Six! Axar Patel gets India over the line!!! INDIA WIN BY 2 WICKETS

Avesh goes for another hit but picks out Shamarh Brooks, who pouches it safely. Avesh goes for 10 and India need eight runs off the last over!!! Drama at Queen’s Park Oval!

Avesh brings up the 300 for India! The debutant swings hard against Seales, who misses his length. Four runs to extra cover! Just 10 needed now.

India 302-7

Excellent delivery from Alzarri Joseph to end the over! He concedes just four in the 48th over. India require 15 runs off remaining 12 balls.

India 297-7

Avesh gets into the act with a boundary! He hits it over mid-off and India now require 19 off the last three overs!

India 293-7

Axar Patel brings up his maiden ODI fifty! Outstanding innings from the left-hander, who looks to drive India past home. He gets to the mark off 27 balls with a boundary against Shepherd.

India 288-7

Shardul caught by Shamarh Brooks! He tried to hit it off the back foot but ended up hitting it straight to the fielder at deep cover. India lose seventh wicket!

45.1: Poor start from Alzarri Joseph, who angles it down the leg-side. It goes to the boundary at fine leg. Four byes!

45.3: Terrific! Sweet sound off the bat as Axar hits it straight down the ground for six.

India 275-6

Gone! Hooda falls for 33! What a comeback from Akeal Hosein after conceding 11 runs in his last over.

Hosein outfoxed Hooda, who danced down the track but ended up slicing it to Walsh at point. Shardul joins Axar for the last five overs! This game could go down to the wire!

India 264-6

SIX! Akeal Hosein misses his line and Axar whacks it over long-on! A tossed-up delivery and the left-handed batter generates enough power to hit it over the fence. 11 runs off the over!

64 needed now off 42 balls

India 248-5

Hooda slices it over the man at short third for a four! Hooda got an outside edge there. But India won’t mind how these boundaries come at this stage.

14 runs off Romario Shepherd’s over. Eight more to go!

India 237-5

That has gone all the away! Axar produces one more hit and hammers Shepherd’s delivery to long-off. This game still has a lot of life in it!

India 230-5

Dispatched!!! India needed a boundary and Axar steps up with a well-timed pull over square leg. It was bowled short and down the leg. 

11 runs off Akeal Hosein’s over. The required rate is just a touch under 10.

India 223-5

He may have squandered a fine chance in the previous ODI, but Samson proved his worth with an excellent fifty under pressure. He got support from Shreyas as the pair put on 99 runs after India stuttered in the run-chase. All eyes on Hooda-Axar now!

Five singles off the 40th over. India need 100 runs in the remaining 10 overs.

India 212-5

Gone!!! Samson is unlucky to get out in that fashion but he has no option but to walk back on 54. India lose their fifth wicket.

Samson was running towards the non-striker’s end when the throw hit the bowler’s knees, and eventually crashed onto the stumps. Unfortunate dismissal for the Indian!

India 207-5

Maiden ODI fifty for Sanju Samson! Seales bowls a high full toss and Samson nudges it fine for a boundary. At this point, India will hope that Samson takes the game deep.

India 202-4

Tidy from Jayden Seales as he concedes just three singles in the over. On the last ball, Hooda works it off his pads and gets a single. India need 122 runs off the last 14 overs… and it’s time for DRINKS!

India 190-4

Properly executed and Hooda straightaway gets into scoring. A looped-up delivery from Akeal Hosein and Hooda lofts it over cover, gets off the mark with a splendid four.

India 184-4

Great over from Jayden Seales, who concedes just one from the over. Gill and Iyer looked comfortable during their stay but the onus is on Samson to steer India past the finish line. Shardul and lower order are still to come.

India 179-4

Full and straight and Alzarri Joseph traps Shreyas Iyer. The review is taken after the finger goes up! It’s ‘Umpire’s Call’ and Shreyas is disappointed! He walks back after scoring 63. Deepak Hooda joins Samson in the middle.

Dispatched!!! Samson charges down the track against Akeal Hosein and hits it over cover for a six! Third six for Samson, who moves towards his maiden ODI fifty.

India 174-3

Direct-hit but Shreyas Iyer was easily in. On-field umpire doesn’t go upstairs. India need a further 147 off 19 overs.

India 165-3

Almost a gift for Shreyas Iyer, who picked up Mayers’ slower delivery and whacks it over long-off.

Samson also joins the fun on the last ball of the over. He swings it away past the fielder at short fine leg. 16 runs off Mayers’ over.

