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2nd ODI ends in tie after Hope's brilliant century vs India
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21:58 India bowlers do well to put break on WI scoring
WI 321-7 (50 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
The West Indies pull off a tie in an absorbing contest after Hope and Hetmyer's brilliant innings against India in the 2nd ODI at Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
India did well to stop the tourists in their tracks late in the innings after they were going hammer and tongs and were particularly harsh on the spinners.
But things turned around once India had the wicket of Hetmyer and the run-rate kept rising as the Windies found scoring difficult.
Jadeja was the pick of the bowlers, giving just 49 runs off his 10 overs, while Kuldeep picked up 3 wickets but was hammered for 67 runs.
Roach is the new man in.
The batsmen had crossed and Hope scampers through for a couple.
Hope slaps the ball through backwatd point and the ball goes for a boundary to tie the match.
Umesh to bowl the final over as 14 runs needed off it.
Umesh starts beautifully. He yorks the batsman as just one run is taken.
Nurse gets lucky and gets a four to third man.
Nurse then plays a shot to mid-on for a couple.
7 needed off 3 now.
Nurse tries to be cheeky and goes for the scoop shot, only to hand a catch to Rayudu at third man.
West Indies need 20 off the last two overs as Shami comes into the attack.
Nurse runs a single off the first ball to bring Hope on strike.
Hope can only play the ball to long-on for a single.
Nurse then slaps the ball down to mid-wicket for a single.
Shami then bowls a yorker and gives Hope no room to free his arms.
Full toss and Hope scampers for a couple.
Just a single comes off the last ball of the over as 6 runs come off the over.
Nurse comes in to bat.
Another dot ball ups the pressure on Hope and the Windies.
Hope then gets a single to long-off.
Nurse tries to play the scoop shot, it doesn't come off and another dot.
A single to end the over as two runs and a wicket come off it.
Chahal continues and a wrong call has Holder run halfway down the track only to be run-out at the non-striker's end.
He goes for 12.
Umesh brought back into the attack and Hope left frustrated as he fails to penetrate the infield to score the boundary.
Umesh bowls on to Hope's pads who just flicks it to fine leg for a boundary.
Five runs come off the over as WI's 300 comes up.
21:19 Windies need 27 off last 4 overs
WI 295-5 (46 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Chahal comes into the attack and Hope gets to his century after a sweep to fine leg for a couple.
He then clips the ball to deep square leg for a quick couple.
Hope and Holder are involved in a little mix-up but the former gets to the crease in time.
Holder then gets a single as 30 needed from 26.
Hope then gets a couple on the leg side.
A fumble at mid-off from Rayudu allows Hope to sneak for a single.
Shami continues and the batsmen take four runs off singles before Hope slaps the ball for a four through the off side.
Hope takes a single to end the over as 9 come off it.
Kuldeep comes back into the attack to bowl his final over.
Holder scampers for a single off the second ball of the over.
After a dot, Hope picks the ball and hammers the flighted ball over mid-wicket for a six.
He then takes a single.
A dot to end the over as 8 runs come off it.
Shami has been brought back into the attack and he is going well here, bowling a yorker and peppering the batsmen with bouncers.
Hope then plays the ball down to deep backward point for a couple.
A dot to end the over as just 2 come off it.
As 61 needed pff 9 overs, Chahal comes back into the attack and gives 6 runs in the over -- all the runs come in singles.
Jadeja continues and gives just two runs in his last over.
20:54 Kuldeep gets the wicket of Powell
WI 259-5 (40 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Kuldeep continues and Holder is finding it difficult to place the ball into the gaps.
He finally gets off the mark with a single.
Hope then gets a single to long-on.
Holder plays out a dot to end the over.
Jadeja continues and he bowls some quick deliveries as just one run comes off the over.
Captain Holder is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.
Hope and Holder take a single each as 5 runs and a wicket come in the over.
Kuldeep brought back into the attack.
And he does the job. With a slip in place, he bowls a quicker one, Powell opens up and plays the ball straight into the hands of Rohit at slips. He goes for 18.
Jadeja comes back into the attack, bowls a better line to give just two runs in the over.
Chahal continues and Powell welcomes him with a huge six down the ground. Pant injures himself in the bargain as he tries to go for the catch, crashing into the hoarding on the boundary line.
The batsmen then run four singles as ten runs come in the over.
