WI 321/7 in 50 Overs | India vs West Indies 2nd ODI 2018 Highlights: Match Ends in a Tie
India will be looking forward to doubling their lead when they face West Indies in the second match at Vishakhapatnam. After the comprehensive win in the first ODI match, the Men in Blue would be striving to win the second match and build a momentum in their favour.
So, the game fittingly ends in a tie. Windies were cruising at one stage, but Indian bowlers pulled things back. Eventually, Windies lost their way, lucky enough to secure a tie. Shai Hope finished unbeaten on 123. India continue to lead the series 1-0 with three matches to go. That's all from this match, do join us for 3rd ODI on October 27. Full Scorecard.
Superb bowling this by India. They have dragged this match to the last over. At one stage, it looked like Windies will chase the target easily. Here they are, needing 14 runs from the last over. Umesh Yadav will bowl the final over and Shai Hope will be on strike.
OUT! Oh dear! Windies lose their captain. Last thing visitors wanted was a run-out and that's what has happened. Looking for single, Hope sends him back and Holder was in the middle of the pitch. J Holder run out (Rayudu/Chahal) 12(23)
That's century up for Shai Hope, Fabulous innings from him. Could turn out to be a match-winning one as Windies inch closer towards the victory. 2nd ODI century for Hope.
Runs not coming easily for Windies and that has made things somewhat difficult. Pressure is building on the batsmen and that's what India want. Meanwhile, Windies need 53 runs from 42 balls.
Ten overs remaining now. And Windies now need 63 more runs to win. Shai Hope is out there and giving him company is Jason Holder. Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav has one over remaining and both the batsmen will be looking to see him off.
OUT! Rovman Powell departs. Kuldeep Yadav picks his third wicket. Windies have now lost half the side. Powell edges it to the slip and Rohit Sharma takes an easy catch. The batsman guided the ball towards slip on that occasion. Powell c Rohit b Kuldeep Yadav 18(18)
Windies in control at the moment. With six wickets in hand, they need 83 more runs to win from 90 balls. Shai Hope is still there and he holds key for Windies.
OUT! Big wicket this! Shimron Hetmyer perishes. He miscues one straight high in the air. Virat Kohli settles underneath it to complete the catch. That was bowled short by Chahal. Hetmyer c Kohli b Chahal 94(64)
India's search for breakthrough continues. Virat Kohli is shuffling his bowlers. Meanwhile, Windies inching closer towards the target and need 117 more runs to win from 20 overs. Things in their control at the moment.
Shai Hope is given lbw by the umpire, but he straightaway opted for DRS and rightly so. There was a huge inside edge that saved him, good use of review system this. Meanwhile, Windies now need 139 more runs to win from 138 balls.
Shai Hope is given lbw by the umpire, but he straightaway opted for DRS and rightly so. There was a huge inside edge that saved him, good use of review system this. Meanwhile, Windies now need 139 more runs to win from 138 balls.
As for West Indies, the team looked great batting first. Scoring runs above 300 was quite a sight for the Windies fans; however, the hype fizzled out with their bowlers were taken to cleaners by the duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Come Wednesday, India would be vying to see their middle-order tested, as well as how Shikhar Dhawan bounces back after a failure in the first match. As for West Indies, they would want to bounce back soon, before India runs away with the series.
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