India 162-3

Fifty for Shreyas Iyer! Back-to-back ODI fifties for the right-hander. He reaches the mark with a comfortable pull past mid-wicket.

India 151-3

Shepherd tests Iyer with the short ball but he was very much in control of the shot. He pulls it across the ground towards deep mid-wicket.

India 143-3

Shreyas works it on the on-side for a single and that brings up 50-run stand between him and Samson! West Indies still in a very good position but these two batters can turn things around in middle overs. 

Five runs off the 26th over as India move closer to the 150 mark.

India 129-3

23.2: Too easy for Shreyas, who helps it along the leg side. Hayden Walsh drops it a bit too short on the leg side. Four runs to backward square leg.

23.5: Samson joins the fun. It was right in the slot and Samson just needed to get the elevation. Pressure on Hayden Walsh! SIX! Second six for Samson, who moves to 19 with that hit.

India 116-3

Cut away by Shreyas! He makes some extra room for himself and generates enough power to hit it past point. Boundaries still coming for India at regular intervals.

Samson blocks the last delivery, and it gets to the point fielder. It’s time for DRINKS!

India 104-3

Samson has had a stop-start experience at the international level, while Shreyas has recently come under the radar for his struggles against short deliveries. Excellent chance for both batters to step up under pressure. India need 213 runs in the next 28 overs.

India 99-3

Alzarri Joseph continues his tidy spell and concedes just a single from the 21st over. Shreyas dabs it to the on-side for a single.

India 96-3

Up and away! Overpitched delivery from Hayden Walsh and Samson hit a lofted shot with the turn. A clean hit over long-off. Six runs!

India 95-3

Excellent over from Alzarri Joseph, who concedes just two singles off the 19th over. Samson drives the last ball to the fielder at mid-off but it’s a dot delivery. The required run-rate is over 7 now.

India 86-3

Almost another wicket for Mayers, who has been involved in all three dismissals so far. He grabbed Dhawan’s catch and then removed Gill and Suryakumar!

Samson looks to work it on the leg side. Leading edge and it balloons up in the air but doesn’t fall within reach of the fielder at mid-wicket.

India 84-3

Mayers gets his second! Scrambled seam delivery and Suryakumar gets a thick inside edge before the ball crashes into the stumps.

Surya had perished in a similar manner in the last game too. Sanju Samson joins Shreyas after India stutter in the 312 chase.

India 79-3

What a shot! Suryakumar Yadav doesn’t take much time to settle in. He whacks Akeal Hosein’s tossed-up delivery to long-on. Half a dozen runs to his name.

India 74-2

Soft dismissal from Shubman Gill, who was trying to hit behind the keeper. His attempted scoop lands straight in bowler Mayers’ hands. Another breakthrough for West Indies!

Just two off Mayers’ over. Shreyas pushes the last ball straight down to the bowler. A tidy over for West Indies. The required run rate for India is just under 7 at the moment.

India 63-1

Gill looks unperturbed by his opening partner’s exit! He gets down on his knee and slog-sweeps Akeal Hosein towards deep square leg. Four runs! The 22-year-old is staring at a second consecutive ODI fifty.

India 61-1

Shreyas Iyer comes to the crease to join Gill. He square cuts Mayers for a couple of runs and adds a couple of runs under his belt.

India 54-1

10.5: Oops! Dhawan cops a nasty blow. Shepherd saw the Indian skipper coming down the track and banged it short and quick. Dhawan’s helmet flap came off immediately after the blow.

10.6: Shepherd goes short again and removes Dhawan, who didn’t look his usual free-flowing self. The Indian upper cuts it straight to Mayers, and departs after scoring 13. The previous delivery may have rattled him a bit.

India 48-1

Good news! The drizzle has faded and covers are coming off. Players are returning to the field. There won’t be any reduction in the number of overs.

The game is still wide open despite the West Indies holding ascendancy. The home side have an imposing total on the scoreboard but India have 10 wickets in hand. We wait and see what transpires…

India are 41/0 in 9.4 overs with Dhawan (11 not out) and Gill (unbeaten 30) in the middle.

The pitch has been covered and the good thing is that the drizzle doesn’t look menacing. Hopefully, the play will resume soon. It’s most likely a passing shower.

Umpires signalling for covers. It has started to drizzle but doesn’t look like it will linger for long… stay tuned for live updates!

Another good over for West Indies! Gill works it to mid-wicket but doesn’t get a run. Four singles and a double from the 9th over.

India 41-0

Excellent stop from Pooran, who runs from wide mid-on and restricts it to just two. Four runs off the seventh over. While Gill looks confident, Dhawan is still searching for his mojo, having not scored a single boundary so far.