Umesh comes back into the attack and he is taken to the cleaners as he goes for 13 run in his comeback over.
20:31 Chahal gets the big wicket
WI 226-4 (34 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Chahal continues and gives just two runs off it.
Shami continues and Hope starts the over with a single.
Powell then gets off the mark with a single.
After 2 dots, Hope takes a single off the last ball as 3 runs come off the over.
Powell is the new man in and that is a dot.
Chahal is brought back into the attack and he takes out the danger man Hetmyer.
After 3 runs in the over, Chahal bowls a short one to Hetnyer who tries to go after the bowler, miscues it and plays it in the hands of Kohli at cover.
Hetmyer goes for 94.
Shami comes into the attack and is taken to the cleaners as he gives away 13 runs.
20:08 India unable to stem runs
WI 205-3 (30 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Kuldeep continues and Hope plays a boundary through covers.
After a dot ball, Hope gets boundary through to third man.
Hope gets a single to mid-off following a dot ball.
Hetmyer gets a single off the last ball of the over as 10 runs come off it.
Umesh continues, Hetmyer takes a single off the first ball to bring Hope on strike.
Hope gets to his fifty, his 7th in ODIs.
Hetmyer then gets a couple before slapping the ball over long-off for a four as 8 runs come off the over.
Kuldeep brought back into the attack. He gives just four runs in the over. That is a good comeback after all the hammering he recieved in his first spell.
Umesh Yadav continues. Hope is given out LBW, he takes the review and rightly so. Replays showed he had a thick inside edge on to the pads.
Just 3 runs come in the over as they need just over a run-a-ball for victory.
19:46 Windies stay in chase for win
WI 180-3 (26 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Chahal continues and Hetmyer shows him no mercy. He first hits a four off the first ball of the over.
The leggie is now been dispatched for two back-to-back sixes. That brings up the 100-run partnership between Hope and Hetmyer.
Hope and Hetmyer then a couple of singles each as 18 come off the over.
Looking for wickets, Kohli makes a change and brings Umesh Yadav back into the attack.
Hope plays a crisp cover drive for a four off the last ball of the over to take 6 runs off Umesh.
Chahal continues and Hetmyer comes down the track and gets to his half-century with a huge six over square leg.
7 runs come off the over.
Jadeja continues and Hetmyer goes on one knee, hits with the turn and sends the ball sailing over the cow corner for a six.
He then takes a single.
Hope gets a single to coves.
A dot to end the over as 9 runs come off it.
Chahal continues and gives just two runs in the over.
19:23 Hope-Hetmyer batting big
WI 134-3 (21 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Jadeja continues and Hetmyer goes after him, hits it with the turn and sends the ball sailing over the cow corner for a six.
Hope plays a dot as 9 runs come off the over.
Chahal is brought into the attack. He gives just one run in the over.
Jadeja continues and Hetmyer plays out three dots before getting a single to mid-on.
Hope plays out two dots as just one run comes off the over.
Kuldeep continues, makes Hetmyer play as the ball turns and just misses his outside edge.
Next ball is dispatched for a six over mid-wicket.
He then scampers through for a quick single.
Hope plays three dots as 7 runs come off the over.
19:08 Hope-Hetmyer taking on the spinners
WI 116-3 (17 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
The spinners have been sent to the cleaners here Windies fightback after losing three early wickets.
Jadeja continues and gives 6 runs in the over as drinks are called.
Kuldeep continues and Hetmyer gets a couple to the leg side.
After a dot, Hetmyer plays the ball past Sharma to third man for 3 runs.
Hope then gets a single before Hetmyer hammers the ball for a six over square leg.
A dot to end the over as 12 runs come off it.
Jadeja continues and Hetnyer takes a single to start the over.
After a dot, Hope then just cuts the ball through third man for a four.
The batsmen then take a single each as 8 runs come off the over.
Kuldeep continues and gives just three runs in the over as Hetmyer gets off the mark with a couple.
Shimron Hetmyer is the new man in and Jadeja continues.
Hope takes two singles before taking the aerial route and hammers a huge six!
9 runs come off that over.
18:55 West Indies three down inside 15 overs
WI 78-3 (12 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Just when it looked like West Indies are up to the fight, they have lost 3 wickets inside 15 overs. Samuels being the latest one to fall off the bowling of Kuldeep.
