India went on to script a massive victory in the second ODI after losing the first one against West Indies.
After losing the toss yet again, India was put on to bat first by Pollard who certainly regretted his decision, thanks to the brilliance from the Indian openers. Of course, there were dropped chances but let’s not take things away from Rahul and Sharma who went on to score twin tons, making things easier for the other batters to follow. Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant then freed their arms, took on the Windies bowlers, found boundaries literally every single delivery and took India to 387.
While chasing the same, West Indies had a good start but that wasn’t enough as the run-rate kept growing that led to the catches. However, Pooran and Hope showed resistance with 100+ stand. Shami was then brought back to attack and he removed Pooran and Pollard in the consecutive deliveries and Yadav’s hattrick tumbled the visitors who eventually fell short by 107 runs.
RECORDS MADE TODAY
–This is the first time both the captains have gone for a golden duck.
-Kuldeep Yadav became the first Indian to pick up two hat-tricks in ODIs. He also has one in Under-19 cricket.
-India broke their 4-match losing streak at the home in ODIs
-Rohit Sharma once again holds the highest individual score for the year for India.
-Rohit Sharma now has the fourth-highest tons in the ODIs
-Rohit Sharma now has the most sixes in India, most hundreds by an opener in a year, most 150+ against an opponent, most international hundreds against 7 different opponents in a year, most hundreds in ODIs since 2017, Joint-2nd most 100s in an year, most MoM in 2019.
-This was Kohli’s 400th international match
