IND tied with WI | India vs West Indies, Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd ODI Match - Commentary
West Indies in India, 5 ODI Series, 2018
Date: Oct 24, 2018 Start Time: 13:30 IST | 08:00 GMT | 13:30 LocalVenue: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
India vs West Indies Highlights And Cricket Score 2nd Match - ODI Commentary
Now, the chase is tall and won't be an easy one by any means. A target of 322 seems daunting enough, and with the track about to slow up even more, the fight against the Indian spinners will test the character and the skill of the Windies batsmen. Join us on the other side of the break for all the action.
Ambati Rayudu is caught on the sidelines for a little chat. He says that it was an important situation to build a stand and he is happy it worked out well. Smiles and states that he always tries to make the most of the opportunities he gets. Mentions that all throughout his career he has batted in the middle order and he is quite used to it. Admits that the Indian T20 League is a great platform and thanks Dhoni and Chennai. On batting with Kohli, Rayudu says that it's really unbelievable and the Indian skipper has taken his game to whole new level.
Not much to mention about the Windies bowling. Barring Nurse (who was their best) and Bishoo (who was economical), the rest got a hammering as they were sent to all parts of the ground by the Indian captain. Kohli's dropped chance on 44 by Jason Holder has surely haunted them. The Windies skipper didn't even bowl his full quota of overs for some reason.
Kohli joined hands with Rayudu and set it all up with a 139-run partnership. The latter departed after scoring a fine 73, but the captain carried on, despite him feeling the heat (literally). Made some useful stands with the rest coming in, the one with Jadeja worth 59 was the pick of them, and the skipper remained unbeaten till the end, powering the Men in Blue to 321.
India have posted a superb total on the board courtesy another masterclass from Virat Kohli. The Indian skipper doesn't seem to get tired of scoring big runs. Back-to-back hundreds, also broke several records on the way. Incredible effort, especially considering that Rohit and Dhawan were dismissed quite early.
Kemar Roach to Mohammed Shami. Spears a yorker outside off, Shami can't get bat to ball. 13 runs off the over and that signals the end of the innings. INDIA FINISH ON 321/6!
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Full again, wide outside off once more. Kohli lifts it over covers for just the single on this occasion.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. SIX! Oh, you beauty! How do you do this? Makes it all look so easy. Just ahead of a length outside off, Kohli reaches out to it and lofts it over wide long on. The fielder there is right at the rope, he leaps but it's over his head.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli is just amazing. His 4th 150-plus score in ODIs. He carves this full delivery outside off square through cover-point. Runs hard, comes back for the second and gets in with a dive. Superb.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Innovative stuff from Virat Kohli. You don't see much of this from him. Wide outside off, Kohli goes a long way across and paddles it wide of backward square leg. The fielder gives it a chase, dives but can't stop it. Boundary results.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Arrows this really full, outside off, drilled straight to the cover fielder.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Pushes this full delivery towards point and keeps strike with a single.
Mohammed Shami to bat next for India.
Obed McCoy to Ravindra Jadeja. OUT! Jadeja departs in the quest for the big hits. Full and in the slots, Jadeja looks to go big downtown but can't get underneath it. Skies it towards long on where Kieran Powell takes a safe catch. End of the all-rounder's relatively short stay in the middle. Useful stand comes to a close.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Short of a good length angling across, pulled aerially over mid-wicket for a run.
Obed McCoy to Ravindra Jadeja. Yorker tailing back in on leg, Jadeja misses his flick and it goes off his pads on the off side. A leg bye is taken.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Darts this full delivery outside off, VK smacks it aerially to long off. Just the single this time.
Obed McCoy to Ravindra Jadeja. Low full toss on off, slogged off the inner half by Jadeja and he finds deep mid-wicket. One run taken. Brings Kohli back on strike.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Roach has been taken to the cleaners by Kohli. The 300 is up for India. Full in length and well outside off, Kohli eyes that cover area and lofts it over the fielder there, just outside the ring. A boundary to end the over. 36 runs from the last two overs.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Full toss, Virat doesn't time it well but it's enough to fetch him a couple as he places it wide of long off.
Kemar Roach to Ravindra Jadeja. Switches the angle to around the wicket, spears in a yorker on off, Jadeja crouches and squeezes it out behind point for one.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Drives this full delivery through covers for a single.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Streaky runs but they're all the same to the Indians. Wide outside off, full in length, Kohli reaches out to squeeze it out on the off side but gets it off the bottom edge, past the keeper to the third man fence.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. SIX! Dear, oh dear! That's a beautiful hit. The Vizag crowd goes crazy as Virat Kohli is on fire. Full and wide outside off, the Indian skipper gets low and lifts it cleanly over covers for a maximum.
Kemar Roach to have a change of ends.
Obed McCoy to Ravindra Jadeja. Wide yorker outside off, squeezed out square towards point for a single. There is a shy which misses at the bowler's end, so the batsmen take another. 18 from this over.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Angling away from around off, guided to third man for a single.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. SIX! Going on the offensive here now. Superb. Full again, it's the slower one this time, Kohli picks it up and so he gets low to this one. Launches it high and handsome over wide long on for a biggie. 15 off the over so far.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Kohli gives the charge and seeing this, McCoy lands it short around leg. Kohli still manages to help the pull towards short fine leg. A misfield there allows the batsmen to take two.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. SIX! Right out of the screws! What a hit, Virat Kohli. Wow. Full and in the slot, Kohli stands firm and gives it the full swing of the bat. Middles it well and sends it deep into the long on stands for a huge maximum. With this, Virat Kohli becomes the fastest to get 1000 ODI runs in a calendar year (11 innings).
Obed McCoy to Ravindra Jadeja. Length delivery just outside off, dabbed behind point for a run.
Obed McCoy returns.
Marlon Samuels to Ravindra Jadeja. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot in front of point. They pick up a single.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Flicked away with the wrists behind square leg for one.
Marlon Samuels to Ravindra Jadeja. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. One run added to the total.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Shortish delivery, Kohli doesn't exactly middle the pull but still manages to place it just wide of deep mid-wicket for a single.
Marlon Samuels to Ravindra Jadeja. Tad short, outside off, punched through to sweeper cover for a single.
Marlon Samuels to Ravindra Jadeja. Sliding in on middle and leg, whipped through the gap in the mid-wicket region for a brace.
A friendly warning from umpire Ian Gould. He saw that the Indian batsmen had called for some fluids, but since it's come on a few times too many today, he just lets it be known.
Kemar Roach to Ravindra Jadeja. Slower length ball outside off, run down to third man for a single.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Plays this through square leg and crosses over.
Kemar Roach to Ravindra Jadeja. Not out. Clearly. Jadeja drives this off the outer half behind square on the off side. The first run is taken, then Jadeja takes off for the second when Kohli isn't even looking. He has to rush back to the bowler's end as the keeper throws it to Roach. The bails are off but Jaddu is in. Replays confirm the same.
A run out appeal against Jadeja is taken upstairs.
Kemar Roach to Ravindra Jadeja. Full delivery outside off, pushed off the front foot by Jadeja to the cover fielder.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Fraction straight in line, flicked through to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Back of a length outside off, drags it through mid-wicket and comes back for the second.
Kemar Roach is back.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Flicks it away on the leg side and takes a single.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Century number 37 for Virat Kohli in ODI cricket. Brings it up in some style too. He was dropped on 44, but he's made the most of it here. Short and wide outside off, the Indian captain rocks onto the back foot and crunches it through the covers to find the fence. Been a controlled knock so far.
Marlon Samuels to Ravindra Jadeja. Flat ball outside off, Jadeja pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja walks into the middle next.
Marlon Samuels to Rishabh Pant. OUT! Pant is gone! Short and flat from around the wicket, sliding in, keeps a little low as Pant goes for the wild slog across the line. It goes under the bat as a result and catches the left-hander on the pads. Loud shout and the finger goes up. Pant talks it out with his skipper and signals the 'T'. Replays roll in and show three reds. Another wicket down for India.
Review taken. Rishabh Pant has been caught leg before and he's taken the DRS against it. Looks out to the naked eye. Over to the TV umpire now...
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Looking for two but will get just the one. Kohli pushes it through mid on and runs the first one hard. Wants the second but won't get it as the fielder gets to the ball quickly.
Marlon Samuels to Rishabh Pant. Room offered outside off, slapped to sweeper cover for a single.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Slower length delivery on leg, picked off the pads and flicked to square leg.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Picked the gap so, so well. Short of a length on off, Kohli takes a step across, gets behind the line and pulls it along the ground through mid-wicket for a boundary. Moves to 97 with that.
Obed McCoy to Rishabh Pant. Smacks this full delivery outside off through the covers for one run.
Obed McCoy to Rishabh Pant. Wide! Too far outside off, it goes from the other side of the tramline. So, a wide is called by the umpire.
Obed McCoy to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! The slower one again and this time Pant picks it up. Fuller around off, the southpaw with grace lofts it straight back over the bowler's head where there's no fielder. Boundary.
Obed McCoy to Rishabh Pant. Slower one on the stumps, Pant lofts it over mid-wicket, but not cleanly. It falls safely though in the mid-wicket region and a couple of runs are collected.
Obed McCoy to Rishabh Pant. FOUR! Muscle and power from Rishabh Pant. Length ball outside off, he has room to free his arms and he does so. Dismisses it out of his sight by smashing it on the up through the right of mid off for a boundary.
Marlon Samuels to Rishabh Pant. Width offered outside off, cracked through to sweeper cover. Single taken and that's the end of the over.
Marlon Samuels to Rishabh Pant. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Marlon Samuels to Rishabh Pant. Too straight in line, Pant nudges it behind square on the leg side and comes back for the second.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Virat goes deep inside the crease and punches it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Marlon Samuels to Rishabh Pant. Quicker one in line of the stumps, worked square on the leg side to rotate strike.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Flat, short and spinning in on off, Kohli goes across his sticks before punching it towards wide long on for a run.
Marlon Samuels to bowl once more.
