India vs West Indies 2nd ODI, Highlights: Axar Patel sizzles as India clinch series with thrilling win

Despite
Shai
Hope’s
solid
century,
it
was
the
visitors
who
held
onto
their
nerves
to
eke
out
a
narrow
win,
following
their
three-run
win
in
the
first
game
of
the
ODI
series.
For
the
visitors,
it
was
Axar
Patel
who
starred
with
bat
and
ball
to
guide
India
to
another
series
win.

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vs
West
Indies
2nd
ODI:
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After
electing
to
bat
first,
Shai
Hope,
playing
in
his
100th
One
Day
International,
enjoyed
a
memorable
outing
as
he
guided
West
Indies
to
a
strong
total
against
India
in
the
2nd
ODI
of
the
three-match
series
at
Queen’s
Park
Oval.

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The
opener
took
his
time,
but
settled
in
as
he
anchored
the
Windies
innings,
scoring
a
century
in
the
100th
ODI.
With
the
ton,
Hope
joined
an
elite
list
of
cricketers
as
he
became
only
the
10th
cricketer
to
score
a
century
in
his
100th
ODI
game.

Opening
the
innings
with
Kyle
Mayers,
the
duo
set
the
tone
of
the
match
as
they
put
up
the
first
50+
partnership
for
Windies
in
8
innings.
Mayers
(39)
and
Hope
put
up
65
off
55
for
the
opening
stand
to
hand
Windies
a
strong
start.

A
smart
bowling
change
by
Indian
skipper
Shikhar
Dhawan
saw
Deepak
Hooda
pocket
a
first
ball
wicket,
but
it
was
just
a
dent
in
the
innings,
as
Hope
then
went
on
to
add
another
50+
stand.
Hope
along
with
Brooks
(35),
put
up
62
off
74
to
keep
Windies
on
course.

Despite
losing
two
quick
wickets
in
the
middle,
opener
Hope
and
skipper
Nicholas
Pooran
put
the
hosts
back
on
track.
Pooran
played
an
important
knock
as
he
brought
up
his
half-century
off
60
deliveries
as
Windies
looked
set
for
a
big
total.

Pooran
and
Hope
put
up
the
highest
stand
for
WI
in
the
2nd
ODI
as
they
duo
added
117
off
126
for
the
fourth
wicket,
before
Shardul
Thakur
handed
India
the
breakthrough.

India
vs
West
Indies
2nd
ODI:
Shai
Hope
joins
elite
list
with
solid
century
in
100th
ODI

But
Hope
continued
to
frustrate
the
Indian
bowlers
as
Windies
crossed
the
300
mark.
Shardul
Thakur
came
back
in
the
penultimate
over
to
end
Hope’s
sizzling
knock,
but
the
damage
had
already
been
done
as
Windies
set
India
a
stiff
target.

In
reply,
India
got
off
to
a
slow
but
steady
start.
Skipper
Dhawan
and
Shubman
Gill
scored
48
for
the
opening
stand
off
66
deliveries.
Romario
Shepherd
put
Dhawan
out
of
his
misery
after
a
13-ball
31,
before
removing
Kyle
Mayers
put
India
on
the
backfoot,
removing
Shubman
Gill
and
Suryakumar
Yadav
in
quick
succession.

India’s
middle-order
put
up
a
strong
show
as
Shreyas
Iyer
and
Sanju
Samson
added
99
off
94
deliveries
for
the
fourth-wicket
to
lift
India
out
of
the
woods.
But
wickets
kept
India
in
check
as
the
Windies
stayed
in
control.

While
Shreyas
Iyer
scored
a
solid
71-ball
63,
Samson
scored
his
maiden
ODI
half-century
to
keep
the
visitors
in
the
game.
But
India
were
truly
not
in
control
until
Axar
Patel
came
to
the
crease.
Patel
played
a
sizzling
knock
as
Windies
lost
the
plot.

India’s
tailenders
added
crucial
runs
to
support
Patel,
who
scored
his
maiden
ODI
half-century.
Patel
hammered
Mayer’s
for
a
six
to
chase
down
the
target
with
two
balls
to
spare.
Having
first
contributed
with
the
ball,
returning
figures
of
1/42
and
then
playing
a
match-winning
knock
of
64
off
35,
Patel
powered
India
home
to
a
series
win.

India
will
take
on
West
Indies
in
the
third
ODI
on
Wednesday
(July
27).