IND vs WI 2nd ODI Highlights: Prasidh Krishna stars with four-fer as India win in Ahmedabad

Odean Smith goes for the big hit and the top edge takes it straight down to Virat Kohli. He did fall back and his head might have bumped a little on the ground but he managed to hold on. Smith is gone for 24. WI: 193/9 after 45 overs - West Indies need 45 runs in 30 balls.

The medium-pace bowler is using the willow to good effect. After hitting a couple of sixes he has now hit a four. 59 runs are needed in 42 balls but the match is still on because of a number 9 batsman. 'Odean Smith is a fabulous player. Bowls fast and he is a big-hitting batter. always Enjoyed watching him since I first saw him in T10. He will be a fantastic addition to teams in IPL. Watch out for him folks,' says Mayur on social media.

Shardul Thakur gets the important wicket of Akeal Hosein (Pant's fourth catch of the evening) and that surely is game over now. Once again it was short from the bowler, which does the trick and Hosein is gone for 34. WI: 171/8 after 40 overs

Extra bounce and Allen takes the bait, he is caught behind. Siraj comes back and breaks the 49-ball 42-run 7th wicket partnership; Fabian Allen OUT for 13. WI: 159/7 after 38.5 overs

Flighted delivery outside off open his hand and deposited over midwicket by Fabian Allen. 150 comes up for Windies. Hosein and Allen, these two batters adding some important runs for Windies. Still, 88 runs are required in 78 balls.

That was a fuller length delivery and Akeal Hosein drives it down the ground with ease.

Akeal Hosein Four#INDvsWI #RohithSharma #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/INwTlkub39

— Saqlain Khan (@Saqlainejaz56) February 9, 2022

Deepak hooda gets his first international wicket in his first over?? #indvswi @Paytm pic.twitter.com/nN7A1j2VtC

— Cricket Gamee (@cricketgamee62) February 9, 2022

And that's Hooda's first international wicket as Brooks is caught out. This was the wicket India was looking for. Big breakthrough. Lofts it over, did not get enough power and Suryakumar Yadav takes the catch. WI 117/6 after 30.5 overs.

West Indies finally reach 100 with a nicked four off Siraj. It has been that kind of day for them. There was a slip in his last over but not for Brooks. On a length and outside off, Brooks throws his bat on the drive and the outside edge flies through the vacant slip cordon. Would have been an easy catch but WI riding their luck.

The bowling change has worked for Rohit. Jason Holder falls to the well-directed short ball and Thakur picks up the wicket. A good clean catch by Hooda. Thakur has this knack of surprising batters with his short ball and this was a good one as it was climbing even as Holder went for the shot. Holder is gone for 2(10)

Prasidh Krishna strikes again! He's got the big wicket of stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran. The dangerous Pooran walks back to the pavilion for 9. Pooran edges one straight to Rohit Sharma in the slips. WI: 66/4 after 19.4 overs

OUT! Shai Hope is gone for 27 and this is the wicket India probably wanted. Chahal gets the big fish. The leg-spinner follows up his excellent effort in the 1st ODI (4/49) by starting on the right note in the 2nd ODI. Yuzi takes the wicket of Shai Hope then bowls a no-ball that Nick Pooran smashes for six over cow corner. WI are 61/3 after 17 overs.

Brilliant bowling from chahal as well, really building the pressure #IndianCricketTeam #INDvsWI #chahal #Cricket pic.twitter.com/0R5K0ooWGR

— king 18? (@karanlal_18) February 9, 2022

Darren Bravo is gone! Prasidh Krishna gets his second wicket in his second over. Bravo has to go back in the hut and Rohit Sharma & his DRS affair continues. WI: 38/2 (9.1)

EDGED AND TAKEN! King chases a wide delivery and nicks one back to Pant. Prasidh Krishna bags his first and King departs for 18(20). WI: 32/1 after 7.3 overs.

A Brandon King six is followed by a four from Hope. The Windies are picking up steam, and definitely benefiting from fresh legs. But that's not all and the over from Thakur ends with a couple of boundaries from the bat of King. 13 from the Sharul Thakur over. WI: 28/0 after 6 overs

Brandon King hits Mohammed Siraj for a 6! smashes Siraj straight down the ground in the fifth over to collect the first maximum of the innings! WI: 15/0 after 5 overs

Shai Hope and Brandon King are at the crease. Shai Hope is on strike. Siraj will open the attack. The Windies are cautious early on and that leads to back-to-back maidens from Siraj and Shardul.  WI- 5/0 after 3 overs

Surya scored a gritty 64 against all odds. Watch his knock here:

A solid 6?4?, starring @surya_14kumar ? ?

The #TeamIndia right-hander hit 5 fours and scored a vital half-century to rebuild the Indian innings. ? ? #INDvWI @Paytm

Watch his knock ? ?