Kuldeep continues and after 4 good dot balls, Samuels gets a boundary on the off side. But his stay at the wicket is cut short as Kuldeep's sensational delivery knicks the off stump bail and Samuels has to walk back for 13.
Jadeja comes into the attack and gives just two runs.
Samuels comes into bat and gets off the mark with a four through covers.
Next ball is a full toss and Samuels gives it the same treatment, timing it through covers for another boundary.
A dot to end the over as 12 runs and a wicket come off it.
Kuldeep comes into the attack and strikes!
Just after Hemraj sent him to the boundary past the slips cordon, Kuldeep got his revenge. He foxed the batsman with a googly as the bails go flying.
Hemraj gone for 32 off 24.
Shami continues and gives five runs in the over.
18:35 Windies continue to put on big runs
WI 55-1 (8 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Windies opener Hemraj and No 3 bat Hope have put their feet on the accelerator even after the fall of the wicket of Pollard.
Shami and Umesh going for huge runs as the wicket looks lovely to bat on.
Umesh continues and Hemraj takes two boundaries off him. He then gets a single.
Hope plays out three dots before ending the over with a lovely timed shot through covers for a boundary.
Shai Hope is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a couple. He then follows that up with a four through covers as the ball beats a diving Kohli to race to the boundary.
Shami continues and he gets the first breakthrough.
Powell goes for his favourite pull shot but is caught in the deep by Pant. He goes for 18 off 20.
Umesh continues and gets cobbled by Hemraj for a couple of fours as 10 runs come off the over.
Shami continues and gives 4 runs in the over.
18:12 India set Windies 322 for win
WI 22-0 (4 ovs) vs Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) | Scorecard
Umesh continues. Hemraj finds the gap. He pulls and gets another boundary to mid-wicket.
He then plays the ball down to third man for a single.
Powell now taking on Umesh. He pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for another four.
A dot ball later, Powell gets a single as 10 runs come off the over.
Shami continues and Hemraj plays out three dots.
Shami then bowls short and Hemraj plays a pull short down to long leg for a single.
Short ball and Powell pulls the ball over mid-wicket to end the over with a boundary as 5 runs come off it.
Umesh starts from the other end and Hemraj gets a single on the on side.
Powell sees off the bowler as just one comes off the over.
Powell gets off the mark with a single.
Hemraj gets off the mark with a single too.
Nice shot, flick of the wrists and Powell gets his first boundary through square leg.
Two dots to end the over as 6 runs come off the opening over.
Kieren Powell and Chandrapaul Hemraj open the chase for Windies.
Mohammed Shani to open the bowling for India.
17:28 Kohli makes 157 off 129 balls
Ind 321-6 (50 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
Virat Kohli scored a sensational 157 off 129 balls to help India get to 321 for 6 in 50 overs.
He was given good support by Ambati Rayudu who made a well-struck 73 as India set the Windies another improbable target.
Debutant McCoy and Nurse picked two wickets each for the Windies.
Roach will bowl the last over of the Indian innings.
Kohli drives but it's a dot.
Kohli gets cheeky, goes to the offside and sweeps it to square leg for boundary. Some more sloppy fielding from Windies.
Kohli then scampers through for a couple to get to his 150.
What a shot! Kohli then just picks the slower one and smacks it over mid-wicket for a six.
He then gets a single.
Dot ball to end the innings as Shami stays on nought. 13 runs come off the over.
Shami is the new batsman.
Kohli on strike but no run taken off the last ball. Just five runs and a wicket in that over.
McCoy continues and Jadeja takes a single to deep mid-wicket.
McCoy bowling well enough to not get taken for big runs this over as he also gets his second wicket. Kieren Powell catches Jadeja in the deep to send him back for 13.
Roach brought back into the attack and he is given the same treatment by Kohli.
He is first smashed for a six on the off side and then goes for a four to third man.
Kohli then gets a single off the next ball.
After a dot, Jadeja takes a single to bring Kohli back on strike.
Kohlo then smashes a couple and then a boundary through the sweeper cover region as the 300 comes up for India and 18 runs come off the over.
McCoy comes back into the attack.
Jadeja starts with a single.
Kohli then just smashes the bowler straight over his head for a six! His first of the match. That brings up his 1000 ODI runs this year.
