John Campbell finds the boundary! Auqib Nabi bowls a fuller one at 130.5kph, angling away from the batter. Campbell slices the drive square of the wicket, clears the inner circle, and picks up four runs.
John Campbell finds the boundary! Auqib Nabi bowls a fuller one at 130.5kph, angling away from the batter. Campbell slices the drive square of the wicket, clears the inner circle, and picks up four runs.
John Campbell finds the boundary! Auqib Nabi bowls a fuller one at 130.5kph, angling away from the batter. Campbell slices the drive square of the wicket, clears the inner circle, and picks up four runs.
Auqib Nabi's ODI career took off decently. A dot tpo start with, followed by a no-ball - his first in international cricket. Things looked fined until Keacy Karty smashed him for a boundary through extra-cover.
WI: 11/0 in 2 Overs
Good display of bowling by Prasidh Krishan as he keeps the Windies openers in check. Just 4 runs from the first over.
WI: 4/0 In 1 Over
West Indies openers John Campbell and Keacy Carty walk to bat at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Prasidh Krishna opens the attack for India.
KL Rahul set to play his 100th ODI for India.
John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Amir Jangoo, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales, Vitel Lawes
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul(w), Naman Dhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
“We would have fielded as well. Toss is 50-50, but another chance for us to do well. There are areas we need to improve. Looks pretty good, the surface. We have four changes,” said West Indies captain Shai Hope.
“We are going to bowl first. A bit more grass and looks a bit more patchy. The way we came back in the last match was very good. It's more humid here, so more challenge for our bowlers. Everyone looked well, even Rohit. We have got once change, Nabi makes his debut in place of Nitish,” said Shubman Gill after winning the toss.
Team India has won the toss and opted to bowl first in Guwahati. Auqib Nabi Dar to make his debut, replaces Nitish Kumar Reddy in the Playing XI.
J&K's Auqib Nabi Dar is set to make his ODI debut in Guwahati
Are we expecting any change in the line-up? Well, honestly, it's not required. But maybe Siraj gets a chance to roll his arms over.
Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (wk), Naman Dhir, Nitish Kumar Reddy/Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar.
Guwahati is expected to be hotter in the afternoon, with an excessive heat alert in place that could test the team bowling first. Trivandrum offered better respite, with gaps in its façade allowing a steady breeze despite the heat. Guwahati has hosted only two ODIs, with all four innings producing totals above 300.
Rohit Sharma needs 73 runs to become only the seventh batter in men’s ODI history to reach 12,000 runs and the third Indian to do so. Returning to Barsapara Stadium, where he scored a rapid century against West Indies in 2018, Rohit will look to make an impact as India aim to seal the series.
Keacy Carty is among West Indies’ leading ODI run-scorers since his 2022 debut, with 1,827 runs at 40.60, though his 75.12 strike rate remains a concern. His 13 off 31 balls in the first ODI slowed momentum. Carty needs to accelerate as West Indies seek stronger batting performances.
Virat Kohli not only enteratined the fans with his rollikcing 55th ODI hundred but he turned the clock in the previous game in Thiruvananthapuram. The former Indian skipper smashed 9 sixes and 10 fours in his unbeaten knock of 139 to finish India's chase of 295.
India secured a dominant eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in the opening ODI in Thiruvananthapuram. Opting to bowl first, India were initially made to work hard as West Indies openers John Campbell (62) and Justin Greaves—who compiled a brilliant 101—put on a stellar 135-run partnership. However, wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav completely turned the tide in the middle overs, finishing with a sensational spell of 4/40 to restrict the visitors to 295/7.
In response, India chased down the target with absolute ease in 41.4 overs. Captain Shubman Gill led from the front with a sublime 110, while Virat Kohli put on a masterclass, hammering an unbeaten 139 off just 88 balls—featuring nine maximums—to comfortably cruise the hosts to a 1-0 series lead.
Hello and welcome to another exciting day of the India vs West Indies series! The 2nd ODI brings plenty of action for India, with Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli in form and a chance of whitewash up around the corner. Stay tuned as we bring you all the LIVE updates, results and developments from Guwahati. Let’s get started!
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