India 33-0

Elegant!!! Seales bowls to Gill’s pads and gets punished. The Indian flicks it away past the fielder at short fine leg. Four runs!

India 29-0

Sublime!!! Gill charges down the track and punches it past the fielder at mid-off. He showed full face of the bat and timed the shot to perfection. Second boundary for the youngster.

India 16-0

First boundary!!! Joseph bowls it on the pads of Gill, who comfortably glances it away to the fine leg boundary. India’s right-left opening combination may have disoriented Joseph’s line.

Eight runs off the over.

India 12-0

India off the mark with a double! Length delivery from Jayden Seales and Shubman Gill guides it past backward point. He follows it up with another double, but to square leg this time. Four runs off the over.

India 4-0

Maiden over to begin with! Dhawan drives straight to the mid-off fielder on the last ball.

India 0-0

Welcome back for the run chase! Dhawan and Gill start for India. Joseph opens the attack for West Indies. Let’s go!

Shai Hope also matched Carins and Sarwan in the list of highest individual score by a batter in 100th ODI. Gayle leads the panel, having scored 132 against England back in 2004.

132 Chris Gayle vs Eng 2004

129 Mohd Yousuf vs SL 2002

124 David Warner vs Ind 2017

115 Chris Cairns vs Ind 1999

115 Ramnaresh Sarwan vs Ind 2006

115 Shai Hope vs Ind 2022

“Getting a 100 on the 100th game means a lot to me. It was tough getting there as my back was getting to me. Happy with 311. Time in the middle is what I wanted, capitalising will help my team. It is a good score as some balls are keeping low,” says Hope on his 115.

While Hope etched his name into record books, Pooran also produced a crucial knock, hitting 74 including 6 sixes and a four. Mayers and Brooks also chipped in with 39 and 35 respectively.

For India, Shardul snared three wickets, while Hooda, Axar, Chahal picked one each.

West Indies notched up 93 runs in the last 10 overs despite losing three wickets! Kudos to Hope, who entered the rare list of batters to hit a century in their 100th ODI appearance. He became the 10th batter and fourth West Indian to reach the mark in men’s ODIs.

India need 312 runs to win

Swung away!!! Akeal Hosein uses Siraj’s pace to whip it away for a six! Siraj, however, doesn’t concede a single run on the last ball.

West Indies reach 311/6 in 50 overs!

Axar completes a relatively simple catch as Hope departs after scoring a splendid ton in 100th ODI.

Also, 300 comes up for West Indies in the 49th over! Back-to-back 300-plus ODI scores for the home side.

WI 300-6

Romario Shepherd showing how strong he really is! He whips Siraj’s pitched-up delivery between long-on and deep mid-wicket. Four runs!

WI 293-5

46.2: Fireworks incoming! Powell struck it powerfully over long-on for half a dozen. Clean hit from the burly West Indian. 

46.4: Smashed… but it’s straight to fielder Shreyas Iyer. Powell falls for 13. He tries to produce another big hit but finds Iyer at long-off.

13 runs off 47th. Three more to go!

West Indies players to score century in 100th ODI match

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Ramnaresh Sarwan against India, 2006

Shai Hope against India*

Shai Hope brings up a wonderful century! Absolutely brilliant! He makes his 100th ODI a memorable one, reaching the three-figure mark with a six. He raises his bat to acknowledge applause from his teammates and crowd, and then hits another six, going down the knee and clearing the long-off fence with ease.

15 runs off Chahal’s over as West Indies look for a strong finish.

WI 264-4

Cleaned him up! Shardul removes Pooran (74) and a brilliant partnership comes to an end. Pooran shuffles across but gets bowled around his legs! Shardul enters the wickets column.

WI 247-4

Six more to the West Indies captain. Pooran uses the pace of the ball and flicks it over fine-leg! Avesh has been expensive on debut, conceding 54 in his six overs so far.

WI 240-3

Single to third man and the partnership between Hope and Pooran is now 100! They have taken control of this innings after West Indies lost two quick wickets.

WI 231-3

There was a lot of height on it… and it has gone the distance! Pooran goes down on one knee, smacks it over Axar’s head for a six over long-on.

WI 226-3

Fifty for Nicholas Pooran! He gets to the mark with a single, which preceded two big sixes against Chahal. One hit was over long-on and the other was whacked to long-off. Pooran reaches the 50 mark in 60 deliveries. 10th ODI fifty for the WI skipper.

