West Indies have won the toss and opted to field first in the second ODI international at the Vizag Stadium in Chennai. The Caribbean side are following the same plan they executed successfully in the first ODI and will be hoping for a similar result. After the first match it was clear that the home side will make some changes in their team and they have called up Shardul Thakur in the place of young Shivam Dube. Evin Lewis comes in for Sunil Ambris for the visitors while Khary Pierre is preferred instead of Hayden Walsh for this encounter. India will be looking for a win to level the series 1-1. IND 0/0(0.0) | India Vs West Indies, Live Cricket Score 2nd ODI Match.

West Indies won the first ODI match on Sunday and their sights will be set on securing the series with a victory in this encounter. Centuries from Shai Hope (102*) and Shimron Hetmyer (139) took the Caribbean to an easy victory as they chased down 288 in Chennai with eight wickets in hand. India will be concerned with their bowling department as they could not take advantage of a good early start provided to them by Deepak Chahar. In head-to head records between the teams at Visakhapatnam, India have one twice while the West Indies have just one victory to their name. One match has ended in no-result while the last match played in Vizag was a draw. India vs West Indies 2019: 5 Records & Stats You Need to Know Ahead of the IND vs WI ODI Series.

This match is a must win encounter for the Indians as they look to avoid an embarrassing series defeat at home by the hands of the Caribbean side. Captain Virat Kohli will once again have the onus upon him to guide his side towards a much-needed victory.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav.

West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope(w), Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell, Khary Pierre.

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