He then gets a single before dispatching the slower ball for another six, this time over deep mid-wicket.
He then takes a single off the next ball.
The batsmen then run a couple to end the over as 18 come off it.
Kohli and Jadeja find the singles and twos with ease as Samuels continues.
There is no big-hitting involved but they still manage to take 7 runs in the over.
Kemar Roach brought back into the attack.
Kohli and Jadeja score through singles and twos and take six runs off the over.
16:53 Pant out for 17
Ind 254-5 (44 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
Jadeja comes into bat but is on the non-strikers' end.
Kohi gets to his century with a crisp shot through covers! What a knock!
Single to end the over as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.
Samuels continues and Pant gets a single.
Kohli then takes a single to get to 98.
Pant trapped in front of the stumps, the umpire raises the finger but India take the review.
DRS shows Pant would have been hit in front. Pant gone for 17.
McCoy continues and Pant is on fire! He smashes two fours and takes 3 runs before Kohli comes to the party, pulling the ball to mid-wicket for a four as 16 runs come off the over.
Samuels continues and gives 6 runs in the over.
Pant is the new man in.
He gets off the mark with a single off the 2nd ball.
Kohli then takes a single. A dot to end the over as three runs and a wicket come off it.
McCoy brought back into the attack and Kohli starts with a single.
The bowler gets his first ODI wicket off the next ball, that of MS Dhoni.
A slower ball and Dhoni is foxed by the variation as the ball crashes into his stumps. Dhoni goes for 20.
16:28 Kohli-Dhoni keep runs flowing
Ind 221-3 (40 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
Bishoo comes into the attack to bowl his final over.
Dhoni cuts the ball for a single.
Kohli repeats that shot for another single.
After two dot balls, Dhoni gets a single to mid-on.
Another single to end the over as four runs cone off it.
Nurse continues and Kohli gets a single to mid-wicket.
A dot ball later, Dhoni gets a single to long-off.
Kohli then gets three runs down to backward square leg after some bad fielding.
Dhoni survives an LBW call that was reviewed by the Windies.
Dhoni takes a single to end the over as six runs come off it.
Samuels continues and Dhoni now decides to take the aerial route after picking up singles and twos. He miscues but the ball finds its way over the long off boundary for a six as 9 runs come off the over.
16:16 Only 5th Indian batsman to do so
Nurse continues, Dhoni gets a single to bring Kohli on strike.
Kohli brings up his 10,000 ODI runs with a single to long-on.
Only the 5th Indian and 13th cricketer to get to those runs.
Dhoni then plays the ball to covers for three runs. to bring up the team's 200.
Nurse then bowls a wide.
Kohli then takes a single and Dhoni plays a dot as 7 runs come off the over.
Marlon Samuels brought into the attack now.
After two dot balls, Kohli opens the face of the bat to send the ball to the boundary at third man.
He then gets a single before Dhoni plays a dot as 6 come off the over.
Nurse continues and the Indian batsmen are happy to rotate the strike as five runs come off the over.
Bishoo continues and Kohli takes a single to the off side.
Dhoni then takes a single. Kohli plays a dot before scampering through for a single.
Dhoni plays out 2 dot balls as 3 runs come off the over.
Dhoni comes in to bat and gets off the mark with a single to long-on.
Kohli then gets a single.
Dot to end the over as 3 runs come off it.
Nurse comes back into the attack,
Kohli takes a single of the first ball of the over.
Nurse gets the much-needed breakthrough.
Nurse strikes as Rayudu tries to plays across the line only to have the ball crash into his stumps. Rayudu out for 73.
Bishoo continues and the batsmen take singles and twos before Kohli plays a superbly-timed drive for a boundary.
He then takes a single off the last ball of the over as 9 runs come off it.
Kohli now 12 runs short off 10k ODI runs.
Roach continues and another catch is put down, this time Rayudu is dropped by McCoy in the deep.
McCoy who falls on his shoulder gets treatment by the physio.
3 runs come off the over.
15:43 India looking at big total
Ind 166-2 (30 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
Holder continues and starts with a wide.
Rayudu then comes down the track and slaps the ball through covers for a boundary.
He then gets a single to the off-side.
Kohli then finds the gap in the mid-wicket region for a four. Effortless wow!
The batsmen then take three singles as 13 runs come off the over.
Roach is brought back into the attack.
