India vs West Indies 2nd ODI, as it happened: Darren Sammy gives visitors two-wicket win

India and West Indies played out a thrilling game in the second ODI at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. All the action as it happened (Scorecard | Commentary | Match report)

 

22:00 (IST): The three-match ODI series between India and West Indies will be decided on Wednesday, November 27 at Kanpur.

 

Darren Sammy - I thank my team-mates for giving me another opportunity to play after my series so far. Simmons and I backed ourselves to get 90-odd in the last ten overs. It felt nice to contribute in a crucial game.

 

Darren Sammy has been named the Man of the Match.

 

Dwayne Bravo - It was great team effort to restrict the Indians and chase down the target. Once we got the Indians under 300, we backed ourselves to chase. We planned very well. We also had four half-centuries today, which was good.

 

MS Dhoni - There was a lot of dew, therefore the toss was crucial. It was a superb bowling effort to take it to the last over. It's good that the series has gone to the last game.

 

21:50 (IST): STAT - Sammy's 63* is his second highest score in ODI cricket.

 

21:45 (IST): Darren Sammy (63*), Lendl Simmons (62) give West Indies two-wicket victory over India (288/7), three-match series level 1-1.

 

21:37 (IST): Mohd Shami takes two in the 49th over as Holder, Narine depart. Windies need 4 in 7 deliveries.

 

21:31 (IST): A four and a six by Darren Sammy. Windies need 6 to win in 12 balls.

 

21:25 (IST): WICKET - Hope for India? Lendl Simmons (62) lbw b Jadeja. Windies 267/6 in 47 overs, 22 needed in 18 balls.

 

21:20 (IST): Darren Sammy hits a massive six to end Mohd Shami's over. Windies 263/5 in 46 overs, chasing 289.

 

21:10 (IST): Darren Sammy lifts Mohit Sharma for a massive six towards deep midwicket. Windies 248/5 in 44 overs, chasing 289.

 

21:02 (IST): Llendl Simmons reaches his 13th fifty with a massive six. Windies 232/5 in 42.1 overs, chasing 289.

 

20:58 (IST): Dropped! Yuvraj Singh puts Simmons down at long-on, he had three chances to take that. Windies 226/5 in 42 overs, need 63 to win.

 

20:45 (IST): West Indies scored just 15 runs in the batting Powerplay overs. 86 needed to win in the last ten overs with Llendl Simmons and Darren Sammy at the crease.

 

20:22 (IST): WICKET - Dwayne Bravo (18) throws it away, c Dhawan b Bhuvneshwar. The Windies skipper found the only fielder on the boundary at deep square-leg. Windies 185/5 in 34.3 overs.

 

19:56 (IST): Ashwin bowled ten overs on the trot, conceding just 37 runs - including one maiden - and picking two crucial wickets.

 

19:47 (IST): WICKET - Kieran Powell (59) stumped Dhoni b Ashwin, beaten by the turn. Complete loss of concentration by the set batsman. Windies 147/4 in 26.1 overs, chasing 289.

 

19:35 (IST): Kieran Powell reaches his 4th fifty in 62 deliveries with a flick past fine-leg for four. Windies 131/3 in 23 overs, chasing 289.

 

19:28 (IST): WICKET - Dhoni makes amends for all the dropped chances. Darren Bravo (50) c Dhoni b Ashwin, edged to keeper. Windies 123/3 in 22.1 overs.

 

19:26 (IST): Darren Bravo reaches his 14th fifty in 53 balls, his second in a row. Windies 114/2 in 21.4 overs.

 

19:22 (IST): Dropped! Dropped and Dropped! Darren Bravo is put down three times in four balls by the Indians. First by Dhoni and Raina off Ashwin. It was a simple caught-behind for Dhoni and a tougher chance for Raina at first slip. Then, Mohd Shami dropped Bravo off his own bowling.

 

19:08 (IST): Darren Bravo and Kieran Powell have done extremely well after two early losses. The dew in Vizag seems to be affecting the Indian bowlers and fielders. Windies 96/2 in 18 overs, chasing 289.

 

18:52 (IST): Darren Bravo and Powell have put on 56 runs for third wicket, steadying the ship after the wickets of Samuels and Charles. Windies 79/2 in 14 overs, chasing 289.

 

18:43 (IST): Ashwin starts off with a maiden with Darren Bravo assessing the turn on offer. West Indies 60/2 in ten overs, needing another 229 runs to win.