WI 218-3

Swing and a miss! Pooran looks to slap it square but fails to make contact. Only four off Shardul’s over. Hope and Pooran have added 72 off 92 deliveries so far. WI have also got past the 200-run mark with 12 overs in hand.

WI 202-3

Single to end the over. Pooran gets a thick outside edge and the ball rolls down to third man. Three runs off Siraj’s over as West Indies inch closer to 200 mark.

WI 192-3

Pooran goes high… and goes long! Chahal pulled his length back but Pooran hit it straight down the ground! A 77m six – the fourth of West Indies innings so far.

Nine runs from the over and it’s a good one for the West Indies!

WI 190-3

West Indies are in a strong position but they will have small targets in mind for the remaining 17 overs. Mohammed Siraj is back into the attack!

Dhawan recalled Chahal back into the attack and the senior leg-spinner concedes just two! He almost nabs Hope, who gets an inside edge onto the pads. He would’ve been trapped if there was no contact with the bat. 33 overs gone and it’s time for DRINKS.

WI 177-3

Glorious from West Indies captain! Pooran uses his feet to whack it over long-off. A bit of inside-out attempt and the result is a flat six!

WI 175-3

Another four for Hope! Poor delivery from Hooda and Hope pulls it hard to deep square leg boundary. Eight off Hooda’s over as West Indies reach 165-3 after 30 overs.

Short and wide outside off and Hope punishes Axar with a late cut. Shardul dives, but to no avail. Four runs past point for Hope, who moves to 71 off 91 balls.

WI 157-3

Hope tucks it to square of the wicket. A single off the last ball and Axar gives away four runs in the over.

Avesh concedes just three in the next over (27th). All three Indian spinners have hurt Windies but the home team will rely heavily on the Hope-Pooran pair. Both batters dealing in singles at the moment.

WI 148-3

Glorious from Shai Hope! Sit back and admire that hit! Length delivery from Avesh outside the off-stump and Hope smacks it wide of mid-off. Four runs!

Six runs off the Avesh over and WI maintain a healthy scoring rate despite suffering two quick blows.

WI 141-3

Another one! Chahal gets the breakthrough! Brandon King departs without scoring. Two wickets in quick succession for India.

King gets out for a duck. He tries to sweep Chahal but top-edges it straight up, and Dhawan grabs an easy catch. Indian spinners hurt West Indies in successive overs.

WI 130-3

Gone!!! Brooks caught by Dhawan in slips! Big breakthrough for India. It’s a wicket-maiden! Outstanding catch from Dhawan, who got low after Brooks went back to defend Axar’s delivery. Second blow for West Indies.

WI 127-2

Shai Hope gets to his fifty in style. He gets down on one knee and slogsweeps it way over deep mid-wicket. Six runs! 14 runs off Chahal’s over!

WI 127-1

Yuzvendra Chahal is into the attack and Hope drives him to long-off. 100 up for West Indies in the 17th over!

WI 101-1

Five straight singles from the West Indies at it’s time for DRINKS! Mayers and Hope laid the foundation of a hefty total and Brooks also seems in fine touch. 300-plus total on the cards?

WI 99-1

Hope flicks Hooda’s delivery to deep mid-wicket and ends the over with a single. Just two runs from the over. The projected score for West Indies is over 300 at this point in time. But they still have a long way to go!

WI 89-1

Perfectly placed by Hope, who finds the gap between backward point and short third man. Quicker delivery outside off from Axar Patel and Hope drives it to the fence.

Six runs off the over as West Indies continue to keep the scoreboard ticking.

WI 88-1

Shamarh Brooks gets going! Short from Hooda and Brooks cuts it past point for a boundary! Six runs off the over and West Indies reach 71-1 at the end of the powerplay.

WI 71-1

Wicket on the first ball for Deepak Hooda! Some extra bounce might have done the trick. Mayers gets out to an offspinner, handing it straight to the part-timer. Mayers misses out on a fifty as he walks back after scoring 39 off 23 balls. 

WI 65-1

Shardul Thakur into the attack and he starts the spell by conceding two consecutive boundaries! Outstanding from Mayers, who first hits it to the square of the wicket and then dispatches a cross-seam delivery to long-off.

10 runs off the first two balls!

Three boundaries off the over!!! Mayers produces two cracking drives before Hope glides it wide of keeper Samson, getting a four to third man. Expensive over from Avesh, who gives away 16 runs. We have already seen a flurry of boundaries!

WI 45-0

Fullish delivery outside the off-stump line and Hope crunches it past mid-off for a four! Third consecutive boundary for the home side.