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2022

It was very good, we had a lot of meetings, the wicket was offering a bit of seam and bounce, so it was just about bowling in the right areas. I'm feeling good, I have been working a lot with the coaches, right from the England series. Think it's paying off now, would have loved a 5-wicket haul. I'd like to see them bat deep till the end (on the West Indies top-order), that'll allow the players down in the middle order to get the job done.

That brings an end to the first innings, with India scoring 237. West Indies started off superbly with the ball, but a fine partnership between Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav brought India back into the contest. Contributions from Sundar and Hooda lower down the order then took India to 237. Catch us after the break to see if India can defend this total to win the series

Innings Break!#TeamIndia post 237/9 on the board in the 2nd @Paytm #INDvWI ODI!

6?4? for @surya_14kumar
4?9? for @klrahul11

Over to our bowlers now. ? ?

Scorecard ?? https://t.co/yqSjTw302p pic.twitter.com/uSwZSxYLJt

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2022

Shot of the day by Yuzvendra Chahal. India's No 10 would have enjoyed it. A much-needed boundary for India. (IND: 235/9 in 49.3 Overs) 

Jason Holder gets the prize wicket of Deepak Hooda. He was trying up the ante but was caught by Akeal Hosein at the deep cover region. (IND: 226/9 in 48.1 Overs) 

WICKET - Hooda c Akeal Hosein b Holder 29 

Jason Holder gets the prize wicket of Deepak Hooda. He was trying up the ante but was caught by Akeal Hosein at the deep cover region. (IND: 226/8 in 48.1 Overs) 

WICKET - Hooda c Akeal Hosein b Holder 29 

Impressive from Alzarri Joseph. Siraj departs for 3. The extra bounce does the trick for Siraj. Hooda is stranded at the non-striker end.  (IND: 224/8 in 47.3 Overs)

WICKET - Siraj c Shai Hope b Joseph 3

These are useful runs from Deepak Hooda. Holder strays down to the pads and Hooda flicks it down to the fine leg boundary for a boundary. He is playing a gem of a knock here. (IND: 222/7 in 47 Overs)

Joseph had the last laugh. A poor shot from Shardul Thakur. Shardul looks to slap it away and the top edge is taken by the man at point. (IND: 212/7 in 45 Overs)

WICKET - Shardul Thakur c Shamarh Brooks b Alzarri Joseph

4 welcome runs for India. Shardul takes on Alzarri and he gets a top edge over the keeper for four runs. (IND: 212/7 in 44.5 Overs)

Excellent shot from Deepak Hooda, inside out and a much-needed boundary for India. The boundary also brings up India's 200. (IND: 202/6 in 44.1 Overs)

India lose another wicket. Washington Sundar is gone for 24. He skips down the track to look to go over long-on, but picks out the tall Alzarri Joseph at the edge of the boundary. (IND: 192/6 in 42 Overs)

WICKET - Washington Sundar c Joseph b Hosein 24

Surya perishes after scoring a brilliant 64. Top-edge on the sweep and a distraught Suryakumar Yadav he can't believe what he has done. Fabien Allen gets the prize wicket of SKY. (IND: 178/5 in 39 Overs)

WICKET - Suryakumar Yadav c Joseph b Allen 64 

West Indies get the big wicket of Suryakumar Yadav ?

Fabian Allen gets the breakthrough as the batter top edges a sweep.

India are 178/5 in 39 overs.#INDvWI | https://t.co/1bhdqBexF0 pic.twitter.com/hSGpthKrb8

— ICC (@ICC) February 9, 2022

Back-to-back boucnary for Suryakumar Yadav. First one was on a good length, outside off stump, plays with a straight face, a high-elbowed drive past mid on, and the fielders are unmoved. Next ball Suryakumar pulls across and connects, bisects the gap between fine leg and deep square. (IND: 175/4 in 38 Overs)

A second ODI half-century for Suryakumar Yadav. A well-paced knock from the right-handed batter. He will have to carry on and bat through to take India to a respectable total. He can definitely switch gears in the last 10 overs. (IND: 159/4 in 35.3 Overs)

2nd ODI fifty for Suryakumar Yadav ??

Impressive knock from the Indian batter after walking in 43/3.

India are 161/4 after 36 overs.#INDvWI | https://t.co/cvOXFbwD8g pic.twitter.com/i0ZUfpo5cM

— ICC (@ICC) February 9, 2022

KL Rahul has run himself out. A misunderstanding in running between the wicket and Rahul departs after scoring a fine 49. Fuller than a good length and Rahul drives on the rise square of the wicket, he called for two and started going, Suryakumar responded as well but for some reason, Rahul stopped halfway down. He is blaming SKY but it was his fault. (IND: 134/4 in 29.4 Overs)

KL Rahul run out (Hosein/Hope) 49

Can't get better than this. Rahul uses the pace and glides this for four! 13 runs off from Akeal Hossein's over!  India have mustered 38 runs in the last 4 overs!  (IND: 121/3 in 29 Overs)

KL Rahul is shifting gears. Rahul skips down the pitch and lofts this straight over the bowler for 6. Second six for KL Rahul. (IND: 115/3 in 28.3 Overs)

Back-to-back boundaries for KL Rahul off Odean Smith's bowling. The second four bring India's 100. This partnership is worth 58 now.  (IND: 101/3 in 26  Overs)

A 50 run partnership comes up between KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav in 83 balls. India will need these two to carry on and bat deep. (IND: 93/3 in 25.4 Overs) 

5?0?-run stand! ? ?