 

18:35 (IST): Darren Bravo hits three successive boundaries off Mohit Sharma. West Indies 60/2 in ten overs, needing another 229 runs to win.

 

18:17 (IST): WICKET - Marlon Samuels (8) c Dhoni b Mohit Sharma. After successive boundaries, Dhoni came up to the stumps and the plan worked. Samuels got a faint edge and Dhoni took a sharp catch. Windies reeling at 23/2 in 5.4 overs, chasing 289.

 

18:01 (IST): WICKET - Johnson Charles (12) caught and bowled Bhuvneshwar. Charles punched it back to the bowler and Bhuvi held on for a sharp catch, he hurt himself while taking it though. Windies 14/1 in 2.4 overs, chasing 289.

 

17:54 (IST): Kieran Powell - replacing Chris Gayle in the side - and Johnson Charles open the batting for West Indies, chasing 289 for victory. Charles drives Bhuvneshwar for the first boundary of the innings. Windies 6/0 after one over.

 

17:40 (IST): Ravi Rampaul reckons West Indies conceded 'few too many' runs in the final few overs. MS Dhoni led the attack as India scored 62 in the final five.

 

17:20 (IST): Virat Kohli (99), MS Dhoni (51 not out) power India to 288/7 in 50 overs vs West Indies. Ravi Rampaul ends with impressive figures of 4/60.

 

17:15 (IST): WICKET - Ashwin c Charles b Holder, gloved to keeper as he attempts a reverse-sweep. India 287/7 in 49.5 overs.

 

17:00 (IST): WICKET - Ravindra Jadeja (10) is bowled by Rampaul, his 4th wicket of the match. Jadeja's torrid time at the crease comes to an end. India 240/6 in 46.3 overs

 

16:51 (IST): Maiden by Narine as Jadeja struggles to get him away. The spinner ends with 0/39 in his 10 overs. India 226/5 in 45 overs.

 

16:40 (IST): Mammoth six by Dhoni! He lifts Jason Holder with ease over extra cover for a maximum. India 219/5 in 42 overs.

 

16:35 (IST): WICKET - Kohli falls for 99! He pulls Rampaul to fine-leg where Holder takes a good, low catch. Kohli is visibly frustrated after his dismissal. India 209/5 in 40 overs.

 

16:20 (IST): WICKET - Suresh Raina (23) c Dwayne Bravo b Rampaul, miscue to extra-cover. He tried to work it on the leg-side and the ball hit the toe-end of the bat. India 203/4 in 37.2 overs.

 

16:12 (IST): Jason Holder concedes just five runs in the first over of the batting Powerplay. India 199/3 in 36 overs.

 

16:00 (IST): DROPPED! Kieran Powell spills a simple chance at short-fine leg as Suresh Raina survives. India 184/3 in 34 overs.

 

15:50 (IST): Successive boundaries for Kohli off Permaul as he races to 76. India 171/3 in 32 overs.

 

15:31 (IST): WICKET - Yuvraj (28) was looking to pull Sammy to the fence but tamely found Samuels at midwicket. India 138/3 in 27.4 overs.

 

15:26 (IST): Fifty for Kohli - glances Sammy past short-third for his 28th half-century in ODIs. India 133/2 in 27.1 overs.

 

15:18 (IST): What...a...shot...! Yuvraj, showing no signs of nerves, lifts Narine for a massive six towards cow corner, follows it up with a boundary in the next over. India 126/2 in 26 overs.

 

15:12 (IST): RECORD - Virat Kohli has surpassed Rohit Sharma's tally of 1155 and is now the leading run-scorer in ODIs this year. India 109/2 in 23 overs.

 

15:02 (IST): Two boundaries in two deliveries faced for Yuvraj, that should give him some confidence. India 99/2 in 20 overs.

 

14:55 (IST): Yuvraj is struggling against the spinners Veerasammy Permaul and Sunil Narine. This is a perfect opportunity for him to find some form with India 86/2 in 18 overs.

 

14:40 (IST): Words exchanged between Virat Kohli and the umpire Rod Tucker as the batsman is not allowed to change his gloves during an over.

 

14:36 (IST): WICKET - Shikhar Dhawan (35) c Dwayne Bravo b Permaul, bat-pad to first slip. The visitors appealed for both lbw and caught-behind before umpire Nigel Llong raised the dreaded finger. Crucial breakthrough for West Indies. India 69/2 in 13.2 overs.