Obed McCoy to Rishabh Pant. Full and wide outside off, driven hard but straight to cover.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Waits for the ball to come to him before opening the face and running it down to third man. Single collected.
Obed McCoy to Rishabh Pant. Pant gets going. Is off the mark as he flicks this full toss to deep square leg for a single.
Obed McCoy to Rishabh Pant. Good length delivery in the off stump channel, Pant comes a step out and blocks it down.
Rishabh Pant to bat next.
Obed McCoy to MS Dhoni. OUT! First ODI wicket for Obed McCoy. He missed out on Kohli before, but gets Dhoni, which isn't bad at all considering the stature of the man. A back-of-the-hand length ball going across, Dhoni looks to play at it but he gets beaten as the ball goes between bat and pad. It takes the off bail and the Indian keeper is out of here. Timely breakthrough for the Windies.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Full delivery on leg, flicked off the pads through to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Powerplay 3 signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the 30-yard circle till the end of the innings. Also, Obed McCoy is back on to bowl.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Punched away through the vacant spaces in the cover region for a single.
Devendra Bishoo to MS Dhoni. Worked down in front of square leg and gets to the other end.
Devendra Bishoo to MS Dhoni. Quicker through the air this time, on the stumps, blocked from within the crease.
Devendra Bishoo to MS Dhoni. Tossed up attacking the stumps, pushed back down the track.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Kohli too cuts, goes squarer than Dhoni though and finds deep point. Second single in as many balls.
Devendra Bishoo to MS Dhoni. Short and wide outside off, cut hard to sweeper cover for a run.
Devendra Bishoo comes back into the attack.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Comes down the track and whips it past the short mid-wicket fielder for a single.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Not out! Umpire's call. Wasn't a bad review at all to be honest. Spinning in from off, Dhoni comes half forward to work it on the leg side but is caught on the front pad. Loud shout goes up but nothing from the umpire. Nurse is confident so he tells his skipper to take it. It goes upstairs and replays show the ball to be clipping the leg stump. The review stays intact.
Review time. It's for an lbw decision against MS Dhoni. Looks close.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Good stop from Roach, saves a vital run for his side. Kohli goes deep inside the crease and works it through backward square leg. Seems it will go away to the fence, but Roach in the deep moves to his right and stops it.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Comes forward, gets close to the pitch and pushes it through mid off for one.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Floated on the stumps, paddles it but can't beat short fine leg.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Quicker through the air on off, Virat moves inside the line and flicks it through mid-wicket for a single.
Marlon Samuels to MS Dhoni. Dhoni rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball.
Marlon Samuels to MS Dhoni. SIX! That's gone a long way! Seems he's in the mood today. Tossed up around off, Dhoni jumps out and smokes it over long off for a maximum.
Marlon Samuels to MS Dhoni. Dances down, isn't exactly to the pitch but he still lofts it over mid-wicket for a double.
Marlon Samuels to MS Dhoni. Short and flat, dabbed to point. No run taken.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. The batsman gets to the pitch of the ball and connects. One run added to the total.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Slower through the air, spinning in from outside off, VK is forward in defense.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Full and straight, not much turn, played off the outer half to short third man.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. A solid punch through mid on from Virat earns him a run.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Wide! Spinning in after pitching on leg, Kohli misses his flick.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Flat, quick and outside off, punched through the cover region for three good runs. The 200 comes up for India.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. There it is! 10,000 ODI runs for Virat Kohli. Superb stuff from the prolific Indian skipper. He is the quickest to get to the landmark (in 205 innings) and becomes the 4th Indian to do so. Just eases this down to long on and brings it up with a single. He looks a bit tired though. A rare sight.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Full and straight well outside off, Kohli goes for the booming drive but gets it off the outer half to short third man.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Short, flat and coming in, pulled along the carpet to deep mid-wicket for a run. Kohli on strike now.
Marlon Samuels to MS Dhoni. Short and wide, Dhoni cuts it just wide of the point fielder and will keep strike.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Punched away past the cover fielder for a single.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Slight turn into the batsman, kept out from the front foot.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Nicely done. Full and darted outside off, Kohli plays the whip-drive square through point and sends it across the boundary line. Just 2 away from 10k ODI runs now.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Spinning in, VK flicks it straight to short mid-wicket.
Marlon Samuels to Virat Kohli. Looped up outside off, driven back to the bowler.
This is a surprise. Bishoo was going to continue but Marlon Samuels will take the ball now.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Defended off the back foot by the batsman. End of the over.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Clips it with the spin, square on the leg side for a single. Again, it's gone off the pads. So another leg bye.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. The scoreboard keeps ticking. Punched off the back foot down towards long on for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Too straight in line, worked away on the leg side for another run.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Flat, short and going down, Dhoni works it in front of short fine leg and gets to the other end. It's actually gone off the pads so a leg bye is signalled.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Floats it up just outside off, wristed down to long on for one.
Devendra Bishoo to MS Dhoni. Tossed up delivery on off stump, pushed off the front foot towards mid off.
Devendra Bishoo to MS Dhoni. Going away from outside off, played square to point.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Goes on the back foot and punches it aerially to long on. One run collected.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Flighted delivery attacking the stumps, Kohli presses forward and dead-bats it.
Devendra Bishoo to MS Dhoni. Short and outside off, slight turn away, punched to sweeper cover for a run.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Leg break outside off, full in length, pushed with hard hands wide of short cover for a single.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Quicker through the air on the stumps, Dhoni goes back and works it to short mid-wicket. End of a successful over from Nurse.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Kohli too goes down the ground, towards long on. One more to the total.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Flicks it away with the spin. No run taken.
Ashley Nurse to MS Dhoni. Dhoni is off the mark instantly. Flat and on off, punched down to long on off the back foot for a single.
MS Dhoni is the next batsman in.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. OUT! Bowled 'em! Windies needed a wicket and they got it. Partnership of 139 comes to an end. Off break around off, spins in and keeps low too. Rayudu looks to play the big slog sweep but it goes under his bat and disturbs the stumps behind. Nurse does it again. Can the visitors make further inroads from here?
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Spinning in from outside off, cut down to short third man. A fumble from Bishoo there allows the batsmen to take a single.
Ashley Nurse to bowl again.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Uses the depth of the crease to go back and punch it down to long on. One run to end the over.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. FOUR! He knows where the fielders are and he picks the gaps with perfection. Superb. Overpitched outside off by Bishoo, Kohli unfurls a beautiful cover drive and finds the fence.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. On the shorter side of things once more, cut towards sweeper cover for a single.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Spinning away from a shorter length, outside off, cut through cover-point. The batsmen get a couple of runs for it.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Drifting in around off, turning away, Kohli is on the front foot to push this towards mid off. Single taken.
Devendra Bishoo is called back on.
Kemar Roach to Ambati Rayudu. On a length and close to off, dabbed with an open face straight to point.
Kemar Roach to Ambati Rayudu. Back of a length angling in on middle, with a little swivel Ambati Rayudu pulls along the ground but can't beat the diving mid-wicket fielder.
Seems the debutant injured his left shoulder on that attempted catch on the previous. We have a slight halt in play as a result. Seeing this, the umpires smartly decide to call for Drinks. Anyway, Kohli and Rayudu are motoring along comfortably without much trouble. Their century stand is up and Windies need to break this partnership. Fast. Otherwise they run the risk of conceding a big total.
Kemar Roach to Ambati Rayudu. Dropped! But again, a valiant attempt. Would have been a blinder had he held on to that. Length ball outside off, Rayudu slaps this aerially to the left of wide mid off. McCoy there runs to his left, dives, gets his hand to it but it's just a little far. Can't hold on. Two runs to the total.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Coming back in on a shorter length, Kohli moves across his sticks, uses the angle and pulls it along the turf wide of short fine leg for a single.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. In the channel outside off, played to point. Dot ball.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Shortish outside off, Kohli offers a punch but finds the man at cover.
Jason Holder to Virat Kohli. The batsman has pushed it to the cover region. One run added to the total.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. Full in length and outside off, driven through the gap in the covers. Another run taken.
Jason Holder to Virat Kohli. Shows the full face of the bat and pushes it through mid on to get to the other end.
Jason Holder to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Wow. A sight to behold. Those strong wrists of his. Full and just outside off, Kohli walks a step across, comes out and whips it through mid-wicket to find the fence.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. Dabs this behind point and takes a single.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Superb. Showing the attacking intent once again as Rayudu steps out, stays leg side and drills it through the left of mid off for a boundary.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. Wide! Angling down leg, the batsman attempts to get something on it but misses.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Kemar Roach to Ambati Rayudu. Dropped. Technically. No way that could have been taken. Short of a length wide outside off, slower in pace, Rayudu slaps it back to the left of the bowler. Roach sticks his hand out but can only get his fingertips on it.
Kemar Roach to Ambati Rayudu. Full toss coming in on middle, Ambati slogs it over mid-wicket. Wide long on covers good ground to his right and stops the ball with a slide. A brace results.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Three in three. VK swivels and pulls this short ball through to deep square leg.
Kemar Roach to Ambati Rayudu. Charges out to this length ball and smacks it down the ground towards long on. Another single.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Back of a length delivery on the off stick, tapped behind point with an open face. One run collected.
Kemar Roach back on.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. Uses the depth of the crease to go back and present a defensive blade in response.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Takes the aerial route and gets the desired result. Rayudu stays leg side, goes inside out as he lofts it well over the covers for a boundary.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. Takes the pace off this one, a length ball on off, blocked from within the crease.
Jason Holder to Virat Kohli. Full on middle and leg, easily driven to long on to get off strike.
