India beat West Indies by eight wickets in the second ODI at Guwahati on 30 September and took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Shubman Gill made 223 not out from 133 balls, and India reached 406 for 2 with 6.3 overs to spare. It was India's highest successful ODI chase.
A target nobody had chased in 20 years
Put in to bat at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium, West Indies made 405 for 7. It was their first 400-plus total in ODIs. Three of their batters made hundreds, the first time that has happened in a West Indies ODI innings.
- John Campbell set the pace with 101 off 68 balls, reaching three figures in 65 balls. West Indies were 96 for 1 after the powerplay.
- Shai Hope, the captain, added his 20th ODI hundred, 104, during a 110-run stand with Campbell.
- Amir Jangoo top-scored with 114 off 77 balls. West Indies took 76 runs from the last ten overs.
Kuldeep Yadav was India's best bowler with 2 for 65 and took his 200th ODI wicket.
Only one team had ever chased more than 400 in an ODI: South Africa, with 438 for 9 against Australia in 2006.
The chase: 255 before the first wicket
Gill and Rohit Sharma put on 255 off 158 balls for the first wicket. That is India's second-highest ODI opening stand, behind the 258 by Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly against Kenya in Paarl in 2001.
Rohit reached his 35th ODI hundred off 72 balls. He went past 12,000 ODI runs during the innings and became the first batter to hit 200 sixes in a single country. Jayden Seales trapped him lbw for 101 in the 27th over.
Gill then accelerated. He reached his hundred off 62 balls, his second fifty taking only 24 balls, and his double hundred off 117 balls. That is the fastest double century in ODI history.
"It was a hot and humid day. With 400 on the board, there was pressure at the start and then at the halfway mark. I am very pleased I could stay till the end and finish this innings. I try to break my innings into smaller parts. Once we scored 200-odd before 25 overs, the pressure was on them." — Shubman Gill, as reported by Sky Sports
The records, in one table
| Record | Detail |
|---|---|
| India's highest successful ODI chase | 406/2. Previous best: 362/1 against Australia, Jaipur, 2013 |
| Second 400-plus chase in ODI history | After South Africa's 438/9 against Australia, 2006 |
| Fastest ODI double hundred | Gill, 117 balls |
| Highest score in an ODI chase | Gill 223*, passing Glenn Maxwell's 201* against Afghanistan, Mumbai, 2023 |
| Third-highest individual ODI score | Gill 223* |
| Two ODI double hundreds | Gill is the second batter to do it, after Rohit Sharma |
| Most centuries in one ODI | Five (Campbell, Hope, Jangoo, Rohit, Gill), a first |
| Three hundreds in an innings and still lose | The 11th time a side has made three ODI hundreds in one innings, and the first time that side lost |
Other milestones: KL Rahul played his 100th ODI and Auqib Nabi made his ODI debut. Gill was named Player of the Match.
What it means for the series
India had already won the opener in Thiruvananthapuram on 27 September. Virat Kohli made 139 not out to chase down 296, and passed 15,000 ODI runs. With the series now won, the third ODI on 3 October is a dead rubber. It will be the first ODI at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of that match with a hamstring injury, and Anshul Kamboj replaces him.
Scores and status for every match in the series are in FairPlay's cricket results and upcoming matches pages.
Brief scores: West Indies 405/7 in 50 overs (Amir Jangoo 114, Shai Hope 104, John Campbell 101; Kuldeep Yadav 2/65) lost to India 406/2 in 43.3 overs (Shubman Gill 223*, Rohit Sharma 101; Shamar Joseph 1/52) by eight wickets.
Sources: Sky Sports match report · ESPNcricinfo scorecard · Series record, Wikipedia
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