New Delhi: The West Indies shocked India as they defeated the visiting team in their second ODI in Barbados by six wickets. India’s opener Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill gave good start to Men in Blue, both the batter stitched together 90 runs stand for the opening wicket, but the team suffered a meltdown and tied for 40.5 overs and 181.

After that, the West Indies finished a tough catch-up with 36.4 overs, and entered the third ODI, expecting a repeat.

With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli out of the squad under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, India tried a different game plan in the second ODI but it backfired. The West Indies won the toss and chose to go first.

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Shubman Gill & Ishan Kishan give India perfect start

Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill opened the innings to give the match a solid start. But the batting order collapsed like a house of cards when the first wicket Gill fell. India lost five wickets in ten overs, putting pressure on the lower tier, but there wasn’t much they could do either.

India were limited to 180 all-outs in 40.5 overs by the West Indies bowling attack. Ishan Kishan has had a consistent record with the India team, being the team’s top scorer in both ODIs. He scored 55 on 55 pitches, while Gill underlined 34 on 49 pitches. The match was called off when Suryakumar Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took the arch against India at 113/5 due to rain.

They showed a temporary comeback by adding 33 runs to the board, but the West Indies regained control and took the last five wickets for 35 runs. The West Indies bowlers handled the ball brilliantly. Gudakesh Motie and Romario Sheppard took three wickets each, conceding just 36 runs in 9.5 overs and 37 in 8 overs respectively.

India’s batting collapse

Alzarri joseph also had the ball, taking two wickets and missing 35 runs in seven overs. Suryakumar Yadav was the only hitter with 20 or more run, along with openers Gil and Kishan. The collapse of the striking side showed just how fragile the Indian team is without captain Rohit Sharma and hitter Virat Kohli.

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When & Where to Watch:

Venue: The third ODI between India and West Indies will be played at Brain Lara Stadium in Trinidad.

Timing: 7:00 p.m. (IST), on Tuesday, August 1.

Live streaming: India vs West Indies will be live streamed at Jio Cinema and will be broadcast on DD Sports channel and Star Sports network.