IND Vs NZ ODI Series: Daryl Mitchell Overtakes Virat Kohli To Become Leading Run Scorer

New Delhi: Team India has taken a 2-0 lead by registering its second consecutive win in the five-match ODI series being played between India and New Zealand. In the second match played in Wellington on Saturday, India defeated New Zealand by four runs under the Duckworth Lewis (DLS) rule. However, Indian batsman Virat Kohli's bat remained silent in this match. Kohli, who scored a brilliant 74 runs in the first ODI, returned to the pavilion after scoring just seven runs in the second match. This has had a direct impact on the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in the series. New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has overtaken Kohli and secured the first position.

Who reached first place in the list of batsmen scoring the most runs?

After the second ODI, Daryl Mitchell has become the highest run-scorer in this series. He has scored a total of 83 runs in two innings of two matches. His average has been 41.50. In the first ODI, Mitchell had scored 28 runs, while in the second match he played an important inning of 55 runs in 104 balls. His innings in difficult circumstances was very important for New Zealand.

How many runs Virat Kohli slipped to second place?

Virat Kohli has now come to second position with 81 runs. In the first ODI, he strengthened the Indian innings by scoring 74 runs in 51 balls. In that match, Kohli was the highest run scorer from both the teams. But in the second ODI, Jacob Duffy sent him to the pavilion on a personal score of seven runs. In this way, he has a total of 81 runs in his account in two matches.

How was the performance of Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill?

Indian vice-captain Shreyas Iyer is at third place in this list. A total of 45 runs are recorded in his name in two matches. In the second ODI, he faced 46 balls and scored 30 runs. New Zealand's Tim Seifert is in fourth place with 38 runs. Seifert, who scored 38 runs in the first match, could not even open his account in the second ODI. Indian captain Shubman Gill is at fifth position in this list. He has a total of 37 runs in his name in two matches. In the second ODI, he was out on the very first ball.

How did Team India win in the second ODI?

Due to rain, the match started later than scheduled and overs were reduced to 47 for both the teams. Batting first, New Zealand was all out for 134 runs in 41 overs. Daryl Mitchell scored 55 and captain Mitchell Santner scored 31 runs. For India, Gurnoor Brar bowled brilliantly and took four wickets.

Chasing the target, the Indian team had scored 113 runs for seven wickets in 26 overs. Then the game had to be stopped due to rain. The match could not be restarted and under the DLS rule, India was declared the winner by four runs. With this victory, the Indian team has taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.