India won the second ODI against the West Indies by 8 wickets on Wednesday. In ODI cricket history, this is India’s biggest successful chase.
Batting first, the West Indies scored 405 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs, while India reached 406 runs in 43.3 overs, losing only 2 wickets, and won. With their second win in the three-match series, they clinched the series.
Earlier, India won the toss and chose to bowl. In the West Indies innings, Aamir Jangoo scored 114 with 13 boundaries and 3 sixes, Shai Hope made 104 with 8 boundaries and 3 sixes, and John Campbell hit 101 runs with 9 boundaries and 5 sixes.
Keacy Carty was dismissed for 9, Sherfane Rutherford for 0, Keemo Paul for 3, and Alzarri Joseph for 8. At the end of the overs, Roston Chase was unbeaten on 29 with 4 boundaries, and Shamar Joseph was unbeaten on 14. Among the Indian bowlers, Gurnoor Brar, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav took 2 wickets each, while Prasidh Krishna took 1 wicket.
Chasing 406, in the Indian team, the Rohit Sharma–captain Shubman Gill partnership put on 255 runs for the first wicket.
Rohit, who crossed his 35th ODI century, was out for 101 with 10 boundaries and 6 sixes, while Virat Kohli was dismissed for 29 with 3 boundaries and 1 six.
In the end, Gill, who reached his second double century in ODI cricket, smashed 223 runs off 133 balls with 26 boundaries and 8 sixes to guide the team to victory and remained unbeaten. Ruturaj Gaikwad supported him with 31 runs, including 2 boundaries. For the West Indies, Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph took 1 wicket each.
406
This was India’s highest successful chase in ODI cricket history. Before this, their highest had been successfully chasing 360 runs against Australia in Jaipur in 2013. At the international level, this is the second-highest chase. South Africa holds the top spot (438 runs/Australia/2006).
117
In this match, Shubman Gill’s double century off 117 balls (24 boundaries, 7 sixes) became the fastest double century in ODI cricket. Before this, Ishan Kishan’s 200 off 126 balls (against Bangladesh) had been the record.
