New Zealand scored a second successive one-day win over India on Wednesday to take a 2-0 series lead over India, allowing Australia to reclaim the No.1 spot in the ICC one-day world rankings.

With its second loss from as many games in the five-match series, India slipped to second in the rankings, dropping two points to 117.

Kane Williamson stays upright to carve a boundary through the covers during his innings of 77. Credit:AP

Australia - sitting on 118 on the back of its 3-0 one-day series-winning lead over England - moves up to No.1, with South Africa third (110), followed by Sri Lanka and England (108), Pakistan (101) and New Zealand which improved one place to seventh on 90.

India was chasing a Duckworth-Lewis revised total of 297 after New Zealand reached 7-271 from its allocated 42 overs. The overs were reduced when rain stopped play for nearly two hours earlier in the day.