The White Ferns have survived a close run chase against India to win the second ODI by three wickets, courtesy of the Kerr sisters.
Set a total of 171 for victory, Amelia Kerr scored the bulk of the White Ferns' runs to bring up her second ODI century.
White Ferns' player Amelia Kerr top scored against India in the second ODI in Queenstown. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Amelia Kerr's 119 off 135 was the backbone of a win that will make other nations take notice ahead of the Women's Cricket World Cup.
Amy Satterthwaite took over the White Ferns captaincy duties from Sophie Devine for Tuesday's game.
Devine was still in the playing 11 but the New Zealanders were working on a contingency plan in case Devine is out of action at the world cup next month.
In dropping the captaincy, Devine headed to the top of the White Ferns batting order and hit a quick-fire 33, which included four boundaries as the New Zealanders faced the largest total India had even put on against them in women's ODI cricket.
But it was two of the White Ferns' young guns that anchored the home side's chase.
A 128-run fourth-wicket partnership between Amelia Kerr and Maddy Green set the platform.
Green scored 52 off 57 balls before she was caught out off the bowling of Poonam Yadav while Amelia Kerr pushed on.
After a brief partnership with Brooke Halliday (13), Amelia Kerr was joined by Katey Martin to help guide the side towards the necessary total.
Martin was bowled for 20 in the 46th over with New Zealand needing 32 runs off 29 balls.
Hayley Jensen arrived at the crease and struggled to get off strike for a couple of balls before Amelia Kerr was able to bring up her 100 with a four.
Jensen lasted eight balls for four runs before Jess Kerr (6) joined her younger sister in the middle.
The sisters had a couple of close calls with their running between wickets, but they survived to see New Zealand home to take a 2-0 lead in the five match series.
Sloppy fielding and dropped catches cost the White Ferns early after India won the toss and opted to bat.
Rosemary Mair got the initial breakthrough removing Shafali Verma for 24 after the visitors had accumulated a 61-run first wicket partnership.
Devine had Yastika Bhatia caught out for 31 in the 21st over and six balls later Amelia Kerr caught and bowled opener Sabbhineni Meghana who fell just short of a half century on 49 runs.
Seven overs later teenage spinner Fran Jonas picked up her first ODI wicket with the dismissal of middle-order batter Harmanpreet Kaur for 10.
Jonas was not selected for the first ODI but was one of two changes, along with Mair, to the New Zealand side for the second match of the series.
India's wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh struggled with cramp and a rolled ankle but battled on to bring up her 50 off 49 balls, while captain Mithali Raj took a slow and steady approach to recording her 61st half century off 68 balls.
Richa and Mithali combined for a 108-run partnership before Richa was caught on the boundary off the bowling of Devine for 65.
Mithali top scored for her side, with an unbeaten 66.
White Ferns wicketkeeper Katey Martin injured her finger in the 49th over and sent a scare through the side before putting her gloves back on to see out the India batting innings.
However, Richa's injury proved too much for her take the wicketkeeping gloves for New Zealand's batting innings and she was replaced by Taniyaa Bhatia.
The third game of the series is on Friday at the same ground.
