HIGHLIGHTS, INDIA VS WEST INDIES 2ND ODI FROM VISAKHAPATNAM:
India vs West Indies 2nd ODI: Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second IND vs WI ODI live from the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Kieron Pollard has won the toss and West Indies will bowl first in Vizag. One change for India with Shardul Thakur coming in for Shivam Dube while West Indies have made two changes -- bringing in Ewin Lewis and so is Khary Pierre. India will hope that was a one-off and will aim to level the series in Vizag against a potent WI side. Follow all the live score and updates of the second ODI here at indiatvnews.com (Live Stream IND-WI 2nd ODI)INDIA VS WEST INDIES, 2ND ODI: India (387/5) beat West Indies (280) by 107 runs in Vizag, level three-match series 1-1.
21.10 IST: Shami to Paul, OUT! Clean bowled! India win by 107 runs!
21.03 IST: Iyer to Paul, FOUR! Straight down the ground! Too much width from Iyer.
21.02 IST: Iyer to Paul, SIX! Keemo welcomes the part-time spinner with a huge pull shot!
Shreyas Iyer introduced into the attack
20.57 IST: Jadeja to Pierre, OUT! Pierre went for the slog-sweep but mistimes it. Easy catch for Virat Kohli.
20.54 IST: Shami to Paul, FOUR! Hammered straight. Gets under the ball and smacks it with tremendous power.
20.50 IST: Jadeja to Paul, SIX! That has been smacked over the midwicket boundary! Brutal!
20.47 IST: Thakur to Pierre, FOUR! ANOTHER EDGE! This time, it got off the upper part of the bat and goes straight over Pant's head.
20.46 IST: Thakur to Pierre, FOUR! Thick-edge off the bat as Pierre aims to direct the ball over the third man boundary.
20.44 IST: Kuldeep to Paul, SIX!
20.35 IST: Thakur to Pierre, FOUR! Poor bowling Thakur and it gets the treatment.
20.31 IST: Kuldeep to Joseph, OUT! Hat-trick for Kuldeep Yadav, What a turn around for India. Excellent stuff from Kuldeep.
20.30 IST: Kuldeep to Holder, OUT! Excellent glovework from Rishabh Pant as 2-in-2 for Kuldeep.
20.23 IST: Kuldeep to Hope, OUT! Easy catch for Jason Holder at the boundary rope as the magnificent innings of Hope ends.
20.22 IST: Kuldeep to Holder, SIX! That has been sent way over the cow corner!
20.00 IST: Kuldeep to Pooran, SIX! This man is on fire and he is not stopping for anything.
19.55 IST: Shami to Pooran, SIX! Surely the best of the match, Wristy flick from Pooran and into the crowd.
19.44 IST: Jadeja to Pooran, SIX! Pooran is on fir, this time it's a 96-meter maximum. Jadeja is feeling the pressure.
19.43 IST: Jadeja to Pooran, SIX! Another one from Pooran, It's a sign of danger for Virat Kohli and Team India.
19.37 IST: Chahar to Hope, SIX! It was in the air for a long time but it's safe and over the ropes for a maximum. No 4 for Hope.
19.35 IST: Jadeja to Pooran, SIX! Another one from Pooran, this time even better as he sits on his lap and sends the ball over the rope over long-on.
19.33 IST: Jadeja to Pooran, SIX! Massive this time Pooran, it was in the air for a long time.
19.31 IST: Kuldeep to Hope, SIX! With the turn and Hope plays an exquisite shot over mid-wicket for a six.
19.28 IST: Jadeja to Pooran, FOUR! Off-side this time as Pooran cuts the ball hard for a boundary.
19.26 IST: Jadeja to Pooran, FOUR! Charges down the ground and sends the ball for a boundary.
19.19 IST: Jadeja to Hope, FIFTY! Hope continues his golden form and slams his 15th ODI half-century.
* Nicholas Pooran comes into bat
19.08 IST: Jadeja to Chase, OUT Bowled! Little bit of turn as Chase was in a position to defend the ball
18.55 IST: Jadeja to Hetmyer, RUN OUT! Excellent throw from Iyer and the man in form departs early today.
18.46 IST: Thakur to Lewis, OUT! Lewis went for a slog over the mid-wicket but mistimed it, and Shreyas Iyer took a comfortable catch as Windies lose their first wicket.
18.15 IST: Shami to Lewis, FOUR! Edge and Safe as Lewis was lucky there as the ball lands in the safe zone.
18.10 IST: Chahar to Hope, FOUR! Glorious Shot as Hope just gives the direction to the ball as it races away for a boundary.
