Gurnoor Brar led India's bowling attack with an impressive performance, taking four wickets against New Zealand. The inexperienced bowlers restricted the hosts to a low score of 134 in the second ODI. Auqib Nabi and Anshul Kamboj also contributed with two wickets each, while Arshdeep Singh maintained economic bowling. Daryl Mitchell was the only player to score a half-century for New Zealand during the match.