India vs West Indies: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul's tons, Kuldeep Yadav's hat-trick guide hosts to series-levelling win at Visakhapatnam

[caption id=“attachment_7803171” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Rohit Sharma played a blistering knock of 159 as India beat West Indies by a convincing margin of 107 runs in the second ODI of the three-match series at Visakhapatnam. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7803191” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Sharma’s partner KL Rahul also slammed a century as the duo added 227 for the opening stand. Rahul’s knock was studded with eight fours and three sixes. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7803201” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] After a solid start, Shreyas Iyer, who has announced himself as India’s No 4 batsman, yet again played a quick-fire knock of 53 off 32 balls. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7803211” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Iyer was assisted by Rishabh Pant, who whacked 39 runs off 16 deliveries. Together, the two youngsters scored 72 runs in four overs and powered India to a total of 387 for 5. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7803221” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Kuldeep Yadav starred for the hosts in the bowling department, becoming the first Indian cricketer to claim two hat-tricks in international cricket. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7803251” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Mohammed Shami was the most impressive among pacers. He picked up three wickets at an impressive economy rate of 5.20. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_7803261” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] For the Windies, only Shai Hope (78) and Nicholas Pooran (75) crossed the half-century mark. Eventually, the visitors were bundled up for 280 and fell short in their chase by 107 runs. AP[/caption]