4.6 overs (0 Run) Sees Pant coming down the track and Roach bowls it way outside off. Left alone.
4.5 overs (1 Run) This one swings very late. On a length, outside off. Kohli shoulders arms and the keeper has to get low to collect it. The keeper fumbles and a bye is taken.
4.4 overs (0 Run) Length and on the pads, Kohli flicks it to mid-wicket.
4.3 overs (0 Run) Full and on off, driven to short cover.
4.2 overs (0 Run) This one straightens off the surface. Short of a length, outside off. Kohli looks to defend inside the line but misses.
4.1 overs (4 Runs) MISFIELD AND FOUR! A full ball, outside off. Virat Kohli drives it nicely but towards cover. Brandon King moves to his right but is late to get down to the ball. It goes under him and reaches the fence.
3.6 overs (1 Run) Short ball, outside off. Kohli opens the bat face and rides it through gully for a single. He is off the mark with the single.
3.5 overs (0 Run) Another solid defense from Virat Kohli! This is on a length and around off but Kohli offers the full face of the bat to block it.
3.4 overs (0 Run) Length and on off. Kohli steps across and defends it to the leg side.
3.3 overs (0 Run) Good bounce and good carry as well! Short of a length, just outside off. Kohli shoulders arms to it.
3.2 overs (1 Run) Streaky single! A full ball, slanting outside off. Pant looks to drive but gets a thick outside edge to third man. A single.
3.1 overs (0 Run) On a length, on off. Blocked out.
Virat Kohli is slotted to come in next. Here he is.
2.6 overs (0 Run) OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! India lose their skipper for a timid score. Kemar Roach continues to bowl way outside off and this time Rohit Sharma has a poke at it. Rishabh Pant was leaving these deliveries but Sharma has other plans. This is short in length and outside off. Rohit Sharma looks to run it past first slip but there is a bit of extra bounce and it takes the outside edge. Shai Hope makes no mistake behind the stumps. A good start for the Windies!
2.5 overs (1 Run) A full ball, outside off. Pant drives it uppishly over covers and Nicholas Pooran at mid off, runs across and cuts it off. Single in the end.
2.4 overs (0 Run) Another leave from Rishabh Pant! This is outside off, on a length. Left alone by the southpaw.
2.3 overs (0 Run) On a length, outside off. Pant lets it through to the keeper.
2.2 overs (0 Run) Around off, fuller and this is hit to mid on.
Rohit Sharma is guiding Rishabh Pant through this phase of opening the innings. He can be heard on the stump mic giving some advice to the left-hander. After the first ball of the over swung away a bit, Rohit Sharma could be heard saying that since the ball is new, it may shape away a touch when Roach is bowling.
2.2 overs (1 Run) WIDE! Way outside off, over the tramline. Left alone. Wided.
2.1 overs (0 Run) An appeal for caught behind, mostly from the fielders surrounding the bowler but the umpire is not interested. A full ball, way outside off. Pant looks to drive but misses it completely as the ball shapes away a touch.
1.6 overs (0 Run) Back of a length, outside off. Sharma hops and punches off the back foot, straight to the point fielder.
1.5 overs (1 Run) Length and on off. Pant looks to defend but it goes more off the outer half to third man for a single.
1.4 overs (0 Run) Length ball, angling outside off. Pant shoulders arms to it.
1.3 overs (0 Run) On a length, on middle. Pant blocks it out solidly.
1.2 overs (0 Run) Length ball, way outside off. Pant leaves it alone. Pant batting in the middle order would have probably chased that one.
1.1 overs (1 Run) Short of a length, on middle. Sharma pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. Not in full control but it gets him a single.
Alzarri Joseph will use the other new ball.
0.6 over (1 Run) Fuller delivery, on middle. Rohit Sharma nudges it to deep square leg for a single.