Roach drops a return catch to give Rayudu a life as 6 runs come off the over.
Holder continues.
After a dot, Kohli gets a single to long-on.
Next ball, Rayudu nearly plays it onto his stumps.
Rayudu then goes big, he opens his arms and plays the slower one over covers for a four.
Holder comes back well to bowl two dots as five runs come off the over.
McCoy continues and Rayudu takes a single off the first ball.
Kohli then takes a single to bring Rayudu on strike.
Rayudu brings up his 50 with a four off a pull shot to fine leg.
After a dot, Rayudu then pulls the ball in front of square as the ball races to the boundary to bring up the 100-run partnership with Kohli.
A dot to end the over as 10 runs come off it.
Holder brings himself back into the attack and gives 8 runs in the over as Rayudu inches closer to a half-century.
15:20 Rayudu giving him good company at halfway stage
Ind 124-2 (25 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
McCoy continues.
Rayudu squats the ball to mid-wicket for a single.
Kohli, on 48, now plays the ball to third man for a single.
McCoy gets big on Rayudu, who miscues a pull and survives after the man at mid-wicket fails to to reach out for the catch. He gets a single.
After a dot, Kohli scampers through for a single to long-off to bring up his fifty. This is his 49th ODI 50.
Bishoo continues and Kohli gets a single square on the off-side.
Rayudu gets a single off the 5th ball of the over. Kohli plays a dot off the last ball of the over as 2 runs come off it.
McCoy continues and Rayudu gets a single to the leg side.
Rayudu then gets a single.
McCoy then deceives Kohli with a slower one. Kohli goes after it, but Jason Holder cannot get to the ball and Kohli gets a life and a couple of runs.
McCoy then bowls a wide.
Kohli then gets a single to cover as 6 runs come off the over.
Bishoo continues and he does well to give just three runs in the over.
McCoy continues and Rayudu takes him on as he dispatches the ball over square leg for a four, the ball falling just short off the boundary line.
Rayudu and Kohli then take a couple of singles each as 6 runs come off the over.
15:00 Windies bowlers inconsistent
Ind 103-2 (20 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
Kohli and Rayudu have batted smartly, taking minimal risks to bring up their 50-run partnership and the team's 100.
Bishoo continues.
Kohli gets a single to long-on off the second ball of the over to bring up India's 100.
Rayudu then gets a single.
Kohli then guides the ball down to third man for a couple as four runs come off the over.
Left-arm medium pacer Obed McCoy comes into the attack.
He starts with three dot balls before Rayudu gets a single to mid-wicket.
Kohli then gets a couple, slapping the the ball to sweeper cover as the fielder misfields.
A single to end the over.
Bishoo continues, bowls it straight, Kohli plays it off his pads and to the boundary to deep fine leg.
After a dot, Kohli gets another boundary on the off side to bring up the 50-run partnership.
Kohli and Rayudu then take a run each as 10 runs come off the over.
14:44 Nurse proving expensive
Ind 85-2 (17 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
Tidy over from Nurse as only four singles come off it. Drinks called.
Bishoo continues and Rayudu starts with a single.
After a dot, Kohli then plays the ball to long-on for a single.
Rayudu ends the over with a single as 3 runs come off it. Good comeback by Bishoo after giving away 7 runs in his previous over.
Nurse continue and the batsmen are working the ball around the infield for a easy singles.
Kohli then opens the face of the bat and guides the ball through the empty slip cordon for a boundary.
The runs are ticking in the over as 9 runs come off it.
Nurse and Bishoo continue as Kohli and Rayudu do the rebuilding.
Both batsmen have taken 14 runs off the Windies spinners off two overs.
14:29 Kohli-Rayudu rebuild India innings
Ind 55-2 (12 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
Leggie Bishoo replaces Roach as he is brought into the attack.
Rayudu gets a single to long-off for a single after 2 dots.
Kohli then gets a single square on the off side.
Rayudu then plays a single to long off before Kohli ends the over with a dot as 3 runs come off it.
Nurse continues and Kohli pulls it to square leg. He runs a couple but is only awarded one run as he fails to put his bat into the crease off the first run.
Kohli then takes a single to mid-wicket.
After three dots, Rayudu ends the over with a single.
At the end of the powerplay overs, India have done well to get to 49 for 2.
Roach continues and the batsmen scamper for a single.
