India vs West Indies 2nd ODI Highlights: Axar Patel heroics help IND secure thrilling win, seal series against WI

Shai Hope is presented with a special ODI jersey with the number 100 printed on its back. He is the 32nd player to play 100th ODI for West Indies! West Indian legend Desmond Haynes presents the jersey to Hope.

The last time India toured the West Indies for an ODI series, the Men in Blue emerged 2-0 victors, with one match washed out due to rain. 

Fans will expect Dhawan's men to do an encore as the visiting side ticked all boxes in the series opener. We are minutes away from live action... stay tuned for live updates!

Samuel Badree says it’s the same pitch as the last ODI. The batters should enjoy it. The weather shouldn’t be a problem either.

Shai Hope(w), Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(c), Rovman Powell, Akeal Hosein, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales, Hayden Walsh

"I feel it's a good wicket. It gets slower and offers some turn. After the last game's experience we wanted to bat first again. We gave a few runs in the field, we need to work on that. We are well prepared and looking forward for a good game," says India captain Shikhar Dhawan.

"Siraj and Prasidh bowled well, I am sure we are going to do much better today. Prasidh Krishna is out and Avesh Khan comes in –  he is making his ODI debut today."

Shikhar Dhawan(c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson(w), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan

The captains are out in the middle... Nicholas Pooran wins the toss and opts to bat first!

West Indies opt to bat

"I am going to bat first, it's the same wicket. Anything over 250 will be challenging here. We need to build partnerships, we need to show up again and do the same thing again. One forced change, Motie is out - Hayden Walsh is in. If he (Hope) scores it's fine, if he doesn't the other batters can chip in," says Pooran.

In the previous ODI, Mohammed Siraj shone as the pace spearhead dismissed Nicholas Pooraj in the middle overs and returned at the death with his perfect yorkers. All eyes on Avesh, who can stand out in his maiden ODI appearance. In just few minutes, we will find out who will he replace!

West Indies, on the other hand, look to end to their losing streak in ODIs which has now stretched to seven matches, including a 0-3 loss to Bangladesh

JUST IN: Pacer Avesh Khan is set to make his ODI debut! Stay tuned for the toss and teams...

The Indian team in West Indies comprises fringe players, but it enters the game as a favourite. Dhawan will look to lead from the front, while Gill and Iyer eye another substantial score.

Dhawan scored a brilliant knock of 97 in the match, which also earned him the 'Man of the Match' award.

Having won the first game by a narrow margin of three runs, another victory will give India a successive ODI series win in the Caribbean. Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill looked in fine touch in the series opener, but a lot will depend on the middle order today.

The spotlight would be on Sanju Samson, who squandered another chance at the international level to return with an 18-ball 12 in the 1st ODI.

Other than Dhawan, Gill and Iyer played superb knocks and gave quality support to their captain, who raced to 97. 

Gill played a knock of 64 runs off 53 balls, including six fours and two sixes. Meanwhile, Iyer registered 54 off 57 balls, packed with five fours and two maximums.

Both sides faced each other in the first ODI, where India won by three runs as Shikhar Dhawan played a captain's knock of 97 runs off 99 balls.

Both sides have faced each other in 137 matches with India coming out on top with 68 wins, compared to West Indies' 63. Meanwhile, two matches have ended as draw and four as no result.

Hello and good evening everyone! Welcome to our live coverage of the 2nd ODI between India vs West Indies, at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain. Stay tuned for some exciting cricket folks!