Jason Holder to Virat Kohli. Fuller in length outside the line of off stump, Kohli takes a step out and drills it back to the bowler.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Length ball on off, Rayudu once again gets an inside edge which falls down beside him. 10 off the over. A good one for India.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Second of the over. Short on middle and off, Rayudu goes across a bit, hops and pulls it through mid-wicket. Roach in the deep runs to his left, dives but can't stop it. 100-run stand comes up as well.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Angling away, slower in pace, Rayudu tries tapping it away on the off side but gets an inside edge past the off stump.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Easy pickings for Ambati Rayudu and he gets to his fifty with that. His 9th in this format. Short and down the leg side, he pulls it down towards fine leg. The fielder there tries to stop it with a dive but cannot.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Too full and quite straight, Kohli picks it off his pads as he flicks this through square leg. Rotates strike without much trouble.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Just outside leg, flicked to fine leg for one.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. Safe. Comfortably in. Ambati pushes this to mid off and both batsmen set off. There is a direct hit scored, but Rayudu is well in by then. The replays confirm the same.
A run out appeal is referred upstairs. Rayudu looks quite safe though.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Not a bad ball at all but that's a lovely shot. Length ball on the fifth stump line, Rayudu stands tall and hammers this on the up through extra cover. Mid off gives the chase, but has no chance to stop it.
Jason Holder to Virat Kohli. Just behind a length, outside the line of off stump, Virat walks down the track and taps it just wide of backward point. One more to the total.
Jason Holder to Ambati Rayudu. Coming in at first but then straightening off the seam, Rayudu opens the bat face and guides it to third man. Gets off strike with a single.
Jason Holder to Virat Kohli. Angling in, flicked behind square leg for a run.
Jason Holder to Virat Kohli. Fuller in length without much pace on it, defended away into the off side for nothing.
Jason Holder returns.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Fifty for Virat Kohli. His 49th in ODI cricket. He gets to the milestone with a drive to mid off and scampers to the other end. He's well set, will look to get another big one today.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Full and outside off, Virat goes for the cover drive but misses.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. In the air but just short. Back of a length which takes Rayudu by surprise. Hurries the batsman into the heave and hence he top edges it in front of square leg. Nurse from short mid-wicket runs to the ball, dives but can't get there in time. One run collected.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Outside off, going away, run down to third man with an open face. Single taken.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Short ball with not much venom in it, Rayudu wildly pulls it aerially through mid-wicket for just the one.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Angling across from a good length, on off, blocked down in front of point.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Full and on the stumps, defended with the full face off the front foot.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Short, flat and outside off, punched away into the off side for a single.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Stays on the back foot and keeps it out rather safely.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Doesn't give the batsman much room. Flat and on off, forced towards point.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Played to point again, this time by Rayudu. Dot ball.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Kohli goes square of the wicket on this occasion, through point, for a single.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Outside off, played to point to end the over.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. The batsman shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single. Also, with this, Virat Kohli goes past Sachin Tendulkar as the Indian batsman with the most runs against Windies in ODIs.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Wide! Too far outside off, across the tramline and that's a wide.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. DROPPED! Oh, how could you, Jason Holder? Big moment in this game. Would have been a great moment for young Obed McCoy. Full and outside off, slower in pace, Kohli looks to go big downtown but doesn't connect well at all. It skies towards long off, where Holder goes back, stretches his hands out but can't keep a hold of it. Needless to ask, how costly will that prove?
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Taps it down in front of point and both batsmen complete a brisk single.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Short of a length and well outside off, Rayudu misses out on this and he knows it. Looks to cut but gets it off the bottom edge on the off side.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Pitches a length ball on the leg stump line, Virat nudges it down to fine leg and changes ends.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Good work from Roach out in the deep. Rayudu cuts this half tracker through the covers. Kemar moves to his left and stops it inside the rope. Two runs taken.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Loopy leg break outside off, firmly pushed but straight to covers.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Makes use of the feet, gets close to the pitch and defends.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Stays right behind the line and keeps it out.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Short and wide, Kohli cuts this with the turn square on the off side. Easy single results.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Short and turning away from middle and off, Virat is on the back foot as he punches this off the inner half to the right of the bowler.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. The batsman plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Back of a length in line of the stumps, punched towards mid on. Dot ball.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Length delivery angling away from outside off, VK walks down the track, opens the face and dabs it to backward point. Can't beat Hetmyer there who dives to his left and stops it.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Fraction straight in line, wristed through square leg again but this time just for a single.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Short ball and Rayudu latches onto this one. Moves inside the line as it's pitched on middle and pulls it aerially over square leg. One bounce and across the rope. Good shot.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Shaping away from around off, stays in the crease and pushes tamely down on the off side.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Well played. Kohli waits for this ball to turn and opens the face late to dab it past short third man. A couple of runs result.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Goes against the spin and turns it to mid-wicket for a single.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Keeps a bit low too. Flat and short on off, Rayudu chops it off the inner half down on the off side.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Touch quicker in pace, on off and full in length, Ambati defends.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Knocks this down to long on and gets to the other end. The 100 comes up for India.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Tossed right up there, on the stumps, Kohli looks to play the whip-drive through the covers but gets an inside edge back onto his pads.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. On a length, on middle stump, worked in front of square leg for an easy run.
Obed McCoy to Virat Kohli. Short and wide, Virat slaps the cut through the covers. The sweeper cuts it off and keeps the batsmen to two.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Too straight in line, wristed to square leg for a single.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Cut away but a good save from Hetmyer. Some room on offer outside off, Ambati plays it towards point.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Touch shorter this time, on middle and off, Rayudu gets behind the line and defends it down on the leg side.
Obed McCoy to Ambati Rayudu. Angling across from a good length as the left-arm pacer serves it around off, Rayudu hangs back and taps it down on the off side.
Debutant Obed McCoy is into the attack now.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. A short delivery which has been pulled away. They pick up a single.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Short and around off, punched through the covers for a single.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Nice! This is much better. Floated around off, spins away ever so slightly and barely misses the outside edge of Virat Kohli's defensive bat.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. FOUR! The 50-run stand is up with that. Poor length again from Bishoo, the line isn't great either. Short and wide outside off, Kohli camps back and cuts it square through point for the second boundary of the over.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Loops it up on off, blocked off the front foot.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Poor from Bishoo. A half tracker on the stumps, Kohli rocks back and whips it through short fine leg for a boundary. The timing was excellent on that.
Drinks break. A partnership developing for India after they lost both their openers inside Powerplay 1. Windies will be content with the way this game has gone so far for them. But they will need to keep chipping away at the wickets to gain an upper hand. Needless to say, Virat Kohli is the key once again. If they manage to remove him now, India's middle order will be exposed. Let's see how the visiting team fares in the middle overs.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Turning back into the batsman, Kohli helps it off his pads to deep square leg for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Presses forward and pushes it with the gentle hands towards short third man for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Shorter in length and outside off, Rayudu plays a square cut but fails to place it in the gap. Finds short third man.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Goes deep inside the crease to a short ball and strokes it down the ground to long on for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Floated full ball on off, Kohli plays it with the spin to mid-wicket.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. An off spinner, landing short around off, Rayudu stays back, allows the ball to spin back in and then works it through square leg. One run added to the total.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Flatter and around leg, it's flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. Slowly but steadily this partnership is building. It's worth 41 now off 44 balls.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Gives this one some extra flight to tempt the batsman. Rayudu runs down the track to go hard at it. Fails to middle his shot properly and ends up pushing it back to Bishoo.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Fuller and flatter on middle, forced down to long on for a run.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Tossed up ball on middle, a leg spinner. Kohli lunges and defends it to the off side.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Flighted and full on off, Rayudu strides forward and pushes it in front of square on the off side. The point fielder picks up the ball and they cross for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Allows the ball to spin back in and punches it to long on for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Flighted and on middle, driven down through mid on for a single.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. EDGY FOUR! A flighted ball landing wide outside off, Kohli leans forward, stretches out for it as he tries to drive away from the body but the ball doesn't spin back in much. As a result, it catches the outside edge and speeds past short third man for a boundary.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Flighted and on middle, clipped with the spin through square leg for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Gets forward and eases a full ball through mid off for a single.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Short and on middle, pulled to deep square leg for a run.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Driven towards the mid on region. They pick up a single. Rayudu will keep strike with himself. It's been 10 balls now that Kohli hasn't been on strike.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Too full in length on off, Rayudu pushes it out to the off side.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Beaten! Big turn on this occasion. Bishoo slows this one and gets it to dip into the batsman around off. Rayudu tries to defend but it spins away and beats his bat.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. This time on the leg side. Rayudu once again dances down the track and whips it in front of square leg. Good enough placement to pick a couple of runs.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Wow, what a shot! Bishoo flights this one in the air and lands it full around off, Rayudu shimmies down the track and drills his drive through covers. No chance for the fielder in the deep.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Flighted ball around off, Rayudu comes down the track and brings his bat and pad together in defense. The keeper lets out an appeal but nothing from the umpire.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Nurse is now too straight in his line, Rayudu works it with the spin to deep square leg and collects a single. 7 coming from this over.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. FOUR! Lovely shot! That will release all the pressure. Nurse gives this one some extra air but lands it fuller in length outside off. Rayudu takes a stride forward, opens the face of the bat and crunches it through extra cover for a boundary.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Full and flighted on off, hit back to the bowler.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Flatter and around leg, Rayudu plays it back from the crease. Nurse moves across to his right to stop the ball.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Spinning back into the batsman from outside off, a touch on the shorter side, Kohli goes deep inside the crease and punches it down to long on for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Short and wide outside off, Rayudu cuts it from the crease to sweeper cover for a single.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Loopy leg spinner outside off, it's driven with the turn towards backward point. 3 from Bishoo's first over.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Strides forward and forces it down to long off. The fielder fumbles slightly but no extra run taken.
Devendra Bishoo to Virat Kohli. Floated full ball on off, turning away, Kohli lunges and pushes it with an angled bat. It races through cover-point, past the diving Hetmyer and they take a run.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. This time the length is very full around leg, Ambati drives it down to long off for a run.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Tossed up ball on off, turning away a bit, Rayudu goes back and plays it down to point.
Devendra Bishoo to Ambati Rayudu. Too full in length on off, Rayudu digs it out back to the bowler.
Bowling change. It's time for some leg spin from Devendra Bishoo. There is surely assistance from the pitch, let's see how he goes. A slip in place...