 

14:23 (IST): Meanwhile, over in Brisbane, Mitchell Johnson - with brute pace - has lead Australia to a 381-run victory over England in the first Ashes Test. Excellent result for Australia as it sets up the remainder of the series perfectly.

 

14:20 (IST): Ominous signs for West Indies as Dhawan goes on a driving spree, manages to get one to the boundary. India 48/1 in 10 overs.

 

14:10 (IST): Another excellent over from Jason Holder, just four runs off it. He has figures of 0/13 in his first four overs. India 38/1 in eight.

 

14:05 (IST): Shikhar Dhawan pounces on a pitched-up delivery from Rampaul and drives it past the bowler for four. India 34/1 in 7 overs.

 

13:56 (IST): WICKET - Rohit Sharma (12) c Sammy b Rampaul, he attempts to cut but gets a thick-ish edge as Sammy takes a good, low catch in the slips. India 22/1 in 5 overs.

 

13:49 (IST): Shikhar Dhawan drives Jason Holder past cover for four, reaches 1000 ODI runs in 2013 with his trademark shot. India 17/0 in 4 overs.

 

13:45 (IST): Rohit Sharma drives away from his body but a Rampaul delivery goes past the outside-edge. Testing over. India 11/0 in three overs.

 

13:40 (IST): Rohit Sharma shoulders arms to Jason Holder, who concedes just one in his first over. India 9/0 in two overs.

 

13:35 (IST): Rohit Sharma punches Rampual for the first boundary of the innings, an outside-edge gives him a second four. India 8/0 in 1 over.

 

13:20 (IST): Chris Gayle's absence will be a massive blow for West Indies. By bringing Permaul into the side, the visitors have sacrificed a batsman for a spinner.

 

13:10 (IST): Mohit Sharma replaces Jaydev Unadkat in the Indian playing XI. For West Indies, Kieran Powell is in for the injured Chris Gayle, and Veerasammy Permaul has been included in place of Narsingh Deonarine.

 

13:00 (IST): Dwayne Bravo has opted to field first - a seemingly correct decision at Vizag. Both skippers had their eyes up at the sky when they walked out for the toss. The news is that bright sunshine has greeted them and spectators here. While Bravo confirmed that Chris Gayle will not play this match due to thigh strain, Dhoni says India would have chosen to field first too due to possible dew later in the day.

PREVIEW

A dominant India would look to seal the one-day series by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead against a struggling West Indies, who are proving to be a complete mismatch to the world champions, as the two teams square off in the second match in Visakhapatnam. (Rain threatens second ODI)

After a listless performance in the Test series, losing explosive opener Chris Gayle to an injury has added to the woes and worries of the Caribbean side, who now face a do-or-die situation to save the series.

The West Indies were expected to do better in the shorter format but the continuous failure of their batsmen have made sure that the Windies have been unable to put up a fight so far.

The reversal of fortunes has eluded the visitors as India cantered to a six-wicket victory with 88 deliveries to spare to take a 1-0 lead in Kochi.

STAT

The ACA-VDCA Stadium has always been lucky for India who have won all the four matches here right from the very first one on April 5, 2005 when a long-haired Dhoni came into prominence with his 123-ball 148 to devastate Pakistan.

Kohli equalled Viv Richards' record

Virat Kohli slammed 86 in the first ODI against West Indies on Thursday to become the joint-fastest batsmen, with Vivian Richards, to reach the 5000-run mark. Both Kohli and Richards played 114 innings although the West Indies' legend featured in 126 matches, six more than Kohli.

Kohli - currently ranked the best ODI batsman, needed to score 81 runs in the match to match Richards' feat. A fluent shot over deep mid-wicket boundary helped the Delhi batsman complete the milestone - one appreciated by spectators at Kochi's Nehru Stadium. The Indian vice-captain - adjudged man-of-the-match - scored 86 runs with nine fours and two sixes before being dismissed by Jason Holder. (Read more)

Teams

INDIA: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Jaydev Unadkat, R Vinay Kumar, Ambati Rayudu, Mohit Sharma and Amit Mishra.

WEST INDIES: Dwayne Bravo (captain), Johnson Charles (wicketkeeper), Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Narsingh Deonarine, Darren Sammy, Jason Holder, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Tino Best, Veerasammy Permaul, Kieran Powell and Denesh Ramdin.