Roach then bowls a poor ball, Kohli just stands up and smashes the ball through covers for a four.
Roach comes back well with a ball that makes Kohli play and leave.
Kohli then plays a straight drive for a couple.
A dot ball later Kohli ends the over with a single.
Rayudu comes in at number 4 and gets off the mark with a single.
Dot to end the over as 2 runs and a wicket come off it.
Nurse continues and he bowls a wide.
Nurse raps Dhawan on the pads. Umpire Gould says not out. Windies take the review and what a review that is.
DRS shows the ball would have hit Dhawan' s off stump. It straightened after pitching. Dhawan out LBW for 29.
14:08 Roach bowling tight lines
Ind 39-1 (8 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
Roach has been the stand-out bowler for WI inside the ten overs while Dhawan is being positive with the bat, getting the big shots in for India.
Roach continues and a dot to start the over.
Short and pacy and bounce and Dhawan cuts it over third man for a six.
Two dot balls later, he gets a single to short fine leg.
Dot to end the over as 7 runs come off it.
Right-arm offie Nurse comes into the attack and gives just two runs off it.
Roach continues and is bowling a tight line, making Kohli drive.
After three dots, Kohli gets a single to deep backward point.
Two dots to end the over as only one run comes off it.
Holder continues and Dhawan gets a couple to backward square leg.
After a dot, Dhawan gets a boundary through the vacant slips to third man.
Holder then bowls short and wide and Dhawan pummels the ball through the covers for a boundary.
A dot to end the over as 10 runs come off it.
13:51 Dhawan makes good start
Ind 19-1 (4 ovs) vs WI | Scorecard
Kohli comes in to bat and let's the first two balls go through to the keeper.
Kohli gets off the mark with a boundary, he drives it on the volley for a four through cover-point.
Roach comes back nicely, bowling in the corridor for a couple of dots as he ends the over with a 4 runs and a wicket.
Roach continues and gets the big wicket of Rohit.
A little short and wide and gets some bounce, Rohit tries to cut but plays it straight into the hands of fielder at backward point. He goes for 4.
Holder continues.
After a dot, Holder bowls short and angled in, Dhawan picks it and pulls it to deep square lef for a boundary.
Next ball, Dhawan times it to perfection for another boundary, this time through deep mid-wicket.
Dhawan ends the over with a miscued pull over that lands at long-on and he gets two off the last ball as 10 runs come off the over.
Kemar Roach opens from the other end and it's a dead ball first up as Dhawan pulls out at the last minute.
Good start by Roach here, bowling stump to stump and into Dhawan, allowing the batsman little room to free his arms.
After 4 dots, Dhawan finally gets off the mark with a tickle down to fine leg.
Dot to end the over as only one comes off the over.
Holder ends the over with two good deliveries. Four runs come off the opening over.
Holder bowls too straight, Rohit just plays it off his pads and brings up India's first runs with a boundary to fine leg.
Holder starts a little short and wide, Rohit cuts but the fielder does well at point to cut the ball from racing to the boundary.
Rohit Sharma and Shkhar Dhawan open the batting for India while West Indies captain brings himself on to open the bowling.
13:22 Kuldeep in for injured Ahmed
India captain Virat Kohli has won the toss and elected to bat first in the second ODI against West Indies in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
India have brought in Kuldeep Yadav for the injured Khaleel Ahmed while Obed McCoy replaces Oshane Thomas for the Windies.
The Indian bowlers' struggled in the first ODI, but the home team made easy work of what looked like a stiff 323-run target in the series opener, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match rubber.
In Guwahati, India unleashed their batting might as Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma, arguably the two best batsmen in the 50-over game at the moment, smashed big hundreds in quick time.
Finishing the game with eight overs to spare was a statement of sorts, and another blow to the West Indies' morale.
India will look to add to their lead in the series and go up 2-0 but the match could attract more eyeballs because of a record that Virat Kohli is expected to break.
If captain Virat Kohli adds another 81 runs to his awe-inspiring tally, he will become the fastest man to 10,000 runs in this format, surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar took 259 innings to get there and Kohli has so far batted 204 times.
Teams:
India: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav
Windies: Kieran Powell, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shai Hope(w), Marlon Samuels, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder(c), Ashley Nurse, Devendra Bishoo, Kemar Roach, Obed McCoy
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