Single to end the over… Hope and Mayers are off to a steady start!

WI 29-0

3.5: FOUR! Sublime! Mayers puts further pressure on the debutant! He whacks it through mid-wicket for a dazzling four.

3.6: Up and away! Mayers ends the over with consecutive boundaries. He lofted in deliberately over the fielder at mid-off. 13 runs off the 4th over.

WI 24-0

Uppish… but it’s in the gap! Hope hits it on the rise and despite the dive from Shubman Gill, the WI opener finds a boundary. Four runs in cover-point region!

WI 15-0

Huge appeal for LBW and India take the review. Pad first but ball tracking shows it’s pitching outside the leg-stump. Good decision by umpire Joel Wilson. INDIA LOSE A REVIEW!

WI 11-0

Seven runs off Avesh’s first over in ODIs. Kyle Mayers finds the gap and drives a fullish delivery through covers. A glorious boundary!

WI 11-0

Hope gets off the mark with a four! Short outside off from Siraj and the WI opener drives it wide of the point fielder. A boundary after five straight dots in the 1st over.

Avesh Khan is set to bowl the second over! His first in ODIs!

WI 4-0

The players are out in the middle, taking a knee for BLM! Siraj opens the attack for India. Hope and Mayers start for West Indies. Let’s begin!

Shai Hope is presented with a special ODI jersey with the number 100 printed on its back. He is the 32nd player to play 100th ODI for West Indies! West Indian legend Desmond Haynes presents the jersey to Hope.

The last time India toured the West Indies for an ODI series, the Men in Blue emerged 2-0 victors, with one match washed out due to rain. 

Fans will expect Dhawan’s men to do an encore as the visiting side ticked all boxes in the series opener. We are minutes away from live action… stay tuned for live updates!

Samuel Badree says it’s the same pitch as the last ODI. The batters should enjoy it. The weather shouldn’t be a problem either.

Shai Hope(w), Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(c), Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh

“I feel it’s a good wicket. It gets slower and offers some turn. After the last game’s experience we wanted to bat first again. We gave a few runs in the field, we need to work on that. We are well prepared and looking forward for a good game,” says India captain Shikhar Dhawan.

“Siraj and Prasidh bowled well, I am sure we are going to do much better today. Prasidh Krishna is out and Avesh Khan comes in –  he is making his ODI debut today.”

Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson(w), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan

The captains are out in the middle… Nicholas Pooran wins the toss and opts to bat first!

West Indies opt to bat

“I am going to bat first, it’s the same wicket. Anything over 250 will be challenging here. We need to build partnerships, we need to show up again and do the same thing again. One forced change, Motie is out – Hayden Walsh is in. If he (Hope) scores it’s fine, if he doesn’t the other batters can chip in,” says Pooran.

In the previous ODI, Mohammed Siraj shone as the pace spearhead dismissed Nicholas Pooraj in the middle overs and returned at the death with his perfect yorkers. All eyes on Avesh, who can stand out in his maiden ODI appearance. In just few minutes, we will find out who will he replace!

West Indies, on the other hand, look to end to their losing streak in ODIs which has now stretched to seven matches, including a 0-3 loss to Bangladesh

JUST IN: Pacer Avesh Khan is set to make his ODI debut! Stay tuned for the toss and teams…

The Indian team in West Indies comprises fringe players, but it enters the game as a favourite. Dhawan will look to lead from the front, while Gill and Iyer eye another substantial score.

Dhawan scored a brilliant knock of 97 in the match, which also earned him the ‘Man of the Match’ award.

Having won the first game by a narrow margin of three runs, another victory will give India a successive ODI series win in the Caribbean. Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill looked in fine touch in the series opener, but a lot will depend on the middle order today.

The spotlight would be on Sanju Samson, who squandered another chance at the international level to return with an 18-ball 12 in the 1st ODI.

Other than Dhawan, Gill and Iyer played superb knocks and gave quality support to their captain, who raced to 97. 

Gill played a knock of 64 runs off 53 balls, including six fours and two sixes. Meanwhile, Iyer registered 54 off 57 balls, packed with five fours and two maximums.

Both sides faced each other in the first ODI, where India won by three runs as Shikhar Dhawan played a captain’s knock of 97 runs off 99 balls.

Both sides have faced each other in 137 matches with India coming out on top with 68 wins, compared to West Indies’ 63. Meanwhile, two matches have ended as draw and four as no result.

Hello and good evening everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of the 2nd ODI between India vs West Indies, at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. Stay tuned for some exciting cricket folks!