A fine half-century partnership between @klrahul11 and @surya_14kumar. ? ?

Follow the match ?? https://t.co/yqSjTwk34p #TeamIndia | #INDvWI | @Paytm pic.twitter.com/8IiNca7ZJy

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2022

Another half-tracker from Akeal Hossein, and KL Rahul rocks back and launches it over midwicket for a boundary. 8 runs from that Akeal Hossein's over, the most expansive so far. (IND: 91/3 in 25 Overs) 

At the halfway stage, India are 91/3 ??

Suryakumar Yadav and KL Rahul are putting on a solid partnership for the hosts! ??#INDvWI | https://t.co/UK2L1NORsL pic.twitter.com/u0s6L40q12

— ICC (@ICC) February 9, 2022

India's triumphant U-19 World Cup squad are in attendance in Ahmedabad. 

Our #U19CWC-winning team in attendance here in Ahmedabad ??#BoysInBlue pic.twitter.com/L0KheIUD4M

— BCCI (@BCCI) February 9, 2022

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First up a half-tracker from Akeal Hosein, and KL Rahul's eyes lit up, he quickly rocks back and pulls it flat over deep mid-wicket, just clears the rope. The duo are trying to rebuild the Indian innings after early wickets. Rahul needs to make the most of the drop catch, while SKY will not get a better chance to throw his hats for the fragile Indian middle-order in Test cricket. (IND: 75/3 in 21 Overs)

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Excellent bowling from Kemar Roach, he finds an edge of KL Rahul, carried comfortably Shai Hope has dropped a sitter behind the wicket. Roach should have his second wicket, he can't believe it. He is visibly upset and rightly so. (IND: 67/3 in 18 Overs)

Jason Holder strays down the leg side and Suryakumar Yadav doesn't miss out again. Four more, second boundary for SKY. (IND: 57/3 in 17 Overs)

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Full toss on the legs by Odean Smith and Suryakumar Yadav accepted the gift. Suryakumar gently drives it through mid-wicket to get his first boundary of the innings. (IND: 51/3 in 16 Overs)

This is a great comeback from the West Indies after being absolutely hammered in the first ODI. They are on top in the second ODI. India have already lost Rohit, Pant and Kohli in the first 15 overs. Kemar Rach got the prized wicket ofIndian skipper Rohit Sharma, while Kieron Pollard's replacement Odean Smith strikes a double blow for the hosts by dismissing the Pant and Kohli in one over.  (IND: 47/3 in 15 Overs)

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— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) February 9, 2022

Another wicket for Odean Smith. This is a big fish -- Virat Kohli. Former INdiaIndian captain departs for 18. India in deep trouble. (IND: 43/2 in 12 Overs)

WICKET - Virat Kohli c Hope b Smith 18

Odean Smith strikes twice! ?

West Indies dismiss Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli in quick succession.

India are three down for 43 after 12 overs.#INDvWI | https://t.co/1bhdqBexF0 pic.twitter.com/PdEgsvKx1i

— ICC (@ICC) February 9, 2022

Poor shot selection from Rishabh Pant. Odean Smit gets his man. Pant looks to pull a short ball from wide outside the off-stump but only manages to get a top edge to Jason holder at square leg. (IND: 39/2 in 11.1 Overs)

WICKet - Rishabh Pant c Holder b Smith 18 

Easy picking for Pant. Loosener to start with for Odean Smith. It was wide outside off stump, and Pant doesn't miss out. Cuts this half-tracker over the off side for a boundary. (IND: 37/1 in 9.4 overs)

Rishabh Pant opened in all the U19 ODIs he played for India, striking at 110.46. ?#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/feVT8MRlSM

— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) February 9, 2022

You can't set a field for this. Bowled at a good length, doesn't have the room for Pant to open his arms but he went hard on it and it gets a thick top-edge that flies wide of Holder at slip, bounces away to the ropes. (IND: 33/1 in 9 overs)

Very interesting that with KL Rahul available, India have chosen to open with Pant. Tells me that there is a move towards looking at Rahul at no 4, where his numbers are good, as a long term option

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 9, 2022

Shot from Rishabh Pant. It was bowled short from Joseph and Pant pulls this over mid-wicket to bring up his first boundary of the day. (IND: 27/1 in 8 overs)

A cracking shot from Virat Kohli. The width on offer from Kemar Roach and Virat Kohli cuts this away nicely past point for four runs. His second boundary. (IND: 22/1 in 6 overs)

A misfield from Brandon King at the Cover point and Virat Kohli will get his first boundary. India's first boundary as well. King moves late to his right and lets the ball slide through his legs for four. (IND: 16/1 in 5 Overs)