India will look to get back to winning ways when they take on West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series on Wednesday in Visakhapatnam. The visitors won the first match as Indian bowlers were unable to defend 287 on a slow track in Chennai. The focus will be on India to get their bowling combination right. With the par-score at the ACA-VDCA stadium set to be in the 320-plus range, a fifth specialist bowling option could be mulled upon considering the plight the hosts faced in the last game with Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope beautifully planning the chase with their respective hundreds.
21:18 hrs IST: Mohammed Shami bowls the perfect yorker and Keemo Paul is removed as India win by 107 runs to level the series 1-1.
21:07 hrs IST: WICKET! Kharry Pierre mistimes a slog sweep off Ravindra Jadeja and Virat Kohli takes the catch. Keemo Paul is striking some big hits and West Indies are 274/9 after 42 overs.
20:31 hrs IST: Hat-trick for Kuldeep Yadav and he takes it for the second time. Brilliant stuff. West Indies are 210/8 in 33 overs.
20:26 hrs IST: WICKET! All hope extinguished for West Indies with Shai Hope out. Flighted ball on middle and leg stump, Hope launches Kuldeep to deep midwicket but Kohli holds his nerve and takes the catch close to the boundary. Next ball, Kuldeep gets Jason Holder stumped. Sharp work by Rishabh Pant. West Indies are 210/7 in 32.5 overs.
20:23 hrs IST: In the air but safe! Hope launches a full ball from Shami and it bursts through Virat Kohli's left hand at mid off. West Indies are 203/5 in 32 overs.
20:18 hrs IST: Pant misses a stumping chance. Hope was the batsman and that would have been the game. West Indies are 196/5 in 31 overs. Run rate is over 10 now.
20:10 hrs IST: WICKET! Just like Kohli, West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard falls for a golden duck. Briliant ball from Shami as he bowls a full ball outside off and it swings away, Pollard wafts at it and Rishabh Pant takes the catch. West Indies are 192/5 in the 30th over.
20:07 hrs IST: WICKET! Finally, the breakthrough that India wanted. Shami bowls a short ball and Pooran mistimes the hook shot, Kuldeep runs to his right at long leg and takes the catch close to the boundary. West Indies are 192/4 in the 30th over.
20:06 hrs IST: Pooran has hit a six every over for the last five overs now. Another six off Kuldeep Yadav. He has overtaken Hope and West Indies are 192/3 after 29 overs.
20:00 hrs IST: Pooran continues to hit sixes at will as he non-chalantly flicks Shami over deep square leg for a six followed by a boundary. West Indies are 181/3 in 28 overs and they are very much in the contest.
19:52 hrs IST: FIFTY! Pooran latches onto a short ball from Chahar and dispatches it to deep midwicket. West Indies are 167/3 in the 27th over.
19:47 hrs IST: Nicholas Pooran blasts two sixes and a four off Ravindra Jadeja as West Indies up their gear. After 26 overs, they are 161/3.
19:44 hrs IST: Shai Hope launches Deepak Chahar for a six as the duo build a solid stand. West Indies are 145/3 after 25 overs.
19:37 hrs IST: Shambolic! Deepak Chahar drops a simple catch off Pooran and Jadeja cannot believe it. The left-hander responds with two big sixes and West Indies are 135/3 after 24 overs.
19:27 hrs IST: Appeal for an LBW for Kuldeep as Hope plays down the wrong line. India take the review but replays show the ball is missing leg stump. India have lost the review. After 21 overs, West Indies are 100/3.
19:21 hrs IST: 15th fifty for Shai Hope. He gets there wth a cut off Jadeja. Good, solid knock again. West Indies are 98/3 after 20 overs.
19:10 hrs IST: WICKET! Superb ball from Ravindra Jadeja. Spun across sharply and Chase plays down the wrong line to get castled. West Indies are 86/3 after 16 overs.
19:00 hrs IST: WICKET! That is a massive wicket for India. Superb fielding from Shreyas Iyer to pull the ball back in and the casual running between Hope and Hetmyer results in the left-hander getting run-out. West Indies are 74/2 after 13.4 overs.
18:47 hrs IST: WICKET! Finally, India have the breakthrough. Short ball from Shardul and Evin Lewis top-edges the pull to be caught by Shreyas Iyer at deep square leg. Lewis gone for 30, West Indies are 61/1 after 11 overs.
18:19 hrs IST: Mohammed Shami gets some zip off the wicket and Evin Lewis top-edges the pull for a boundary. West Indies are 33/0 after six overs.
18:05 hrs IST: Shai Hope is looking in great touch as he flicks a boundary to the deep midwicket fence. West Indies are 15/0 after three overs.
17:55 hrs IST: DROPPED! KL Rahul has dropped a simple catch. Shai Hope drives at an outswinger from outside off, Rahul drops it at slip.
17:19 hrs IST: India have ended on 387/5 thanks to Rahul and Rohits tons followed by the blitz from Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Tall task for West Indies.
17:13 hrs IST: WICKET! Pant miscues the lofted shot off Keemo Paul and is caught at deep cover for 39 off 15 balls but his knock has played a great part in India potentially levelling the series. Shreyas Iyer perishes in the quest for big runs but he also has played a great part. India are 373/5 in 49 overs.
17:05 hrs IST: 6,6,4,6,6! Shreyas Iyer is on absolute fire as he tears Roston Chase apart. India are 363/3 in 47 overs. Can they reach 400?
16:58 hrs IST: Two sixes and three fours by Rishabh Pant! He is on fire. Sheldon Cottrell is being taken to the cleaners. After 46 overs, India are 332/3. 24 runs in the over by Cottrell.Â
16:52 hrs IST: Rishabh Pant blasts two sixes off Joseph as India cross 300 in style. After 45 overs, India are 309/3. Can they reach 350?