18.04 IST: Thakur to Hope, FOUR! Short and Wide and Hope finds the gap and slams it for a boundary.
17.59 IST: Thakur to Lewis, FOUR! On the pads and Lewis guides it for a boundary at fine leg.
* Shardul Thakur to bowl from the other end
17.50 IST: Chahar to Hope, Dropped! It was an easy chance but Rahul does not contain it.
* Deepak Chahar to start the proceedings for India
* Windies openers are on the pitch for the big run-chase
17.20 IST: Paul to Jadhav, SINGLE! India score 387/5 in 50 overs against West Indies in Visakhapatnam. Rohit 159, Rahul 102
17.16 IST: Paul to Jadhav, FOUR! Edge and another boundary for Jadhav as India reach 386.
17.15 IST: Paul to Jadhav, FOUR! Jadhav was not in control this time, but finds the gap and ball races away for four.
17.14 IST: Paul to Jadhav, FOUR! Jadhav just guides the ball in the gap for four.
17.05 IST: Paul to Pant, OUT! CAUGHT! Pant departs after a quickfire 39.
17.02 IST: Chase to Iyer, SIX! Another full toss another maximum as Iyer hits the fourth one from the over.
17.01 IST: Chase to Iyer, SIX! Brilliant stuff from Iyer as he slams the third maximum of the over.
17.00 IST: Chase to Iyer, SIX! Another big one from Iyer, a full toss from Chase and Iyer punishes it well for a maximum.
16.58 IST: Chase to Iyer, SIX! Majestic shot from Iyer as it goes all the way for a maximum
16.56 IST: Cottrell to Pant, SIX! Straight as an arrow and Virat Kohli loves it from the dugout.
16.54 IST: Cottrell to Pant, FOUR! Edged and flies in the air for boundary.
16.51 IST: Cottrell to Pant, SIX! He waits for it and sends the ball into crowds with total ease.
16.49 IST: Joseph to Pant, SIX! Massive six from the Pant, it was a shot of a confident player.
16.43 IST: Cottrell to Rohit, OUT! Edged and well taken from the wicketkeeper as brilliant innings comes to an end.
16.36 IST: Holder to Rohit, SIX! Straight as an arrow as the ball went for a maximum and Rohit reaches his 150.
16.30 IST: Paul to Rohit, SIX! Excellent shot from Rohit as he pulls it for a maximum.
16.24 IST: Pollard to Rohit, FOUR! He is not stopping for anything, this time he cuts it hard for a four.
16.23 IST: Pollard to Rohit, FOUR! On the pads for a boundary.
16.22 IST: Cottrell to Iyer, FOUR! In the third man area for a boundary as India now eyeing to go for 350+ score.
16.20 IST: Cottrell to Rohit, FOUR! Elegant shot from Kohli as he just the pushes the ball the through cover and it races away for a boundary.
16.15 IST: Pollard to Kohli, OUT! Skipper goes for the pull and caught by Chase at mid-wicket. A rare duck for Virat Kohli.
16.13 IST: Joseph to Rahul, OUT! Easy catch for Chase as brilliant innings of KL Rahul ended on 102.
16.08 IST: Joseph to Rahul, FOUR! CENTURY! Cheeky from Rahul as he reaches his third ODI ton with a boundary on fine leg.
16.06 IST: Holder to Rohit, SIX! Brilliant stuff from the Hitman
15.55 IST: Holder to Rohit, CENTURY! Hitman reaches his 28th ODI ton with a single. It's no 7 for Rohit in ODIs this year.
*Drinks Break
15.48 IST: Pierre to Rohit, SIX! Rohit transfers weight on the backfoot to send the ball into the crowd.
15.41 IST: Joseph to Rohit, FOUR! What a shot, Rohit lofts it straight and the ball drop just ahead of the rope.
15.32 IST: Piere to Rohit, FOUR! On the pads and Rohit sweeps it comfortably for boundary.
15.20 IST: Chase to Rohit, WIDE! Big wide from Chase as the bowler is not settled till now.
15.18 IST: Cottrell to Rohit, FOUR! Another boundary for India, this time Rohit Sharma was the batter.
15.14 IST: Paul to Rahul, FOUR! Rahul deliberately edges the ball and it racer away for a four in third man region.
15.12 IST: Paul to Rohit, FOUR! Brilliantly played by Rohit.
15.08 IST: Cottrell to Rahul, FOUR! In the air and in the gap for a boundary in the long-on region.
15.05 IST: Paul to Rohit, FOUR! Hitman reaches his 43rd ODI fifty with a magnificent boundary
15.01 IST: Paul to Rahul, FOUR! Once again outside off and Rahul slashes it through point for a boundary. He has pressed on the accelerator.
15.01 IST: Keemo Paul back into the attack.
15.00 IST: Josepth to Rahul, FOUR! Back to back boundaries. This time on the off-side. Wide outside off, giving Rahul room and he obliges with a fantastic cut for a boundary.
14.59 IST: Josepth to Rahul, FOUR! Strays on to the leg side and punished by Rahul for a boundary. Second four of the over.
14.56 IST: Joseph to Rohit, FOUR! Bouncer and Rohit plays a release shot but didn't time it too well. However, it lands in no man's land and goes for a boundary. The 100-run stand comes up between the two.
