WI vs IND: After watching the first ODI to a close finish, fans were treated to another nail-biter in the second ODI between India and West Indies on Sunday. Both teams have now crossed the 300-run mark in both matches. It was the second straight time in two games that a game was shutout. The result came in the last end of the match. And it was the visiting team who emerged victorious with Axar Patel’s heroics.
However, the home team won the toss and elected to bat first. They got off to a very good start with Shai Hope scoring a century. Notably, it was his 100th ODI game and he became only the 10th batsman to reach a hundred in 100th ODI. He scored 115 runs and captain Nicholas Pooran also made 74 runs. West Indies made 311/6 in their 50 overs.
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India got off to a rather slow start but skipper Shikhar Dhawan couldn’t do much and got out after scoring 13 runs off 31 balls. Shubman Gill, who looked good, came out in a strange way. He tried to play a scoop from Kyle Mayers but couldn’t connect properly.
As a result, the ball simply exploded in the air and the shooter took an easy catch. It was a strange dismissal for the young opener who looked good on 43 runs.
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However, it looked like Gill was trying to be cheeky and take advantage of the bowler’s pace. But he got it completely wrong and it didn’t even look good. Even fans were shocked to see such kind of download and shared their shocked reactions on Twitter.
For India, Shreyas Iyer (63), Sanju Samson (54) and Axar (64*) were the stars with the bat. In the bowling department, Shardul Thakur took 3/53. Both teams will now face each other in the third match. The third match will start on July 27, Wednesday at the same place at the same time. It will be a good opportunity for India to prove their bench strength as they have already won the series. But for the West Indies, they will be playing for their pride and to avoid a 3-0 whitewash.