Pahul Walia’s video “WE ALMOST BOTTLED 135!! 😭 Gurnoor 4 wkts🔥 India Somehow WIN | IND vs NZ” on YouTube discusses India’s narrow win against New Zealand in the 2nd ODI on 2026‑11‑08. In the video, Walia says India almost bottled a 135‑run chase. He reports that India survived a massive batting collapse to beat New Zealand by 4 runs via DLS and take an unassailable 2‑0 series lead.
Walia mentions that Gurnoor Brar delivered a sensational 4/30 as New Zealand were bowled out for just 134. However, Walia points out that India collapsed to 113/7 during the chase. According to Walia, Virat Kohli scored 7, Shubman Gill got a golden duck, Rohit Sharma made 23, KL Rahul scored 26, and Shreyas Iyer scored 30. Walia reiterates that India took an unassailable 2‑0 series lead after the 2nd ODI was played and the series became unassailable.
Third Man's take
Walia’s observation that a modest target can turn into a mountain when the top order folds is the sharpest part of the video; the scorecard he cites shows seven wickets down for 113, a situation that would make any dressing room nervous. That point rests on the figures he reports from the match — 134 all out for New Zealand, Gurnoor’s 4/30, and the cascade of low scores from Kohli, Gill, Sharma, Rahul and Iyer — all drawn from his own commentary on the video. The counter‑view is that a win, however scrappy, still puts two points on the board and secures the series, much like a tail‑ender surviving a hat‑trick ball to see the team over the line.