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Flighted on off, eased down the ground to long on for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Presses forward to a full ball and drives it back to the bowler.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Rayudu has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Flatter on off, defended off the back foot.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Tickles it with the spin to mid-wicket for a run.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Cry of anguish by the Indian skipper as he ran two but is found to be one short. A long hop on middle, Virat pulls it through mid-wicket and scampers across for a couple of runs. Only one will be added to the total.
Powerplay 2 signalled. Which means a maximum of 4 fielders will be allowed outside the ring till the end of the 40th over.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Uppish but safe! Roach angles in a full ball on middle, Kohli leans forward to flick but fails to control his shot much. It flies in the air but goes safely through mid on for a run.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Superb fielding by Samuels. Kohli packs a punch to this one and it's racing through covers. But Samuels inside the ring at covers dives full length to his left to make the stop. Stops a certain boundary.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Roach angles in a length ball on off, Kohli presents the full face of his bat and pushes it delightfully past the bowler and the diving mid off fielder. A couple taken.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Fine delivery to beat the outside edge. Roach delivers it slightly from wide of the crease. He angles it just outside off and gets it to straighten a bit from there. Kohli is caught pushing and missing inside the line.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Feed him room and you will suffer every time. Roach bowls it short and outside off, Kohli rocks on the back foot and punches it sweetly through covers for a glorious boundary.
Kemar Roach to Ambati Rayudu. Good running. Back of a length delivery on off, Rayudu taps it down in front of point and steals a run.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Tossed up ball outside off, Kohli plays a little late cut but finds the short third man fielder. Fantastic over by Ashley, a wicket and only 2 runs coming off it.
Ashley Nurse to Ambati Rayudu. Flatter delivery on off, stroked off the back foot to long on for a run.
Ambati Rayudu is the number 4 batsman.
Ashley Nurse to Shikhar Dhawan. OUT! That's hitting leg. Success for Windies. They have now removed both the Indian openers, that too, quite cheaply. A great use of the technology by the visiting team. Nurse bowls this one slower through the air and lands it around leg. Dhawan closes the face of his bat as he tries to tap it on the leg side. But he fails to make any connection and is rapped on the pads. They appeal but the umpire turns it down. Nurse, though, is very sure and convinces Holder to take the DRS. The replays roll in and it shows that the ball has straightened after landing and it's travelling to meet the leg pole. Dhawan walks back shaking his head.
Appeal for an lbw! It's not given. Ashley Nurse though is very sure and convinces his skipper to take the DRS. Let's see...
Ashley Nurse to Shikhar Dhawan. Sliding down the leg side, Dhawan tries to flick but misses and it goes off his pads to the on side.
What happened there? Oh dear, in his delivery stride, Nurse has stamped on the right foot of umpire Ian Gould. The bowler has to pull out as a result and later on apologizes. That's a first for me on a cricket field.
Ashley Nurse to Shikhar Dhawan. Wide! Wrong line. Nurse sprays it down the leg side, Shikhar tries flicking but misses. The umpire exercises his arms.
Ashley Nurse to Shikhar Dhawan. Flatter and shorter on off, punched from the crease to covers.
Ashley Nurse to Shikhar Dhawan. Floated full ball landing on middle. A bit of visible turn there. Dhawan tries to work it on the leg side but it takes the leading edge and goes to covers.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Gets on the front foot to a full ball outside off and defends it watchfully.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Nearly drags it on. Roach overpitches outside off, Dhawan goes at it with firm hands as he tries to drive through the line. But it takes the inner half of his blade and rolls past the stumps to short fine leg. A single added to the total.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Angling into the batsman around off, Dhawan defends. A good start from Shikhar, so far. He will be eyeing a big score after a flop show in the last match.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. SIX! Just over the fielder at third man. Roach digs in a short delivery outside off, Dhawan ramps it over and for a moment it appears that it will find the fielder. But the ball eventually has enough wings to sail over Powell.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Good length ball angling into the batsman from 'round the wicket, Dhawan defends it off his back foot to the leg side.
Kemar Roach to continue...
Ashley Nurse to Shikhar Dhawan. Shortish and on off, Dhawan punches it off his back foot to long off for one. Good start from Nurse.
Ashley Nurse to Shikhar Dhawan. Lovely delivery. Nurse bowls a nicely loopy ball on off. It skids on after landing and Dhawan keeps it out off his back foot.
A slip in for Dhawan.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Tossed up ball on middle, Kohli works it off the inner half of his bat to the left of the short fine leg fielder. A single taken.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Spinning down the leg side, Kohli clips it off his pads but it rolls straight to square leg.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Quicker and flatter outside off, Kohli plays it late from the crease towards short third man.
Ashley Nurse to Virat Kohli. Flighted full ball on off, turning back in a bit, Kohli flicks but finds the mid-wicket fielder.
Bowling change. Jason Holder is introducing the spin of Ashley Nurse in the seventh over.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Gets behind the line of the delivery and offers a straight blade in defense. Tidy over by Roach, just one coming off it.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Roach operates from 'round the wicket for the southpaw. He angles in a length ball on off, Dhawan drives it straight back and Kemar does well in his followthrough to take the pace off the ball. He deflects it towards mid on as the Indian skipper was seen diving inside his crease. Good awareness.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Keeps it on a length and outside off, Kohli plays at it with an angled bat past the sliding backward point fielder. The third man fielder though is quite square and that's why only a run is possible.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Angling into the batsman, on a good length, Kohli defends it firmly to the off side.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Finds point. Roach bowls it full and wide outside off, Kohli walks forward and drives it square of the wicket on the off side. Just short of the fielder.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. Holder switches to over the wicket and bowls it on a fuller length around off. Dhawan strides forward and pushes it with gentle hands to mid off. 10 from the over!
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! No half measures there! This is absolutely crashed. Holder delivers it short and wide outside off, Dhawan rocks back and whacks it through backward point for a boundary.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. Shows the full face of the bat and defends the ball off the back foot.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Deliberate edge? Holder dishes out a length delivery in the channel outside off. Dhawan looks to play it with an angled bat but it takes the outside half of his blade and runs through the vacant first slip region for a boundary.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. The pace is very gentle from Holder. He drops it on a good length around off, Dhawan plays it late but still finds the point fielder with his little dab shot.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. Serving on the pads of the left-hander, Dhawan nudges it in front of square leg. There is protection in the deep now and hence only a couple.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Keeps it full but wide outside off, Kohli is in no mood to chase it away from his body. End of a successful over for Windies, 4 runs and the wicket of Rohit from it.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Roach reverts to his line outside off, on a good length, Kohli shoulders arms.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. FOUR! Off the mark on the third ball he faces. A classy shot. Roach delivers it on a full length and outside off, Virat strides forward and unfurls a beautiful square drive for a boundary. Lovely placement. The skipper is up and running.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Another delivery outside off has been left alone with ease by the Indian skipper.
Kemar Roach to Virat Kohli. Bowls it on a length and outside off, Kohli allows it through.
Huge cheer from the crowd. India's superstar and skipper, Virat Kohli arrives in the centre. He averages 99.75 at this venue. Bradman-esque! Also, Kohli is only 81 away from reaching 10k ODI runs.
Kemar Roach to Rohit Sharma. OUT! A soft dismissal for Rohit Sharma. Roach is lucky to get this wicket, to be honest. It's short and wide outside off, begging to be hit, Rohit obliges and cracks it off his back foot. But he fails to get the placement right. Also, it's hit aerially and goes straight into the hands of Hetmyer at backward point. He makes no mistake and India suffer an early blow.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. Goes for a big one, an aerial shot but hasn't got enough meat on it. Holder digs in a short ball and Dhawan drags his pull shot over wide mid on. It falls in the deep before the rope and stops. The fielder retrieves it and they take a couple of runs.
Fine leg comes up. Square leg drops back.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. Back of a length delivery on middle and off, Dhawan defends it off his back foot to covers. Was looking for tap and run there but the fielder quickly got to the ball.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. Slower one, around off, Dhawan is solid in defense.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Impeccable timing by Dhawan again. Holder overdoes his length this time, it's full and around off, Dhawan plays it with the angle and flicks it past the left side of the mid-wicket fielder. Hemraj gives the chase but fails to pull it back before the fence.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. FOUR! Dhawan also has a boundary to his name now. Holder bowls it shortish and it's angled into the batsman. Dhawan shuffles across a bit and helps it around through square leg. Good timing and it races away to the fence.
Jason Holder to Shikhar Dhawan. A touch short in length and outside off, shaping back in with the angle, Dhawan taps it down from the crease to point.
Kemar Roach to Rohit Sharma. Switches to over the wicket for the right-hander. Bowls it on a fuller length around off, Rohit prods forward and blocks. A watchful beginning by India.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Off the mark, finally. Roach is a little too straight on this occasion with his line, Dhawan helps it behind square leg and takes a run.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Dot ball again. Lands it on a length and outside off, Dhawan remains on the back foot and plays it down towards cover-point. Wants a single but it's not on.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. A little bit of extra bounce this time, around off, Dhawan goes back and turns it on the leg side.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Full in length and outside off, angling into the batsman, Dhawan strides forward and pushes it to the off side.
Kemar Roach to Shikhar Dhawan. Roach runs in from 'round the wicket and serves a good length delivery on off, Dhawan remains on the back foot and defends it.
Kemar Roach is given the second new ball from the other end. A false start first up as Dhawan wasn't ready and pulls out. Reload, Roach...
Jason Holder to Rohit Sharma. Some inward movement on this occasion. It lands a bit shortish and outside off. Rohit offers no shot and watches it go to the keeper.
Jason Holder to Rohit Sharma. Good length delivery in the zone outside off, Sharma makes a leave.
Jason Holder to Rohit Sharma. FOUR! Rohit is off the mark! Holder errs in his line and serves it on the pads of the batsman. Rohit deflects it neatly and finds the fence at fine leg. India are away as well.
Jason Holder to Rohit Sharma. Back of a length delivery around off, Rohit taps it down from the crease towards gully and looks for a run. But his partner is not interested as Nurse gets to the ball from first slip.
