Ruturaj Gaikwad of India and Shubman Gill of India during the 2nd ODI match between India and West Indies at the ACA Stadium, Barsapara, Guwahati, India on September 30, 2026.
Photo: Pankaj Nangia / CREIMAS for BCCIIndia (IND) vs West Indies (WI) 2nd ODI Cricket Match Update: India face West Indies in the 2nd ODI between the two sides in Guwahati with a chance at sealing a series win. Justin Greaves scored a century for the West Indies in the first ODI but Kuldeep Yadav’s four-wicket haul helped India restrict the visitors to 295/7, with a target close to 350 looking very much on the cards at one point. Then came a couple of masterful centuries from Virat Kohli and captain Shubman Gill which helped India chase the target down comfortably
In what is a huge blow for the West Indies, it is in-form man Greaves himself who has been ruled out of the second ODI. India, meanwhile, will be pondering whether to bring back Mohammed Siraj and whether to keep Nitish Kumar Reddy in the squad. There will also be significant focus on former captain Rohit Sharma’s form.
Fellow veteran Kohli’s place in the team can never possibly questioned now that it is clear that the batting great seems to have hit another purple patch late in his ODI career but Rohit’s form has been comparitively topsy-turvy. This even led to the possibility of him being dropped after India’s last ODI series in England. In the first ODI against the West Indies, Rohit had provided a strong start to the Indian chase, scoring 32 in 35 balls.
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That's it, India has got there with quite a bit of ease here. One of the most historic ODI chases, the way they went about it. Congratulations to Shubman Gill for his score and the series win. That's it from us folks; do join us for our game on Saturday.
The biggest issue for Shai Hope going into the final game in Mullanpur is how he will pick his side up from this sort of defeat. This was a game they should have squared, but the bowling let them down big time.
Well, there have been plenty of positives to take for India; the West Indies would be utterly disappointed with how things have transpired for them with the ball. It was a game they should at least have competed in, but it does seem like a proper pasting.
Well, Shubman Gill has completed his double century. It is the second for him; what a time to bring it up. In a chase when it was required the most, he delivered. It is the fastest double hundred scored in this format.
Shubman Gill is closing in on a double century here. He has played superbly thus far; his tempo has been quite stunning. There is so much time still left in this game, and the rate required is so low that he can do it just by knocking singles.
Well, if not for that stunning catch from Rutherford, Kohli too was looking for a century here the way he was batting. It was Shamar Joseph who got the wicket. Ruturaj Gaikwad is the new man in.
Virat Kohli is playing some sublime shots in the middle here at the moment. He is playing some exquisite straight drives down the ground, which are going away for a boundary. This is one of the finest chases one would see in this format of the game.
India should not be losing in this situation. They are in complete control of the game at the moment. Kohli, since coming into the crease, is batting with his new Gen Z approach of taking on the bowlers.
Well, it is Jayden Seales who has got the wicket here; ultimately, it was Rohit's LBW. To be fair, he has been the bowler who has looked the most threatening for India to face. Kohli has walked in.
Well, Rohit Sharma has gone past his century here. Well, turn back the clock, folks; this chase does remind of Jaipur and Nagpur from the 2013 series against Australia. Indian openers are just breaking one record after another.
Well, it might be too early to say, but Gill has already scored one double century, and the stage here today is set for him to get another one. Given the way he is batting, if he gets there, it will be a treat to watch.
Shubman Gill has century. What a superb score this has been from him. He started a little cautiously, but as the innings went on, he started to dominate this partnership. Well, favourite is still a strong word, but India should see this game as home form here.
West Indies are looking a little shell-shocked here in the middle with the start of both Gill and Rohit. Well, they would have expected a fightback from India, but this is a start they would not have anticipated; both innings have been flawless.
Well, Shubman Gill has reached 80, and Rohit is on 80. The acceleration from the Indian skipper has been quite extraordinary here in the middle. Well, if the West Indies were not worried before, they need to be now.
15 overs have been done and dusted here, and India still has the opening combination going. This is a superb start for them in the chase, and apart from Seales, the rest of the bowling from the West Indies did look toothless.