0.5 over (1 Run) Rishabh Pant is off the mark with a quick single. A full ball, around off. Pant looks to drive but gets it off the inner half to mid on and scampers across for a quick single. Rohit Sharma had to race across and made it in the end.
Interesting choice to send out Rishabh Pant. Maybe, they want to keep the left-right combination intact or they want Pant to tee off from the first over. Time will tell.
0.4 over (1 Run) Roach goes wide of the crease and drifts this one on the pads, flicked through square leg for a single. It was in the air for a while but well past the fielder there.
0.3 over (2 Runs) Rohit Sharma and India are underway! This is full and angling on middle. Rohit Sharma looks to push it on the leg side but it takes the leading edge and goes through covers for a couple of runs.
0.2 over (0 Run) Fuller ball, on off. Sharma defends it towards cover.
0.1 over (0 Run) Roach starts with a length ball, way outside off and a bit of inward movement. Easily left alone by Rohit Sharma.
We are set, folks! Just moments away from the action. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul make their way out to open the innings. The fielders have taken the field too. Okay, this is interesting. I made a mistake by assuming that KL Rahul is out there. India have sent out RISHABH PANT to open the innings! This should be interesting. Before the start, the West Indies' players bend their knee to support the Black Lives Matter movement and the Indian players have their hands on their hearts. Kemar Roach is set to steam in now...
Akeal Hosein is down for a chat. He says that his ODI journey has been great so far and it is a big learning experience. Mentions that the bowling coach helps him despite being a pacer back in his playing days. Informs that he also takes help from Sunil Narine given his experience. Says that he wants to be an all-format bowler moving forward. Informs that his plan for the last game was to go for wickets as they did not have a lot of runs to play with.
Rohit Sharma, the skipper of India, says that they always wanted to bat first and get runs on the board. Adds that it is important to have a certain total in your mind but that needs to be balanced with playing according to the situation. Informs that KL Rahul comes in place for Ishan Kishan.
Nicholas Pooran, the skipper of West Indies, says that they will bowl first as they want to chase given the dew factor. Mentions that Kieron Pollard has a bit of niggle so he misses out. Adds that they need to stay patient and win key moments in the game. Confesses that it has been a while since they batted 50 overs and they want to do that here. Informs that Odean Smith is in for Kieron Pollard.
India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (In for Ishan Kishan), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna.
West Indies (Playing XI) - Shai Hope (WK), Brandon King, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Nicholas Pooran (C), Jason Holder, Fabian Allen, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Odean Smith (In for Kieron Pollard).
TOSS - Surprisingly it is Nicholas Pooran who will lead West Indies. He joins Rohit Sharma for the all important toss. Up goes the coin and it lands in the favor of West Indies. They have elected to BOWL first.
PITCH REPORT - Deep Dasgupta says that a new pitch is being used but the dimensions remain similar. Ajit Agarkar joins him and he says that this pitch looks a lot better. Adds that there will be dew around so it won't be surprising if the captain winning the toss chooses to chase. Deep Dasgupta ends by saying that this pitch looks very good to bat on.
India, on the other hand, were clinical in the last game. Moreover, the return of KL Rahul for this game will strengthen them even more. Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan also trained with the team after recovering from Covid-19 but it will be interesting to see if they come back right away in the side. Stay tuned for the toss and team updates.
It was the same story for West Indies in the last game. They could not deal with the spinners in the middle overs after getting a tough start and they weren't able to bat out the 50 overs. Batting has been a big issue for them as no one except Jason Holder looked in control in the middle. If they are to do better in this game, the harsh truth is that their batters have to do better. Kieron Pollard has his task cut out as the skipper and also as a senior batter in the team.
Hello and a warm welcome to the second ODI between India and West Indies. There is plenty at stake for the Windies here as a win would level the 3-match series but a loss will see them lose another ODI series. Given the strength of the Indian side, it is fair to expect that they would win this game with ease but it would not be wise to count out the visitors just yet.
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