Jason Holder to Rohit Sharma. Watchfully left. A harmless delivery, on a length and outside off, Sharma allows it through to the keeper.
Jason Holder to Rohit Sharma. A cracking piece of fielding at point! Holder starts with a good length delivery in the channel outside off, Rohit hits it firmly square of the wicket on the off side where Hetmyer dives full length to his right from backward point to make an outstanding stop.
Out come the Indian openers. It's a jam-packed stadium here in Vizag. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the openers, as usual. India will be hoping for a big start from this pair. Jason Holder has the first new ball in his hand as he runs in to bowl the first over of the match. A slip in place. Here we go...
Windies' skipper, Jason Holder says that he isn't too bothered about bowling first. Reckons that the pitch won't change much throughout the course of this game. Adds that they would like to restrict the Indian team and then take the run chase deep. Admits that they need to be clinical with the bat during the chase. Informs about the one change, Obed McCoy is making his debut, replacing Oshane Thomas in the playing XI.
India's skipper, Virat Kohli says that it looks a good wicket and may get slower in the second half which also suits their bowling combination for this match. Mentions that Kuldeep Yadav is playing in place of Khaleel Ahmed and feels that it's a perfect bowling combination to defend the total.
Toss - Up goes the coin and it comes down in favour of the home team. INDIA ELECT TO BAT!
Pitch report - It's a very dry looking surface with no live grass. The bowlers will have to get their lengths right and have to rely on their variations. There will be help for the spinners. Also, dew might be a factor later on in the evening. Chasing appears to be a better option here.
Welcome, folks. It's time for the second ODI in the extreme heat of Visakhapatnam. Windies were humbled in the first game and would be hoping for a better performance in this outing, especially with the ball. The Men in Blue, on the other hand, would just look to keep their winning momentum going and register yet another comprehensive win. Will we see a more competitive game today? Stay with us to find out.
A thrilling contest finally comes to a close. India might still be leading the series 1-0, but they will know better than to take this tied result even remotely lightly and be wary of the threat the Windies possess. The visitors, will take heart from this and try to do the same next time too. The 3rd ODI takes place in Pune on 27th October, at 1330 local (0800 GMT). Do join in for that. In the meantime, you can switch tabs and catch all the action from the first T20I between Pakistan and Australia. Cheers!
India skipper and Man of the Match, Virat Kohli starts off by saying it was a great game of cricket and adds that the atmosphere was spectacular. Praises Windies for playing the way they did, especially the Hope-Hetmyer partnership. Is pleased with his personal milestones which he achieved through the game. Informs that he had a talk with his teammates and they agreed that they should be ready for any and all kinds of situations and embrace the challenge. Reckons that he thought Windies were in a strong position, but in the last 5-6 overs it was very much in the balance. States there were moments which could have gone either way, but they just have to take everything in their stride and move forward. On Ambati Rayudu, he mentions that they are looking at him as a serious contender for the no.4 spot and he's glad Ambati got some runs under his belt. Applauds Hope and Hetmyer as well and says they are superb talents.
Windies skipper, Jason Holder says it was a good game of cricket. Applauds young players like Hope and Hetmyer for coming so close, but is disappointed they couldn't get over the line. States he expects India to get par scores every time, as they are a good team. Reckons that they wanted to take it deep when he walked in and is pleased to see Hope be there right till the very end. Informs that he's happy with his batting line-up for crossing 300 in consecutive games and mentions there are a lot of positives to take. Rues some sloppiness in the field but says it can be obviously improved. On debutant Obed McCoy, he states he's a young lad and it was good to see him hold his nerve under pressure.
Shai Hope is seen talking to Murali Kartik. He says he is disappointed to not win. Mentions that he tried his best. Admits they lost wickets at crucial stages, especially Jason Holder's wicket. Reckons that the wicket was similar in both the innings and continues saying that it was easy to bat against the new ball and it got difficult as the game progressed. Ends by saying he is unhappy that they could not win.
Hope carried on after Hetmyer's dismissal, kept the scoreboard ticking with Jason Holder and were in the driver's seat. But the skipper's untimely run out did pose questions. It all went right down to the wire, and it took a scintillating boundary from Hope which saw the ending in a tie. Fitting that the centurion hit those last runs. Earlier in the day, India posted 321 on the board on the back of a scintillating Virat Kohli ton and a fluent fifty from Ambati Rayudu. It just wasn't enough to get the win.
A humdinger of a game. Chasing 322 on a tricky surface, the odds would have definitely been stacked in the hosts' favour, but Windies have done a tremendous job with the bat. It's a testament to their batting order that they've crossed 300 on consecutive occasion. The visitors lost a few early wickets but that mammoth 143-run stand between Hope and Hetmyer kept things every much in the balance, if not in Windies' favour throughout the game. The latter missed out on a ton, while the former eventually went on to remain unbeaten on 123.
The crowd in the stadium has gone silent as they still haven't been able to comprehend what's happened here. Mixed emotions in the middle of the park, a few smiles, some heads dropping down. No team's lost, but only cricket's the winner tonight.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. FOUR! THE MATCH IS TIED! Oh wow. You never would have expected such a thing to happen. Dear me. Excellent stuff from Shai Hope. Full and wide outside off, Hope carves this square through point. Rayudu out in the deep moves to his right, dives, gets a hand to it but can't stop it from crossing the rope. Absolute scenes in Vizag.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Fuller length ball, Hope hits this through mid-wicket and comes back for the second. 5 needed off the final ball. Can Shai Hope do it? Or will Umesh Yadav hold him off?
Kemar Roach walks in next. Hope will be on strike though. 7 off 2 needed.
Umesh Yadav to Ashley Nurse. OUT! Ashley Nurse departs playing an audacious shot. He gets low as this ball comes in full outside off, takes it on the full and reverse scoops it towards third man. Rayudu runs in, settles himself under it and takes the catch.
Umesh Yadav to Ashley Nurse. Another yorker, Nurse slogs it from the inner half towards wide mid on. Both batsmen run hard and manage to come back for the second.
Umesh Yadav to Ashley Nurse. FOUR LEG BYES! 9 needed off 4 to win. Umesh is unfortunate. He fires it in well on leg, Nurse looks to slog but misses. It goes off his pads and through the right of Dhoni to the third man boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Superb start to the over from Umesh. Fires in the perfect yorker just outside off, Hope digs it out off the inner half and both batsmen run through to complete the run.
Umesh Yadav to bowl the final over. He has 13 runs to defend.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Fires it well wide outside off, Hope mistimes it towards covers and takes off. Shami gets to the ball, turns and misses his shy at his end. Single completed.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Full and attacking the stumps, lofted over the bowler's head. The batsmen scamper through and come back for the second as long off cuts it out and throws it back in. Good running.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Dot ball. Precious dot ball for India. Shami darts it full and wide outside off, Hope mistimes the drive back to him. He throws it back at the striker's end seeing Shai out of his crease. No harm done.
Mohammed Shami to Ashley Nurse. Bumper on middle and leg, Nurse backs away and pulls it along the carpet to deep mid-wicket. One more to the total.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Full in line of the stumps, Hope slogs it towards wide long on. Just the single.
Mohammed Shami to Ashley Nurse. Short of a length close to off, Nurse gets an inside edge onto his pads. It falls on the off side and the batsmen scamper through for a run.
Mohammed Shami back into the attack.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Ashley Nurse. Darted full on the stumps, Nurse clears his front leg, gets low and wildly swings in an attempt to clear Vizag. But, he can only manage to get it off the inner half through mid-wicket for a single. Windies need 20 to win from 12 balls.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Ashley Nurse. Beaten. Dot ball. Quicker leg break outside off, Nurse gets low to play the reverse scoop but misses it altogether.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Hope drives this full ball back past the bowler for a run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Quicker just outside off, played back in the bowler's direction.
Ashley Nurse is the next batsman in.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. OUT! Run out! A big mix up and Jason Holder is gone. A late twist in the tale left? Possibly. Hope pushes this full ball towards Rayudu at short cover and both batsmen take off. Then, Hope decides to abort but Holder is halfway down the track and left hanging. Rayudu gives the ball to Chahal who comfortably takes the bails off. The Windies skipper walks back with his head down. He is disappointed.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Bit quicker through the air, spinning away from around off, Hope goes back to cut but chops it off the bottom half.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Pushes this one through the covers for a single. 5 off this one. Windies needed 22 off 18.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Outside the line of off stump, played to point.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. FOUR! Low full toss slipped on the pads, Hope flicks it past the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary. Windies inching closer towards victory.
A slight halt in play as the physio is out on the field. Hope has some pain in his left forearm. He's being looked at.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Full toss outside off, Hope finds Kohli at extra cover once more. He's frustrated with himself for not finding the gap.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Full again, outside the line of off stump, Hope drives hard but straight to Kohli at extra cover.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Goes full and lands it on off, driven right back at Umesh.
Umesh Yadav to bowl again.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Full and outside off, driven hard to cover. Rayudu there lets it through him and concedes a single. Gets a hard glare from Virat Kohli. He won't be liking that.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Goes against the spin. Clears his front leg out of the way and flicks it through the gap on the leg side for two.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Holder. Drives this loopy leg break to covers for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Slight hesitation, but no harm done. Hope drives it off the outer half towards backward point as the ball spins away. A bit of a yes-no, but the run is completed eventually.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Quick and flat on the stumps, flicked in front of square leg for two more.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Second ODI hundred for Shai Hope. A fine knock, under pressure, but he knows the job isn't finished if he isn't there till the end. Full on middle and leg, swept through backward square leg for a couple.
Yuzvendra Chahal back into the attack.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Short ball, pulled to deep mid-wicket. Single taken. 36 needed to win off 30 balls.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. FOUR! Moves to 97 with this. Full and served outside off, Shai Hope with good balance lofts it over the covers for a boundary.
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder. Fraction straight in line, flicked to deep mid-wicket for one more.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Extremely full outside off, drilled through towards sweeper cover by Hope for a single.