Interesting choice here by Shai. Hope he has brought Roston Chase into the attack. The off-spinner to two right-handers is a match which Gill and Rohit will cherish, but it does seem like a decision made out of the ground dimensions.
Well 100-runs partnership has come in the middle in between Rohit and Gill; they are scoring at a pretty good tempo here. Gill, too who started a bit slowly, has caught up pretty well.
Well, Rohit Sharma has gone past his half-century. It has been a blistering innings from him. The important thing for him will be to convert this score into 150-160 for India to get even closer to the target.
Well, Gill has joined the party now. This has been a superb start for India in the chase, but the issue is they have to keep maintaining the tempo through and throughh the 50-overs.
50-run partnership has come up here for India between Gill and Sharma. This is where it might get a little tricky for the West Indies. Instead of panicking, they need to keep doing what they do, which is to stick to lines and lengths and get wickets.
Alzari Joseph has not started very well here. However, because of his high pace, he can always deliver a wicket-taking delivery; meanwhile Seals, on the other hand, has started well.
Rohit Sharma is going berserk here. This is when he can unleash his Rohit 2.0, which might shake the confidence of the West Indies ' confidence a bit. For those who remember, he played a stunning innings in the final ODI against England.
Jayden Seals has taken the new ball for the West Indies. The onus is on the West Indies ' new-ball bowlers and skipper to push a bit harder for the wickets. And they have given Alzarri Joseph the other new ball.
West Indies (Playing XI): John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Amir Jangoo, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales, Vitel Lawes
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul(w), Naman Dhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
Well, that is a massive score the West Indies have got on the board here. India will need to bat out of their skins to get these runs, although the wicket is good; 400 is just too many. Do stay with us; we will be right back.
This is the highest total for the West Indies in ODIs. What an effort this has been from them. The impressive part is how they have managed to keep the partnerships after the initial wickets fell.
Kuldeep Yadav has had a good day again despite the other bowlers having a rough time of it. He picked up two wickets, and that is the advantage of having a wrist spinner in conditions like this.
What a solid comeback this has been from the West Indies in the previous game. They have just found the right method of batting against India in these conditions, and Campbell set the tempo early on, and it worked very well.
West Indies is closing on 350 here. This is a very big total for India; they will need at least two of the top three to score massive centuries and the West Indies bowlers to be ordinary. As we update Jadeja picked up Jangoo.
Shai Hope got to his century, and after that Kuldeep Yadav picked up the wicket. The batter tried to play across the stumps and was caught on the boundary at mid-wicket. As we update, Gurnoor Brar has picked up Rutherford.
Jangoo is playing a blinder of an innings here since his half-century; he has changed gears and is batting pretty quickly in the middle. And he has closed in on his century quicker than Hope in the middle.
Given the rate at which the West Indies are going, the middle 400 should be a possibility here for the West Indies, which will be a lot of runs to get. Although India does have a strong batting lineup, anything over 350 will tough score to get.
This is where India will miss the services of someone like Jasprit Bumrah, who can take the game with a burst or two. However, Prasidh Krishna, too, with his experience, should be able to have an impact on Bumrah here.
Jango has scored a nice half-century here. This is good batting from the West Indies. In the first ODI, when they were in a dominant position, they lost their way through the middle; they seem to have learnt their lessons from there.
Shubman Gill is going through the spell of his bowlers here in the middle. What a game for Nabi to make his debut; the runs have been flowing pretty quickly, and he has been bashed for a few.
Jangoo too has batted well here. This is a superb effort from the West Indies in the middle; they have batted well. The Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who was the main man to turn things around in the first game, has not been able to have the same impact.
Another superb partnership here for the West Indies after the defeat in the previous game, they are coming back really strongly in the middle. Hope in this format of the game is as consistent as they come.
This is another nice partnership brewing between Hope and Jangoo in the middle. The West Indian skipper has gone past his half-century; it has been a good knock from him.
West Indies are racing away here at the moment with the start they have got, unless they self-combust, it is hard to see how they cannot get at least 350 from here on.