16:44 hrs IST: WICKET! That is the massive wicket and West Indies can breathe easy now. Good length ball slanted in outside off, Rohit does not move his feet and he looks to drive through extra cover, gets the edge and he falls for 159. Cottrell does the salute but Vizag will salute him after he finished the celebration and congratulated Rohit. India are 292/3 in the 44th over.
16:43 hrs IST: Only two runs in the 43rd over but Rohit is finding pace better to handle as he hits a four off Cottrell. In the 44th over, India are 292/2.
16:38 hrs IST: Rohit monsters past 150 with a big six off Jason Holder. India on course for a total in excess of 150. After 42 overs, India are 282/2
16:33 hrs IST: Rohit nonchalantly flicks a six over long leg as he nears 150. India are 269/2 after 41 overs.
16:28 hrs IST: Pollard now concedes runs with Rohit on song. Two boundaries and three runs follow as West Indies wilt. India are 260/2 in 40 overs.
16:24 hrs IST: Rohit continues to find the boundary. Unless West Indies do not get him out, India are staring at a total in excess of 350 with Rohit on course for a double. India are 248/2 in 39 overs.
16:18 hrs IST: WICKET! Unbelievable. Virat Kohli gone for a golden duck. Not often it happens in ODIs. Short and slow ball from Kieron Pollard, Kohli totally mistimes the pull shot and is caught at midwicket by Roston Chase running back. India 232/2 in the 38th over.
16:14 hrs IST: WICKET! Short and wide ball from Joseph, Rahul miscues the cut shot and is caught at third man. Ends a superb 227-run stand. Gets a standing ovation. India 227/1 after 37 overs.
16:11 hrs IST: CENTURY! Now Rahul joins the fun. He glances Alzarri Joseph for a boundary to notch up his third hundred and he absolutely jumps for joy. Rohit is looking in ominous form with an incredible six and a four down the ground. India are 227/0 after 37 overs.
15:58 hrs IST: CENTURY! Brilliant from Rohit Sharma. He notches up his 28th century and third against the West Indies. His destiny for 2019 has probably been sealed in the City of Destiny. India are 202/0 after 34 overs.
15:31 hrs IST: DROPPED! Rohit miscues a lofted shot and the ball lands safely with three fielders converging. It looks like it will be his day as India reach 161/0 after 28 overs.
15:21 hrs IST: The platform is being laid for a massive score by Rohit and Rahul. After 25 overs, India are 145/0.
15:16 hrs IST: Rohit and and Rahul continue to find the boundaries as West Indies struggle. After 24 overs, India are 138/0.
15:08 hrs IST: FIFTY! With a pull to deep square leg, Rohit reaches his 43rd fifty. India are dominating at the moment and they are 121/0 after 22 overs.
15:04 hrs IST: Rahul slams three consecutive boundaries as he motors along after reaching his milestone. Rohit, on the other hand, has been stuck in the 40s for a long time. India are 116/0 in the 22nd over.
14:38 hrs IST: FIFTY! Rahul clobbers a short ball from Pierre to the wide long on fence and he notches up his fifth half-century. Great stuff from Rahul and Rohit is looking ominous. India are 92/0 after 16 overs.
14:35 hrs IST: Rohit lifts a short ball from Alzarri Joseph to the deep point boundary. Both batsmen are nearing a fifty and India are 83/0 after 15 overs.
14:26 hrs IST: Rohit effortlessly flicks a short ball from Alzarri Joseph to the long leg fence and after 13 overs, India are 72/0. Both batsmen are nearing a fifty.
14:13 hrs IST: Rohit gets a streaky boundary to the third man fence and Rahul dances down the track to launch Kharry Pierre to wide long on for his second six. After 10 overs, India are 55/0.
14:10 hrs IST: Jason Holder is bowling a good line and length as he concedes 13 runs in his four overs. Rohit and Rahul are solid as India reach 44/0 in nine overs.
13:58 hrs IST: SHOT! Rahul latches on to a short and wide ball from Jason Holder and upper-cuts it to over deep backward point for a big six. After six overs, India are 33/0.
13:55 hrs IST: Rahul slams two boundaries off Sheldon Cottrell and hee is looking in good touch. After five overs, India are 27/0.
13:46 hrs IST: KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma both get a boundary off Sheldon Cottrell. Rohit pulls a short ball to fine leg and Rahul steers a full ball to third man as India look to make good progress. After three overs, India are 16/0.
13:43 hrs IST: Jason Holder bowls a decent over. He is getting good pace and bounce on the Vizag wicket. India are 7/0 after two overs.
13:37 hrs IST: Sheldon Cottrell starts the proceedings and he has an appeal against Rohit Sharma. The ball just missed the edge. In the first over, India are 3/0.
13:06 hrs IST: Shivam Dube misses out and Shardul Thakur comes in the side. So, no Yuzvendra Chahal still. Strange. Here are the playing XIs.
India: Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav
West Indies: Shai Hope(w), Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell, Khary Pierre
13:03 hrs IST: West Indies have chosen to bowl against India in Vizag. Evin Lewis and Kharry Pierre are in the side for the West Indies. No Hayden Walsh.
12:55 hrs IST: According to the pitch report, teams might opt to chase in case they win the toss. This is a high-scoring venue. India might make one change. Perhaps we will see the duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav bowl in tandem today.
12:47 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the second ODI between India and West Indies at Vizag. The place is known as 'The City of Destiny' and it is a place where West Indies can break their 13-year jinx against India in ODIs. On the other hand, Kohli has a fantastic record at the venue and they will be hoping to come back on level terms.