Mohammed Shami to Jason Holder. Goes for the yorker again, but misses. Ends up dishing out a full toss on middle, Jason Holder drives it to long off for a run.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Back of a length in line of the stumps, pulled through mid-wicket for a run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. Dot ball to finish things. Tossed up around off, Holder gets an inside edge back onto his pads. Kuldeep finishes with figures of 10-0-67-3.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Drives this tossed up ball outside off through the covers for a single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. SIX! He's got a hold of that! Terrific shot. He picks up the googly as it's landed full, Hope gets low and nails the slog sweep to perfection. Clears mid-wicket with ease.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Quicker through the air, around off, kept out off the back foot.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. Tight call, good running in the end. Holder pushes it towards short extra cover and takes off. Chahal gets to the ball, has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. Almost. The googly on middle, keeps really low as Holder goes down to play the big slog sweep. It goes off the toe end.
Kuldeep Yadav is called back on. He will bowl out.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Excellent over. Just 2 runs from it. Fires it full again, close to off, Shai drives it to the man at point.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Full delivery around off, opens the face and drives it off the outer half behind point for a couple.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Another superb yorker. Shami is right on the money with it. At the base of middle stump, Hope brings his bat down to jam it out towards short cover.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Sharp bouncer on middle, decent pace on it. Shai Hope ducks and evades.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Excellent yorker from Shami. Fires it on the stumps, Hope can only dig it out.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Good length ball on off stump, punched from the crease back to the bowler.
Mohammed Shami to bowl once more.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Pushes the ball down the ground, towards the man at long on and gets to the other end.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Holder. Brings his wrists into play and turns it away on the leg side for a run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Leans ahead and knocks it past the bowler towards long off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Holder. Driven through mid on by Jason. The batsmen have run through for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. On the leg stump line, flicked 'round the corner for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Jason Holder. Loopy leg break on middle and off, driven through mid off for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal is back on.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat. That brings an end to Jadeja's spell, gives away just 2 runs in his final over. Finishes with figures of 10-0-49-0.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Opens the face and pushes it to covers, but Kohli is quick to the ball to prevent the single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Pushes this tamely into the covers for no run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Arm ball on off, Hope goes deep inside the crease and blocks.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder. Drives this full ball through the covers for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Darted full on the stumps, hit through mid on. Single collected.
Powerplay 3 has been signalled. A maximum of 5 fielders will be allowed outside the ring till the end of the game.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. Superb stuff from Kuldeep. Concedes just two. India give away just 3 in the last two overs. Holder punches it back to the bowler to end Powerplay 2.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Quicker and shorter, Hope punches it to long on and crosses over.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. This full ball is knocked down to long on for one run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. Spinning in on middle stump, worked off the inner half straight to short mid-wicket.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. Another dot. The pressure is building. Holder comes forward and blocks it out.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. Loopy and full on middle and off, driven back down the track.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder. On the stumps, hit to long on for a single. Just 1 off the over, tidy stuff from Jadeja.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder. Drifting in from around off, fullish in length, driven away from the body to short cover.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder. Uses the angle into him and flicks it to short mid-wicket.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder. Places it a bit square this time. Played to point for nothing.
Ravindra Jadeja to Jason Holder. Darted quicker and full outside off, driven tamely to covers.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. Goes down the ground with a drive through mid off. One run to end the over.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman. They pick up a single.
Kuldeep Yadav to Jason Holder. Off the mark. Holder flicks it away through mid-wicket for a single.
Skipper Jason Holder is the new man in.
Kuldeep Yadav to Rovman Powell. OUT! Kuldeep weaves his magic yet again. The bowling change works wonders. Lands the googly on middle and leg and it turns away, Rovman Powell doesn't pick it up at first. And when he does, it's too late and he has a needless poke at it. The ball takes the edge and goes to Rohit at first slip who makes no mistake. 69 needed off 75.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Goes with the spin as he turns it down towards long on for one run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Rovman Powell. Spinning into the batsman, Powell works it off his pads on the leg side for a single.
Kuldeep Yadav is given the ball again.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Short and flat outside off, Shai looks to cut but chops it off the bottom half on the off side.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Quicker through the air, around off, pushed away from the body to covers.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Stays back and keeps it out safely.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Spinning away from a fuller length, Hope opens his body up and finds the cover fielder with a drive.
Ravindra Jadeja to Rovman Powell. Comes on the front foot to this fuller ball and drives it towards long on for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. 72 needed off 83. Hope presses forward and turns it 'round the corner for one.
Ravindra Jadeja comes back on.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Goes against the spin as he flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. To long on again, but from a punch off the back foot. Another run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. The batsman has driven it through mid on. One run added to the total.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. Turns it away into the leg side for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. Lbw appeal, turned down. Missing leg clearly. Good call from Dhoni, as always, to stop his skipper from taking the DRS. Straighter one around leg, going on with the angle, catches Powell on the front pad who fails to block it.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. SIX! That's gone high and over the boundary line. Good effort by Pant there. Tossed up by Chahal, Rovman clears his front leg and looks to go big downtown. It's high, Pant from long on comes under it moving to his left, catches it and crashes into the ad boards. He seems to be in pain.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Bouncer, left alone by the batsman.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. SIX! Right out of the screws! Short of a length on middle and leg, Hope stands tall and muscles it into the mid-wicket stands for half a dozen.
Umesh Yadav to Rovman Powell. Just short. Bumper on middle, Rovman swivels and pulls it over mid-wicket. Falls just short of Dhawan out in the deep. Single taken.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Pushes this towards mid on and takes the fielder on. Beats the throw at the bowler's end too. Good running.
Umesh Yadav to Rovman Powell. Room offered outside off, cut down off the outer half to third man. One run to the total.
Umesh Yadav to Rovman Powell. FOUR! What a shot. Length ball on off, Powell stands firm and slogs it hard through mid-wicket. Wide of the fielder in the deep and that will go away for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav returns to the attack.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. Clipped away behind square on the leg side for one run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. Full on the stumps, defended.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. Stays right behind the line of this one and keeps it out.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. Stifled shout, but an inside edge saves him. Full on leg, it takes the edge before going off the pads and falls safely on the leg side.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. Some good turn for Chahal. Lands it on middle and leg, it spins away as Powell blocks.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Flighted delivery on leg, turned against the spin to square leg. One run collected.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Hope rides the bounce and pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Opens the bat face and dabs it straight to backward point.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Back of a length outside off, doesn't rise as much, Hope goes back to pull but the ball goes under his bat.
Mohammed Shami to Rovman Powell. Rovman is off the mark. Drives this full ball back past the bowler and gets to the other end.
Mohammed Shami to Rovman Powell. Brings out the short one out of nowhere. Bangs it in hard, but Rovman does well to arch back and let it be.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Good length delivery rising off the surface, Hope rises on his toes and punches it past short cover for a run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Rovman Powell. Full ball attacking the stumps, driven towards mid on to end a successful over from Chahal.
Rovman Powell walks into the middle next.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. OUT! HETMYER IS GONE! The bowling change works wonders for the Indians. Hetmyer misses out on what would have been a well-deserved ton. Turning in, shorter in length, Hetmyer goes back to pull it out of Vizag. Instead, he gets a top edge which is taken by Virat Kohli at short cover. Shimron walks back dejected. Is this the opening India needed? Can they take advantage of it?
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. They pick up a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Loopy leg break on middle and leg, flicked towards mid-wicket for nothing.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. Spinning in from middle and off, punched back towards the bowler who can't stop it cleanly. A single results.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Turn right away. Going away from around off, it's whipped down to long on for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal is back.
Mohammed Shami to Shimron Hetmyer. Just short. Back of a length on leg, Hetmyer looks to lift it over short fine leg. Gets an inside edge onto his pads and it falls short of the fielder there.
Mohammed Shami to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! Shimron Hetmyer moves into the 90s now. Fuller and just outside off, the southpaw stands his ground and lifts it over mid off cleanly for a boundary.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Marginally ahead of a length, outside off, driven through the covers for a run.
Mohammed Shami to Shimron Hetmyer. Too straight in line, worked in front of square leg for a single.
Mohammed Shami to Shimron Hetmyer. A bit of width offered outside off, cut a bit square on the off side for two.
Mohammed Shami to Shimron Hetmyer. Wide! Too far outside off, across the tramline, wide signalled.
Mohammed Shami to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! Welcomes Shami with a boundary. Short delivery, on middle and leg, Hetmyer clears his front leg and pulls it along the turf through square leg for a boundary.
Mohammed Shami is called back on.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Too full, in line of the stumps, drilled through towards sweeper cover. Single to end the over. 117 needed to win off 120 balls.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. The batsman rocks onto the back foot and punches the ball. One run added to the total.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Tosses it right up there, it's flicked towards mid-wicket.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Edged and FOUR! The wrong 'un around off, Hope comes forward to defend but the ball takes the edge and runs down to the third man boundary.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Misses out. Full toss outside off, Hope drives but straight to the cover fielder.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. FOUR! Runs coming thick and fast for Windies. Too full and well outside off, Hope drives it crisply through the covers to find the fence.
Umesh Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! Full and in the slot, Hetmyer lofts it over mid off. Nobody out there in the deep, so a boundary results.
Umesh Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. In the air but it's safe. Back of a length angling in on off, Hetmyer looks to slog but the bat turns in his hands. Luckily for him, it goes wide of mid off. A couple taken.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Fifty for Shai Hope. His 7th in this format. He's been superb so far, kept his side well in the hunt along with Hetmyer. He rocks back and cracks it towards sweeper cover for a single.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Opens the face, taps it down in front of point. Wants the single but won't get it.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Good length delivery on off, blocked from inside the crease on the off side.
Umesh Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Comes from around the wicket, a length delivery on off. Shimron punches it to mid off and both batsmen take off. The throw comes in at the striker's end but it's quite wayward.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Works this fine down the leg side and picks up two runs for it.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Safe. He's back in. The googly on off and Hope doesn't pick it up. Gets beaten and loses his balance a bit. Dhoni takes the bails off seeing this and appeals. It's taken upstairs and replays show that Shai just about manages to get back inside the crease in time.