Brar has come in and picked up the wicket of Campbell immediately after the century. He squatted the ball straight to the point fielder. Brilliant start though for West Indies thanks to Campbell.
Campbell has got a brilliant century here. West Indies are in a top position in the middle; they are very well on course to score 350, which for any side will be a tough score to get in the second innings.
Campbell is racing through here nicely; he has moved into the 90s. What a blistering knock this is from him right from the start. The Indians don't seem to have the options to counter his scoring at the moment.
Campbell is suffering from cramps in the middle. It is quite hot and humid in the middle. We have five minutes to go for the drinks break, and it seems like it has been taken early.
Campbell is playing a blinder of an innings here in Guwahati. This is the kind of batting West Indies needs if they have to match India. With the start they got, West Indies need to look to get 330, if not 350.
Naman Dhir has come into the attack here. He had a decent outing in the first game and would like to continue his good form here too. Gurnoor Brar has started from the other end; he too is going well.
Despite the wicket having fallen here, Campbell has started well here; he is going after the bowling. The southpaw has played some attacking shots in the middle.
Prasidh Krishna has picked up the wicket of Carty. The batter tried to drive the ball and ended up giving a catch to Naman Dhir at cover, who took a lovely catch. West Indies are one down.
It's Nabi from the other end who has started; he has been impressive in domestic cricket, and this format will suit him more than the T20Is. He will bowl tight lines and lengths and keep the West Indies batters searching for the ball.
Prasidh Krishna has taken the new ball for India, and Campbell is on strike. He did start with a good channel around the off-stump. The batter left the ball well outside the stumps; there is slight movement.
The sun is out; it is going to be a good game of cricket. Usually, the surface in Guwahati has been conducive to batting. If the West Indies can bat well, they can put runs on the board, and we can have a good game.
"We are in Guwahati for the second ODI of this ODI series between India and West Indies. A few markers before I start anything. We are talking about the pitch here. It's very, very warm and humid, only expecting it to go further up. Also, it's a high dew zone. We need to keep that in mind. I'll talk dimensions over here. I'm standing towards the pavilion. To my right is a very short boundary, which is 61, to my left is 69. A hit down the ground is 74, which means the open pockets to my left, as I stand here, is 78 and to my right is 72. So things to keep in mind: not the biggest of boundaries, high-scoring venue in the two ODIs that we have had so far, 350 on an average and only expecting it to go further up with dew if it does happen. Very, very good-looking surface," informs Murali Kartik. "It looks a very good batting surface. Of course, historically you mentioned it's filled with a lot of runs. When you look at this surface, if you compare it to Trivandrum, a lot more grass, a lot more root structure, so there may be a little more lateral movement for the seamers. But all in all, it's hard. It's a red soil pitch. The ball will come onto the bat. Of course, that bias to one side of the boundary is something that bowlers will want to utilize to their advantage. The other thing too is the toss. There's an advantage in winning the toss and bowling first because of that dew factor. So those are things that you will have to extract and use to your advantage. But all in all, bat will continue to dominate ball today. So what do you see the captains doing again? Because we've had two games: a game where India racked up too many runs, they won comfortably; in the second one, they still chased down a 300-plus target. Will dew be a huge factor? It will. So if I'm to win the toss, of course I'm bowling first. I'm chasing, giving the opposition to set a target because it's very difficult. It's a relatively small ground as well. So that's a tactical move you can take to your advantage. The curator is saying that there has been no dew because they've taken care of it. So time will tell what the captains decide," concludes Daren Ganga.
