after rain-delayed toss in Wellington ODI; New Zealand bat first

Gill's men, 1-0 up, field an unchanged XI as rain threatens the second one-dayer in Wellington.

Pioneer News Service

India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl against New Zealand in the second One-Day International in Wellington on Saturday, after rain delayed the start.

Both sides fielded unchanged elevens from the opening game. India lead the five-match series 1-0 after a five-wicket win under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in Auckland, where Arshdeep Singh took 4 for 70 and Virat Kohli made 74.

Heavy rain had been forecast in Wellington through the day, with a high chance of interruptions. The first ODI was also affected by rain, with India's target revised to 143 in 32 overs.

India XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Arshdeep Singh.

New Zealand XI: Will Young, Tim Seifert, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner (captain), Nathan Smith, Kyle Jamieson, Jacob Duffy, Blair Tickner.

(With inputs from PTI and media reports)