A stumping appeal against Shai Hope is referred upstairs.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Finds the gap through the covers with a drive. One run taken.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Spinning away from a shorter length, cut away aerially but it falls short of backward point.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. A lot of air on this, full in length, wristed down to long on for a run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Tossed up around off, Hope comes forward and pushes it off the outer half on the off side.
Kuldeep Yadav comes back on.
Umesh Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Around off, the batsman guides it to point.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. On the middle stump, Hope flicks it through mid-wicket and takes a run.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Around off, Hope times it towards covers. Kohli there makes a good diving stop to his left.
Umesh Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Back of a length on off, Hetmyer pushes it through covers for a run.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Strokes this through covers for a run.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. NOT OUT! That is a huge inside edge! On a length and around off, this one comes back in a touch. Hope tries to defend but he seems to have gotten an inside edge onto his pads. The Indians appeal and the umpire raises his finger. Hope reviews immediately. Replays roll in and it shows, there is bat involved. Hope survives.
Hope has given LBW! He has reviewed it immediately. He must have hit it. Let's see. Big moment in the game.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. Played to the point region by the batsman. 142 more needed in 144 balls.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Strokes it towards cover for a quick run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. Chahal now bowls it wide outside off, Hetmyer keeps his head and nicely guides it towards backward point for a run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. SIX! Another one! He is taking Chahal to the cleaners here. Excellent use of the feet once again. He gets to the pitch of it and hits it over long on. 16 from the first three balls.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. SIX! Another biggie! Back-to-back! This guy is taking the game away from India. It is slightly short, Hetmyer picks the length up early and pulls it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. FOUR! In the gap! Hetmyer can't be stopped! He dances down the track and once again, picks the right ball to do so. He flicks it over mid-wicket and the ball races away.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. FOUR! Spoils the over! Slightly full around off, Hope makes Umesh pay as he drives it through wide mid off for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Works it with the angle towards the man at mid-wicket.
Umesh Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Shortish again on off, Hetmyer works it towards mid-wicket for a run.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Back of a length on off, Hope guides it down to third man and takes a single.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. The slower ball outside off, Hope tries to cut but is beaten by the low bounce.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Back of a length on off, Hope guides it to point.
Umesh Yadav is back on.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. Another loopy ball on off, Hetmyer defends it.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. Tossed up on off, kept out.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. SIX! 50 for Hetmyer. His form continues. This young guy is some talent. He has played with so much authority and fluency in this innings. He surely holds the key for the Windies here. He dances down the track and with the turn lofts it over square leg fence.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Tossed up ball outside off, enticing Shai Hope to go for the biggie. He does so but the turn beats him. Dhoni fails to collect and the batsmen take a bye.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Very full on middle, Hope jams it out towards the bowler.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Works it against the turn towards mid-wicket.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Turning in from outside off, flicked in front of square leg. Single to end the over.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Driven off the front foot through the covers for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Works this through the vacant space in the mid-wicket region for one.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. SIX! Wonderful execution! Fuller and quicker, in the slot for Hetmyer who gets low to this one and slog sweeps it deep into the mid-wicket stands. What a hit.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Tossed up outside off, Hope opens his body up and drives it through the covers for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Darts it full and straight, Hope is on the front foot to defend.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. On the pads, nudged to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Tossed up on leg stump, flicked in front of square leg for a single.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Looped up on the stumps, blocked with the full face.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. The batsman gets an inside edge on that which goes fine down the leg side. The batsmen have picked up a couple of runs.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. Quicker one on the stumps, punched down to long on for one.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. Quicker one on the pads, flicked behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Strokes it to the man at covers.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Flicks it through square leg for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Fires it on off, kept out.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. SIX! BOOM! 50-run stand and it has been brought up in style! Hetmyer dances down the track and with the turn hits it over the mid-wicket fence. A very important stand as the two joined association when Windies were in trouble. They need to continue.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Punched off the back foot by the batsman.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Flatter and on middle, Hetmyer goes back and pulls it towards long on. Umesh there runs to his right, tries to catch the ball but fails to collect. He then ends up kicking it, not on the rope, however, and long on does the mopping up job. Two taken.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. Two dots to end Chahal's first. On middle, blocked.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. On middle, the batsman blocks it out.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shai Hope. The batsman has punched that ball through the offside.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. Nudges it around the corner with the turn this time for a run.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. Tries to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.
Yuzvendra Chahal to Shimron Hetmyer. The leg break on middle, Hetmyer works it to mid-wicket.
Yuzvendra Chahal brought on to roll his arm over.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. The arm ball on middle, Hope tries to defend but the ball goes off the inner half towards square leg.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. The short of length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Uses his feet and times it down to long on for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. On the stumps, defended.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Fires it on off, SH blocks it again.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Another googly and Hope once again gets behind the line and blocks it.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. The googly, kept out.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Tosses it up on off, Hope seems to be picking him as he flicks it with the turn to mid-wicket.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Flatter and outside off, the batter guides it towards point for a run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. SIX! All the way! Hetmyer is on the charge here. He uses his feet and takes it on the full. Tonks it over the mid-wicket fence.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. LOVELY! Unplayable! That pitched outside off and it has spun square, beating the outside edge of Shimron's bat as he tries to defend.
Drinks! So the game at the moment is evenly poised, maybe a little towards India. Windies have managed to keep up with the run rate but have lost three wickets. Their two best players against spin, Hetmyer and Hope are batting out there and the visitors would hope for them to continue and make a big partnership, whereas, India will look to take a few more quickly.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Pushes it down to long on. Jadeja collides with the non-striker in an attempt to stop the ball. No harm done though as the batsmen cross.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. It is flicked in the gap in the mid-wicker region for a brace.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Nicely tossed up delivery on off, Shimron strokes it through covers for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Again it is a touch shorter on middle, Hetmyer slams it down to long on for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Slightly shorter on off, Hope punches through covers for a run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Short ball, pulled to mid-wicket where the fielder makes a good stop with a dive.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. SIX! Juicy full toss offered by Kuldeep, Hetmyer slogs this hard over mid-wicket and manages to clear the rope for a maximum.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Comes forward to this loopy delivery and drives it to long off for one.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Edged and away! Hetmyer gives the charge as it comes slower through the air. Gets an edge which runs past the diving first slip fielder. Three runs result.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Tossed up on the pads, flicked on the leg side for no run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Short and too straight in line, pulled down to long leg for a double.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Another loopy ball on middle, Hetmyer strokes it down to long on for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Flatter and on off, the batsman guides it to covers.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. FOUR! When you cut, you should cut hard. Hope does exactly that. Short and outside off, Hope tries to cut but the ball takes the outside edge and reaches the third man fence in a jiffy.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Flatter and outside off, Hope guides it to point.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. With the turn eases it down to long on for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Floats it up on off, Hope strokes it down to long off for a run.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Dances down the track but does not get to the pitch of it. Tries to defend but the ball takes the outside edge and goes on the bounce to the slip fielder.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Played through mid-wicket by the batsman.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. The googly outside off, it turns back in. Hetmyer first shapes himself to cut it but then adjusts and pushes it back to the bowler.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Lovely shot and a lovely stop in the deep. It is slightly short on middle, Hetmyer picks the length early and pulls it through mid-wicket. Rayudu from long on makes good ground to his left, slides and saves a couple of runs.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shimron Hetmyer. Tosses it up on middle, kept out.
Kuldeep Yadav to Shai Hope. Tossed up outside off, Hope eases it down to long on for a single.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Quicker one outside off, full in length, Hetmyer presents a defensive bat in response.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Finds the gap through the covers and gets to the other end.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. SIX! It's gone the distance! Safe shot really. Slower through the air, fuller on off, Hope reaches forward and then launches it over long on for a biggie.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Saved a certain boundary there. Hetmyer drills this full ball to the covers where Rayudu dives to his left and makes a half-stop. Single taken.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shimron Hetmyer. Slower through the air, in line of the stumps, Hetmyer blocks from within the crease.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Tossed up ball on middle and leg, flicked away on the leg side for a single.
Shimron Hetmyer next in.
Kuldeep Yadav to Marlon Samuels. OUT! Samuels has to take the long walk back as that has clipped the top of off before going into Dhoni's gloves. Another beauty from Kuldeep, his second wicket in his second over. He has the last laugh. It is the googly and it is pitched around middle, Samuels plays inside the line, the turn beats his outside edge and it seems to have cleaned him up. Samuels though feels it is Dhoni's glove which has disturbed the stumps. He waits there, the umpires have a chat and then go upstairs. Replays show that Marlon has been clean bowled. He walks back with a forlorn look on his face and Windies are in trouble here. Also replays show, maybe Samuels could have played it on the front foot. He was done in by the pace on that one as it was bowled a touch quicker.
Has Samuels been knocked over? Samuels does not feel so but Dhoni is pretty confident. They are going upstairs to check. Let me tell you, when Dhoni is confident, most of the times the batsman has to take the long walk back.
Kuldeep Yadav to Marlon Samuels. FOUR! Samuels is dealing in boundaries here. It is tossed up outside off, Marlon drives it square on the off side and the ball races away. He is cashing in on every delivery which is offered width.
Kuldeep Yadav to Marlon Samuels. Again it is floated up on off, Samuels blocks it out.
Kuldeep Yadav to Marlon Samuels. On the stumps, Samuels defends it out.
Kuldeep Yadav to Marlon Samuels. BEAUTY! Another tossed up googly around off, Samuels tries to go over the bowler's head but is beaten comprehensively. Dhoni again shows lightning speed to take the bails off. Rohit Sharma is again excited but Dhoni is not interested.
Kuldeep Yadav to Marlon Samuels. The googly from outside off, Marlon tries to keep it out with a lunge but is beaten. Dhoni is quick to whip the bails off but no appeal from him. Rohit though is excited but the umpire shakes his head.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. On the stumps, kept out. Tidy start by Jadeja, 2 from his first.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. The batsman has played it to the point region.
