India will have a happy headache when they face West Indies in the second ODI of the three-match series in Ahmedabad on Wednesday (February 9, 2022).
The home side is leading the series 1-0 and to strengthen the unit, new limited-overs vice-captain KL Rahul and opening batsman Mayank Agarwal sweating it out in the nets.
Rahul had reportedly missed the first ODI in order to attend his sister’s wedding. Agarwal on the other side was completing his quarantine then.
Wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan had opened the innings in the first ODI along with Rohit Sharma and played a decent hand in the 84-runs stand for the first wicket.
The left-handed batsman scored 28 off 36. But with KL back in the side, it would be a task for the team management to take a call on the opening combination, considering Mayank is also available.
The bowling department seems to be pretty sorted for now for the hosts. The spinners, Chahal and Washington Sundar bagged wickets for the side while the pacers didn't really give away runs and bowled at good line and length.
On the other side, West Indies need runs from their batters in order to put something on the scoresheet and stay in the hunt in this series. They had lost wickets a regular succession and were on the back foot in a major part of the game.
It was only Jason Holder and Fabian Allen with him who showed some resistance but the failure of the batting unit prevented the visitors to post a defendable total on the board.
Match Details
India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Date & Time: February 9th at 1:30 PM IST and local time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network
Pitch Report
The track at this venue in the last game helped the spinners in the first half of the match and also assisted the batting in the later stages. The pitch is expected to play in the same manner so, if you win the toss, elect to field first.
Team News
India: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal and Navdeep Saini were seen in the nets ahead of the second ODI. India might just make one change in their final XI with KL Rahul coming in place of Ishan Kishan who had opened the innings with Rohit Sharma in the first ODI.
West Indies: The West Indies side would want the batsmen to go all guns blazing as the batting department's failure became the major reason for their defeat in the first clash.
Probable XI
India: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
West Indies: Shai Hope (WK), Brandon King, Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Shamarh Brooks, Kieron Pollard (C), Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Fabian Allen, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach
Fantasy XI
Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Brandon King, Kieron Pollard, Jason Holder (C), Yuzvendra Chahal (VC), Shardul Thakur, Alzarri Joseph