[A hundred against South Africa before this series. How’s your form?] Well, that was a long way ago (December 2025), to be honest. I had many innings in between. Obviously IPL was there as well. So played in different conditions, played at different numbers. So obviously to come back at international level after a long time, obviously there is a lot of nervousness. But I think last game it was much better to just go in there and just hang around a bit. [Opportunities haven’t come often. How do you process it?] Well, it is just about giving your best. As long as you are getting to play for India, getting the opportunity to play for India, it is just about going in there and giving your best and not thinking too far ahead about will the opportunities come or not. Yes, sometimes it's hard to process, but obviously, you have to enjoy it. You have to enjoy playing for your country. [How different is batting at No. 4 for you?] There is a lot of difference. As I said, I've been opening the batting for almost more than 100 innings now at the first-class level. So, batting middle order, especially at international cricket, comes with different challenges. You have to rotate strike. You have to make sure that you take the right option. And often when we are batting in powerplay, you get those easy boundaries, the fielders are inside. But batting middle order, you just have to make sure you make that adjustment and, as I said, just back your strengths, whatever it is.
Yeah, definitely would have fielded as well. [On West Indies' record as a chasing side and the challenge of batting first] Yeah, for sure. You know, coin toss is a 50-50 chance, and regardless of what happens, we got to do well. So we've got another opportunity today to put some runs on the board and try to get a good score and give our bowlers something to defend. [On whether West Indies were around 20 runs short in the first ODI after being on course for 320 at one stage] Yeah, probably a bit more runs than that, to be fair. But yeah, just about understanding and identifying the areas we need to improve and finding ways to get better at them as quickly as we can. You know, it's not much of a big turnaround between games. So it's about, you know, going out there, putting your best foot forward and finding the right solutions to win games. [On what he makes of the surface now that West Indies are batting first] It looks pretty good. I just think it'll probably do a little bit to start, but we just got to assess quickly and then see what a good score would be at the back end. [On changes to the XI] Yeah, we've got four changes, and not gonna hurt my head with all of them today, so you guys are going to see that on the graphic (*smiles*).
We're gonna bowl first. [On the Guwahati surface and the extra grass compared to the previous venue] Yeah, a bit more grass, and looks a little bit patchy at times. So I think there'll be a little bit more for the fast bowlers initially. [On whether he was happy with India's performance in the last game] Yeah, definitely. I think it was, after being put under pressure in the first 20-25 overs, the way we came back was really good. And I think it's even more humid and even more hotter here, so I think it's gonna be a good challenge for our fast bowlers. [On the importance of fielding standards in this format] Yeah, definitely. I think the intensity in the field in the middle overs is what dictates the game, and I think that is one area where I thought we could have been a little bit better in the last game. So hopefully I think this game is going to be a bit better. [On India's strong top order and everyone being in good form in the last game] Yeah, I think everyone looked well. Even Rohit bhai was looking in good touch, so hopefully it's gonna be another good game for us. [On changes to India's XI] We've got one change - Auqib Nabi makes his debut in place of Nitish.
John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Amir Jangoo, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Jayden Seales, Vitel Lawes
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul(w), Naman Dhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
Shubman Gill wins toss opts to bowl vs WI in Guwahati
Auqib Nabi has just received his cap from KL Rahul in the team huddle. Shivani Naik had written about Jammu and Kashmir's silent strike weapon last year when he was making all kinds of waves while leading his team to a historic Ranji Trophy title. You can read that HERE.
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul(w), Naman Dhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Auqib Nabi, Dhruv Jurel
West Indies: John Campbell, Jewel Andrew, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope(w/c), Amir Jangoo, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Jayden Seales, Keemo Paul, Shamar Joseph, Vitel Lawes
The series moves to Guwahati for the second ODI. India have a series win in front of them, West Indies have a fight for survival. The visitors would've been pretty disappointed by how the first ODI panned out, particularly with the start that they got with a 135-run opening stand between Justin Greaves and John Campbell in just under 20 overs. They still went on to post a target of 296 for India to chase but the hosts made it look like 196 thanks to almost completely flawless knocks from Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. Stay tuned for more updates!
The moment would remain frozen in the memory of the audience. Virat Kohli sears down the ground, pauses for a micro second and transfers his weight seamlessly into Gudakesh Motie’s flighted ball. Over the long-on fence. Into his 55th century, into their imperishable memory. It’s perhaps the last they would see Kohli in flesh and bone in an India shirt. Kisses flew, drums beat in frenzy, the chants reached a deafening chorus and unleashed a barrage of boundaries to wrap up the game. READ MORE
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