Ravindra Jadeja to Marlon Samuels. Full and outside off, Samuels hits it through cover-point for a run.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Works it with the angle through square leg to get off strike.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. On the pads, straightens a touch. Hope tries to work it on the leg side but gets a soft leading edge back to the bowler.
Ravindra Jadeja to Shai Hope. Fires it on middle, kept out.
Powerplay 2 has been signaled! Now 4 fielders can be placed outside the ring till the 40th over. Also, Ravindra Jadeja is into the attack now.
Kuldeep Yadav to Marlon Samuels. A dot to end an action-packed over! The leg spinner on middle, Samuels tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Kuldeep Yadav to Marlon Samuels. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Once again Yadav pays the price of bowling it too full outside off, Samuels lunges and times it through covers. So two boundaries after the wicket and Samuels has a strike rate of 400.
Kuldeep Yadav to Marlon Samuels. FOUR! Off the mark in style! Very full and outside off, Samuels times it through covers for a boundary.
Marlon Samuels strides out to the middle.
Kuldeep Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. OUT! TIMBER! We did mention the real test begins now for the Windies and Hemraj has failed it. He has been knocked over by a brilliant googly. This is bowled slower through the air outside off, it pitches and comes back in. Hemraj fails to pick it, he tries to drive leaving a big gap between bat and pad. The ball sneaks through and hits the middle pole. Kuldeep is up and running. Excellent change of bowling. A much-needed wicket as Hemraj was looking really good out there.
Kuldeep Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. EDGY FOUR! Tossed up on off, it turns away. Hemraj prods forward and tries to drive but the ball takes an outside edge, goes past the slip fielder and into the third man fence. However, there were encouraging signs for the bowler as the ball did turn.
Kuldeep Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Slower through the air on middle, CH pushes it back to the bowler.
Kuldeep Yadav is into the attack. The real test for the Windies begins now.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Another classy drive but it is to the fielder at covers.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Slightly shorter in length on off, the batter pushes it to point.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Back of a length on off, Hope pushes it to mid off.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. FOUR! Nicely played once again! Slight width on offer, Hope opens the face of the bat and guides it fine on the off side. It is very fine and the ball races away to the fence. Boundaries are flowing here.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. A bumper on middle, Hope evades it.
Mohammed Shami to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Another stylish flick, this time by Hemraj towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. FOUR! Ends another over with a boundary does Shai Hope. Excellent over for Windies. 13 from it. Short and outside off, Hope is onto the back foot quickly and then punches it through point for a boundary. Windies off to a flier here.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. Back of a length on off, Hope defends it onto the ground.
Umesh Yadav to Shai Hope. BEAUTY! You just have to hope those miss your edges. On a length and around off, it pitches and then shapes away. Hope has to play at it due to the original angle but gets beaten by the away movement.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Another lovely shot! Short and on middle, CH pulls it through mid-wicket. A fielder in the deep means it is only a run.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Another ball just ahead of a length, Hemraj lofts it over the bowler's head and into the fence. That shot just shows that the ball is coming onto the bat nicely. 50 up for Windies.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. FOUR! A slight misfield and a boundary! Full and around off, maybe it was not a good ball with third man up. Hemraj opens the face of the bat and guides it towards short third man. The fielder there dives over the ball and a boundary results.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. FOUR! Hope has started in excellent fashion here. Full and outside off, Shai lunges and strokes it through wide mid off for a boundary. So a wicket to begin the over and a boundary to end it.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. On a length around off, kept out.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. WOW! How stylish was that? That shot had the Caribbean swag. Shortish on off, Hope with one foot up in the air, flicks it by using his wrists brilliantly, through backward square leg. The fielder from fine leg runs to his left, dives and saves a couple for his side.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Again in the 5th stump channel. Hope tries to defend but gets an inside edge onto his pads.
Mohammed Shami to Shai Hope. Good delivery to bowl first up to the new batsman. In the corridor of uncertainty, Hope shoulders arms to it.
Shai Hope is the new man in.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. OUT! A wicket falls. Powell departs and the crowd erupts in Vizag. The length from Shami is a bit on the shorter side around middle, Powell steps forward and tries to play the pick up shot across the line. He lifts it over mid-wicket but fails to generate enough timing or power behind his shot. Rishabh Pant in the deep makes no mistake. India draw first blood. Windies need 286 runs in 263 balls.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Pitches it up and on off, Chandrapaul drives it off his front foot but finds the mid off fielder.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Played to the point region by the batsman.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. FOUR! Slapped! Yadav overdoes his length and bowls it short and wide outside off, Hemraj remains inside the crease and slams it over point for a cracking boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. FOUR! Easily done. Yadav errs in his line and bowls a length ball on the leg stump line. Hemraj picks it off his pads and hits it firmly to the fine leg fence for a boundary. Both the Indian bowlers so far have been the culprits of bowling too straight on the pads.
Umesh Yadav to Kieran Powell. Good length delivery on middle and off, Powell remains back and forces it down to long on for a run.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Mishit! A full length ball angling away from the batsman, Hemraj tries to drive but fails to middle his shot. It finds the inner half of his willow and rolls wide of mid on. They cross for a run.
Mohammed Shami to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Shortish and down the leg side, helped along to long leg with a little pull shot. A single to end the over.
Mohammed Shami to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Shami takes the pace off this delivery and bowls it on the pads of the batsman. Hemraj clips it on the leg side but the square leg fielder is quick to the ball. Another dot.
Mohammed Shami to Chandrapaul Hemraj. A length ball on middle and off, Hemraj defends it back from the crease.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. Good length delivery outside off, Powell pushes at it and gets it away off the outside half of his bat. Finds Kuldeep again who fumbles once more. They cross for a run.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. Shami digs in a short ball and Powell jumps out of the crease to play the pull shot. Doesn't get enough meat on his shot and it goes past the square leg fielder. A couple taken.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. A length ball angling away from the batsman, Powell plays inside the line and tries to run it down to third man. However, he finds the fielder standing inside the ring. Kuldeep fumbles and parries it towards Dhoni, who turns with the ball thinking that the batsmen are attempting a run. Nothing of that sort happening and MS just keeps the ball with him.
Umesh Yadav to Kieran Powell. On the pads and it's helped through square leg for a run. 10 from the over, Windies pressing forward.
Umesh Yadav to Kieran Powell. Hits the yorker mark, on middle, Powell digs it out back in the direction of the bowler.
Umesh Yadav to Kieran Powell. FOUR! Excellent shot! Powell picks the short delivery in a trice, once again stands back inside the crease and powers his pull shot in front of square leg for a boundary. Good start, this.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Streaky. The slip just moved out before this ball but it would not have carried anyway. Although, a run could have been stopped. Width on offer outside off, Hemraj throws his bat at it and gets it away off the bottom edge. It speeds past Dhoni to third man and they cross.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. FOUR! This time Hemraj finds the gap. Yadav continues with his line on middle and serves it short. Hemraj whips it past the left side of the mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Good length ball on off, Hemraj helps it on the leg side but finds the mid-wicket fielder.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. FOUR! Shami goes short again with his length, it's outside off and sitting up nicely for the batsman to play the pull shot. Powell rides the bounce and nails his shot over mid-wicket for a boundary.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. Good length delivery just around off, Powell sticks inside the crease and blocks it to the off side.
Mohammed Shami to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Drops it short and on middle, Hemraj does well to pull it behind square leg and gets off strike with a single.
Mohammed Shami to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Another delivery which has been bowled wide outside off, flirting with the tramline, Chandrapaul leaves it.
Mohammed Shami to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Sharp pace. In the channel outside off, Hemraj shoulders arms.
Mohammed Shami to Chandrapaul Hemraj. A nicely timed drive this time. Full and outside off, Hemraj drives but finds the point fielder. We have seen quite a few good shots but it has found the fielders inside the ring. Becomes frustrating for the batsmen.
Umesh Yadav to Kieran Powell. Play and a miss! Too full in length and wide outside off, Powell tries to squeeze it out but is beaten for pace, probably. Good start from Umesh.
Umesh Yadav to Kieran Powell. Lands it full and outside off, it's driven off the front foot but once again Powell fails to pierce the off side field. Finds the cover fielder.
Umesh Yadav to Kieran Powell. A length ball angling across the batsman outside off, Kieran keeps his weight on the back foot and uses his hands to reach out for the ball. Ends up tapping it down on the off side. Not in the gap. Straight towards point.
Umesh Yadav to Kieran Powell. Pitches it full and on off, angling away, Powell with minimum footwork drives through the line but finds mid off.
Kieran Powell is changing his bat.
Umesh Yadav to Kieran Powell. Short and wide outside off, plenty of room on offer, Powell stands back and tries to slap it through the line. Fails to middle his shot properly and it rolls in front of point.
Umesh Yadav to Chandrapaul Hemraj. Starts with a shortish length ball on middle, Hemraj hits it across the line, through square leg and gets off strike.
Umesh Yadav to steam in from the other end with the second new ball. One slip stays...
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. Gets behind the line of the delivery and blocks it safely. End of the first over, a decent beginning by the visiting team.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. A bumper, around leg, Powell tries his best to hook it across the line but fails to connect. One for the over, signals the square leg umpire.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. Another good length delivery which is straighter in line. Powell turns it on the leg side but finds the fielder standing in front of square leg.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. FOUR! First boundary of the Windies innings. The line is once again too straight by Shami. It's served on a length and Powell flicks it nicely through square leg for a boundary.
Mohammed Shami to Chandrapaul Hemraj. This one is angling down the leg side, Hemraj nudges it fine down the leg side for a run.
Mohammed Shami to Kieran Powell. Windies are away first ball! A good length delivery on middle, Powell stays back and forces it wide of mid on and mid-wicket. Before both the fielders run towards the ball, they cross for a run.
Back for the run chase. The men concerned are back on the field. Chandrapaul Hemraj and Kieran Powell are the openers for Windies. Mohammed Shami to kick off proceedings with the first new ball. India attacking with a slip. Here we go...