India were today dethroned as the number one ODI team after they suffered a 15-run defeat in a rain-truncated second one dayer against New Zealand, who have now taken a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. India, who desperately needed a win to retain their top spot, made a valiant effort to overhaul the revised target of 297 in 42 overs but failed to cross the finishing line scoring 277 for nine in 41.3 overs, giving Australia pole position in the ICC ODI rankings. The Duckworth-Lewis par score in 41.3 overs was 293. Put into bat, the Kiwis rattled up 271 for seven riding on Kane Williamson’s 76 and Corey Anderson’s rampaging 17-ball 44 that included five huge sixes as the hosts amassed a whopping 101 runs in 8.4 overs after rain interruption. India was left with a daunting task of chasing a revised target of 297 as per the D/L method and was again done in by a shaky start.
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