India vs West Indies Highlights 2nd ODI: Gill's record 223 powers IND to breathtaking eight-wicket win in Guwahati

HIGH IN THE AIR!!!! Jaiswal takes the catch!!! Two quick wickets for India. Exactly what was needed at this stage. Rutherford departs for a duck.

Now, India seriously have a chance to keep this total well below 400. They need to keep picking up these wickets.

WI - 330/4 (40.2)

Here is a look at how the West Indies innings has progresses till the 40th over.

IN THE AIR!!!!!! ANDDDDD TAKEN!!! AT LAST…. At last, a wicket for India. Shai Hope has scored his hundred and was now looking to take off. All he manages is a top-edge, Nabi makes no mistake.

India will be happy that the wicket has come at the stroke of the 40th over. From here, they will now look to slow dow the innings as much as possible.

WI - 329/3 (40)

A boundary, and that is the century for the West Indian skipper, Shai Hope. This is his 20th ODI century. He has gone past Brian Lara now, and only Chris Gayle has more centuries than him in the format among the West Indian batters.

Meanwhile, 19 runs leaked in the 39th over from Brar. The onslaught just keeps going on.

Amir Jangoo is well set in the middle, and now he is preparing to launch. Gurnoor Brar is being treated harshly here. The left-handed batter has gone into the 90s and is now on 94. He is just hammering Brar. This is pretty extraordinary batting and pretty ordinary bowling.

WI - 317/2 (38.3)

The replays show that immediately after bowling that delivery, Naman Dhir twisted his ankle twice. That is the reason he went down. The first impression was that he was suffering from cramps. But now we get the actual visuals. He leaves the field, hopefully it is nothing very serious and he would be able to bat. Nabi will complete his over.

Naman Dhir delivered the first ball of the 36th over and lay down on the deck. It looks like he is suffering from cramps. The physio is out there. The weather is very demanding, especially the humidity is taking a lot out of the players.

Maybe Prasidh Krishna will not be able to bowl his full quota. As a result, Gill is making plenty of bowling changes, trying to make up for those overs. If Krishan does not return, we could be in for a greater onslaught towards the end. Things are getting interesting for India.

The pitch is definitely a good one. History suggests it has consistently posted 300-plus totals in ODI matches. West Indies are positioned to go well over par on this ground, further evidence of how good this track is.

So, at last, Aquib Nabi is brought back into the attack. He vanished after his first three overs. Now, he is back and he will definitely want to make ammends here.

Wickets in the middle overs are crucial in an ODI. Those wickets automatically slow down the scoring rate. But the Indian spinners are having an off-day today. In the 18 overs, the three spinners have bowled, 118 runs have been scored without the loss of a wicket.

India dropped Nitish Kumar Reddy and brought in Aquib Nabi. A new ball was handed over to him, and he was thrashed around by Campbell. Since then, he has disappeared from the bowling crease.

If India were testing a new bowler, why was it over after the first three overs? Why haven't we seen him in the middle overs? Well, answers are only with the Indian think tank.

Sunil Gavaskar is speaking on air and talking about a score being doubled in an ODI after 30 overs. Looking at it from here, India might be chasing around 460 - 480 runs.

Well, Murali Kartik feels that 400 will only be par here. They need much more than that to be safe on this track, especially with the ground dimensions that we are seeing here.

We can hear on the stump mic, KL Rahul saying, “Samne marne do”. Jangoo has looked very strong square of the wicket, so that is a very interesting take. Rahul is basically asking his bowler to keep it full and invite the batter to hit down the ground.

Here is a projection of what the West Indies can get, considering where they were after 26 overs. India need a wicket soon, or find a way to slow down the momentum. Otherwise, the Rohit, Kohli, Gill -led batting line-up will be looking at a huge target.

The strategy currently from India is a bit confusing. Gill is going with Jadeja and Naman Dhir from the two ends. It is two control bowlers from the two sides. So, who is going to give you the wickets?

From here, India need to pick up wickets to get back into this game. Kuldeep Yadav should be bowling now. The batters will play him carefully, and that will give the chance to the Indian team to crawl back into the game. With Dhir and Jaddu operating there is no real pressure, the singles are coming pretty easily.

WI - 203/2 (25.3)

Shai Hope is a master at pacing ODI innings, and he is showing that here. He took on Brar when the deliveries were in his range, raced off to his fifty. Now, he his back looking for the singles, keeping the scoreboard moving. Exactly how an ODI innings should be approached.

In these two matches, India have conceded 181 runs in the first 10 overs, while picking up only one wicket. So that is over 9 runs per over. India have looked to give their bench a go in the series, but it has not paid off the way they would have liked.

Here is a look at how the West Indies are going about their innings in this match. This is up to the 20th over.

A sharp chance!!!! Hope hits that hard towards short mid-wicket and in the air. The catch goes down. And guess who was the fielder? Virat Kohli.

It was a sharp chance, but we expect Kohli to take those. Anyways, he will probably and expectedly make that up for us with the bat.

Here is a look at the fastest centurions for the West Indies in ODI cricket. Brian Charles Lara sits at the top of that list, too. You can also see a certain Chris Gayle in the top five. John Campbell's today's effort stands at number five.

IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!!! Naman Dhir with the catch once more. Gurnoor Brar gives the much-needed wicket. A bit short of a length, and that ball rises.

Campbell was cramped there, and yet he went for the shot. The ball goes off the top of the bat and is taken in the deep by Dhir. The breakthrough India needed has been provided by Brar. Is this the opening that India exactly needed.

WI - 147/2 (18.1)

John Campbell reaches his century. What a knock this has been!!!! Utter domination. He has found the gaps perfectly and has been relentless with his aggression. The WI opener gets there off just 65 deliveries. And looking at where the game stands and the conditions, if he can stretch this knock, he might well get a big daddy hundred.

This is the fifth fastest hundred for the West Indies. Campbell's second, the last time he scored a century in ODIs was in 2019.

Before this innings, Campbell had faced 14 deliveries of left-arm wrist spin in ODIs. In those 2.2 overs, he has scored 22 runs, while being dismissed once. For India one positive is the fact that the dismissal came against Kuldeep Yadav in the last match.

Taking on the bowlers when the fielding restrictions are on is one thing, and elongating a good start is another. It will be really interesting to see how Campbell paces his knock from here on. Having Shai Hope at the other end is a great thing. He knows a thing or two about pacing an ODI knock.