India chased down 406 runs against West Indies in the second ODI in Guwahati, winning by eight wickets with 39 balls left.
The win also sealed the three match ODI series for India, with the third match still to be played.
West Indies scored 405/7 after being asked to bat first. John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo scored centuries as West Indies crossed 400 for the first time in an ODI against India.
Campbell scored 101 off 68 balls, while Hope made 104 off 94 balls. Jangoo then scored 114 off 77 balls. It was also the first time three West Indies batters scored centuries in the same ODI innings.
India’s bowling was under pressure throughout the innings. Gurnoor Brar gave away 96 runs in his 10 overs, while Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets each. Prasidh Krishna also picked up one wicket.
India needed 406 runs, but Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave them the start they needed.
The two openers added 255 runs for the first wicket, which became India’s second highest opening partnership in ODI cricket. Rohit scored his century in 72 balls before being dismissed for 101 off 75 balls. His innings included 10 fours and six sixes.
Virat Kohli came in at No. 3 but could not score big. He made 29 off 19 balls before being dismissed by Sherfane Rutherford.
Gill continued at the other end and reached his double century in 117 balls. He broke Ishan Kishan’s record for the fastest double century in ODI cricket. Kishan had reached 200 in 126 balls against Bangladesh in 2022.
Gill finished unbeaten on 223 off 133 balls, with 26 fours and eight sixes. It was his second ODI double century after his 208 against New Zealand in 2023.
Gill has now joined Rohit Sharma as the only two batters to score more than one double century in men’s ODI cricket.
Rohit also reached 12,000 ODI runs during his innings. He became the third Indian after Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli to reach the mark and the seventh batter overall.
He also became the first batter to hit 200 sixes in ODI cricket on Indian soil. India reached 406/2 in 43.3 overs to complete the second highest successful run chase in ODI cricket history.
South Africa’s 438/9 against Australia in 2006 remains the highest successful chase. West Indies had three centuries and scored 405 runs, but India’s top order made the target look much easier in the second innings.
Rohit’s century and Gill’s double century helped India complete the chase with 39 balls still left. The win also sealed the ODI series for India, with one match still remaining.