14.51 IST: Two quiet overs from India, including a maiden from Joseph in the 19th over.
14.45 IST: Jason Holder to begin after the break, Rahul on strike for India
14.41 IST: DRIINKS! India would be mighty pleased with the proceedings of play so far. After being put in to bat first, Rahul and Rohit have put on a solid stand and would look to build on it on a fantastic batting track in Vizag.
14.36 IST: Pierre to Rahul, FIFTY! That's a half-century for Rahul. His fifth in ODI cricket and it has come off just 46 balls. He has looked in fine touch in Vizag and would hope to carry on from here.
14.35 IST: Pierre to Rahul, SIX! No problems this time. Short and Rahul rocks back and slams it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.
14.34 IST: Pierre to Rahul, SAFE! Rahul looks to sweep Pierre away but only gets a top edge. However, it lands in no man's land and Rahul survives.
14.29 IST: Joseph to Rohit, FOUR! Short and wide and Rohti cuts it over the top of the point fileder for a boundary on the first ball of the over. With the boundary, Rohit also crossed 11000 LIST A runs.
14.26 IST: Rohit Sharma has now gone past Kohli to become the leading run-getter in ODI cricket for the calendar year 2019. Shai Hope, who is also playing in this game, is third in the list.
14.24 IST: Joseph to Rohit, SIX! Short and Joseph's extra pace carries a leading edge of Rohit's bat over the boundary for a six. Just looked to help it along its way and gets a maximum.
14.21 IST: Alzarri Joseph into the attack and he starts with a full, swinging delivery at pace.
14.13 IST: POWERPLAY: 55 RUNS, 0 WICKETS.
14.11 IST: Pierre to Rahul, SIX! Comes down the track and launches it over long-on for a boundary. Typical Rahul shot in limited-overs cricket. He has looked in great touch so far.
14.09 IST: Pierre to Rohit, FOUR! Change of ends for the debutant and it works straight away, extracting an edge but the vacant slip area meant it went for a boundary. The fielder tried his best but it goes just past him for a boundary.
14.04 IST: Keemo Paul is the new bowler for Windies. Just one over from Pierre.
14.00 IST: Five off his first over in ODI cricket. India are off to a solid start in Vizag.
13.58 IST: Debutant Khary Pierre introduced into the attack. Spin for the first time inside the powerplay.
13.57 IST: Holder to Rahul, SIX! Short and wide and cut away over point for a maxium. Jeez! That was a great shot from Rahul. He likes it there and will put you away on 9 occassions out of 10. First six of the match.
13.51 IST: Cottrell to Rahul, FOUR! Full-toss and punished by Rahul through point for a boundary. After a good start, Cottrell is now leaking runs.
13.49 IST: Cottrell to Rahul, FOUR! Short of a length and Rahul stands tall and punches through the covers for a boundary. Signs that the surface is good for batting and the ball is coming on to the bat.
13.44 IST: Cottrell to Rahul, FOUR! Pitched up and gets the edge from Rahul's bat but it goes past slips for a boundary. Third man was present but his square position meant that he had no chance. 9 off the over.
13.41 IST: Cottrell to Rohit, FOUR! Bread and butter there. Short and down the leg side and Rohit lobs it off his hips over fine-leg for a boundary. First boundary of the innings for Rohit.
13.40 IST: Another relatively quiet over from West Indies. Just four runs coming off it.
13.36 IST: Jason Holder will bowl from the other end
13.35 IST: A good first over from Cottrell, only three runs from it.
13.31 IST: Cottrell to Rohit, SWING! Beautiful swing away from the right-hander to begin with. Cottrell's normal line is coming into the right-hander. Good way to begin.
13.29 IST: The players are out in the middle. Rohit Sharma will take strike for India, Sheldon Cottrell will begin for West Indies.
13.15 IST: Kohli says bringing in Shardul allows India to have the extra bowling option and says it will add more balance to the attack and not make them one-dimensional.
13.04 IST: Playing XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
West Indies: Shai Hope (WK), Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Kieron Pollard (C), Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell, Khary Pierre
13.01 IST: Kieron Pollard has won the toss and have opted to bowl first
12.50 IST: PICTH REPORT: It's bright and sunny in Vizag and a lfat track on offer. Expect loads of runs and teams to bat first after winning the toss.
12.40 IST: Yuvraj, Harbhajan back Shivam Dube, want India's squad to be ready 4 months before WT20
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12.30 IST: India will have to bring their A-game in Vizag to overturn the 0-1 deficit they suffered in Chennai. The West Indies batters blew the Indian bowlers away while the Indian top-order suffered a rare failure. But, the hosts will find some solace in the form of Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant and will hope they can kick off from where they left off at Chepauk.
Brief preview: India -- ranked second in ODIs -- will be desperate to avoid a series defeat against a side which is seven spots lower to them. The record of the Men in Blue has been outstanding at home in the last few years and it would be a bit of an embarrassment if they go down against a young Caribbean side. [Read full preview here]