IND vs WI 2nd ODI: Captain Hope guides West Indies to morale-boosting win over India

A resilient West Indies aspect led from the entrance by captain Shai Hope stormed again to stage the collection towards India on the Kensington Oval, Barbados on Sunday.

India, which was captained by Hardik Pandya, after common skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had been rested for the sport, had a poor outing with the bat, settling for simply 181, after being requested to bat by Hope.

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The visiting aspect although had an assured begin with the bat, with openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill serving to their aspect to 90 simply previous the fifteenth over. The left-handed Kishan scored a run-a-ball half-century earlier than he misplaced his accomplice.

India then misplaced wickets in common intervals, with the Caribbean bowlers turning on the warmth. Right-arm pacer Romario Shepherd delivered career-best figures of three/37, whereas left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie additionally chipped in with a three-wicket haul.

Both Sanju Samson and Axar Patel, who changed Kohli and Rohit, fell for single-digit scores as the house aspect carved its approach by means of the Indian center order, regardless of having its momentum interrupted by two rain interruptions.

Suryakumar Yadav and Shardul Thakur gave the boys in blue hopes of revival earlier than West Indies cleaned up the tail to place itself in a profitable place.

West Indian openers Kyle Mayers and Brandon King started earnestly as they laid the platform for the chase. The former was brutal as he took on the Indian pacers, scoring 4 boundaries and two sixes.

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It was Thakur who gave India a street again into the sport, when he took three fast wickets, along with his seemingly innocuous medium tempo. He combined up his size and used the cross-seam to nice impact to take away West Indies’ prime three.

Skipper Hope then took over the chase along with his measured method. The right-handed batter squeaked his well beyond an in-control Indian spin assault, regardless of by no means wanting assertive in his footwork.

After shedding Shimron Hetmyer to a Kuldeep Yadav slider, Hope discovered a steely ally in Keacy Carty. The duo placed on a powerful 91-run stand to information their aspect to morale-boosting win.