India vs West Indies, Highlights, 2nd ODI at Visakhapatnam, Full cricket score: India win by 107 runs, level series 1-1

Rohit Sharma is the Player of the Match for his blistering 159!

Rohit Sharma: It was a much-needed victory for us. We needed this badly, wanted to get our act together. It was a very very crucial partnership we had upfront. KL batted brilliantly while I took my time. It was a great batting performance backed up by a good bowling performance. KL is such a talent. The shot-making he has all over the ground makes him a solid player. He’s growing in confidence after a successful World Cup. Running between the wickets was not up to the mark, but we’ll get used to it eventually. As long as the set batsman is out there, you can get as many as possible, runs on the board. Having played 200-plus ODIs, it’s my responsibility to put the team into a comfortable position.

After 43.3 overs,West Indies 280/10 ( Sheldon Cottrell 0 , )

BOWLED EM! Shami ends the match in style with a searing yorker, which Keemo Paul has no answer to. Bang at the base of the middle stump!

India win the second one-dayer by 107 runs and level the series 1-1!

Paul b Shami 46(42)

After 43 overs,West Indies 280/9 ( Keemo Paul 46 , Sheldon Cottrell 0)

Chahar back into the attack. Paul heaves towards deep point off the second delivery, refusing to take a single though. Paul edges the ball towards the fine leg fence off the third delivery for his fourth four. Six off the over. Paul one hit away from his maiden international half-century.

After 42 overs,West Indies 274/9 ( Keemo Paul 41 , Sheldon Cottrell 0)

Kohli decides to give Shreyas Iyer a bowl, and the part-timer is struck for a six by Paul first ball, which comfortably clears the square-leg fence, the batsman then drilling the ball down the ground two balls later for a four. Iyer drops a tough chance later in the over off his own bowling. 13 off the over.

After 41 overs,West Indies 261/9 ( Keemo Paul 30 , Sheldon Cottrell 0)

Excellent over from Jadeja to finish his quota, conceding just four runs and ending Pierre’s resistance along the way. Sheldon Cottrell is the last man at the crease, with India just one wicket away from levelling the series now.

OUT! Jadeja breaks what was turning out to be a frustrating ninth-wicket stand that just crossed the 50-run mark. Pierre goes for a leg-side heave, but didn’t get the distance and ended up offering Kohli a simple catch near deep midwicket. WI 260/9

Pierre c Kohli b Jadeja 21(18)

After 40 overs,West Indies 257/8 ( Keemo Paul 27 , Khary Pierre 20)

Paul drills the ball down the ground off the third delivery, collecting another boundary for himself as Windies continue to delay the Indian victory and cover as much distance as possible. Shami ends the over with a well-directed yorker at Pierre’s toes. End of the second powerplay. Windies need another 131 to win from 60 balls with two wickets in hand.

After 39 overs,West Indies 251/8 ( Keemo Paul 22 , Khary Pierre 19)

Jadeja is brought back for another burst, with two overs left under his belt. Paul, however, continues to attack freely, collecting his second six off the penultimate delivery, launching this into the stands beyond deep midwicket on the backfoot. Seven off the over.

After 38 overs,West Indies 244/8 ( Keemo Paul 16 , Khary Pierre 18)

Pierre collects back-to-back streaky boundaries — both coming off edges over the keeper — before collecting a single to bring Paul back on strike. Nine off the over.

After 37 overs,West Indies 235/8 ( Keemo Paul 16 , Khary Pierre 9)

Kuldeep misses out on the fourth wicket that would’ve made him the quickest Indian to 100 ODI wickets, conceding nine off his final over including a mighty strike into the upper stands by Keemo Paul off the second delivery. He signs off with 3/52, sealing the game with his hat-trick in his eighth over.

After 36 overs,West Indies 226/8 ( Keemo Paul 9 , Khary Pierre 7)

Paul and Pierre are able to steal the ones and twos every now and then, with five runs coming off Thakur’s seventh over, although Indian skipper Kohli won’t really mind them at the moment.

After 35 overs,West Indies 221/8 ( Keemo Paul 6 , Khary Pierre 5)

Six off Kuldeep’s penultimate over, including a boundary off a reverse paddle towards by the point fence by Keemo Paul off the first delivery. The equation now for the Windies stands at 167 off 90.

After 34 overs,West Indies 215/8 ( Keemo Paul 1 , Khary Pierre 4)

Thakur returns to the attack after Kuldeep’s magical over, with Windies staring at defeat now. Debutant Khary Pierre gets off the mark with a boundary off the last delivery.

Most hat-tricks in ODIs:

3 – Lasith Malinga
2 – Wasim Akram
2 – Saqlain Mushtaq
2 – Chaminda Vaas
2 – Trent Boult
2 – Kuldeep Yadav*

Hat-tricks for India in ODIs:

Chetan Sharma v New Zealand, Nagpur, 1987
Kapil Dev v Sri Lanka, Kolkata, 1991
Kuldeep Yadav v Australia, Kolkata, 2017
Mohammad Shami v Afghanistan, Southampton, 2019
Kuldeep Yadav v West Indies, Vizag, 2019*

After 33 overs,West Indies 210/8 ( Keemo Paul 0 , )

Kuldeep gets smacked for a six first ball by Holder, who hits it with the turn, but is beaten fair and square outside off next ball. He then goes on to dismiss Hope, Holder and Joseph off the last three balls of the over to become the first Indian bowler to achieve two ODI hat-tricks, going wild in his ‘Tahiresque’ celebrations after dismissing Joseph to achieve the feat. Game effectively done and dusted in India’s favour now.

OUT! HAT-TRICK FOR KULDEEP YADAV! This is his second hat-trick in ODI cricket, the first Indian to the feat! The game’s as good as over for the Windies now! India’s slip-catching has been dodgy today, but this was as good a catch by Jadhav as any as he displayed his quick reflexes here. WI 210/8

Joseph c Jadhav b Kuldeep 0(1)

OUT! Two-in-two for Kuldeep, as Holder gets stumped the delivery after Hope’s dismissal. Holder went for the drive, lost his balance, and Pant whipped the bails off in a flash. Even as the square-leg umpire went upstairs, the Indians were already celebrating on the field. WI 210/7

Holder st Pant b Kuldeep 11(13)

OUT! Shai Hope’s luck runs out as Virat Kohli safely latches on to the ball at the end of the midwicket boundary! Was the googly from Kuldeep which Hope failed to read, mishitting it against the turn. The Indian skipper wears an expression of relief on his face after the dismissal, for the hosts have netted the big fish. WI 210/6

Hope c Kohli b Kuldeep 78(85)

After 32 overs,West Indies 203/5 ( Shai Hope (W) 78 , Jason Holder 4)

Hope brings up the 200 for the Windies with a boundary off the third delivery, albeit inadvertently as Kohli gets his hand on the ball at the edge of the circle and ends up parrying it to the wide long off fence. Another slip up by Chahar, this time at deep square leg although thankfully for him, the ball doesn’t end up touching the boundary rope. Seven off the over.