West Indies tasted victory for the first time in their disappointing tour of India as they won the second ODI in Vishakhapatnam by 2 wickets with three balls remaining. It was a hard fought win for the visitors as the match went into the final over. Sammy played a brilliant innings under immense pressure to see his team through in the end.
The West Indies bating line-up who had a torrid time with the bat throughout the series finally put up a better show as they chased a total of 289 set by India. Having lost Gayle due to an injury the West Indies batting looked all the more weak on a slow and low pitch in Vishakhapatnam. However they managed to stay calm and went on to win the match. Darren Sammy deservedly got the man-of-the-match award for his strokeful 63 as Indian bowlers had a poor outing. Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers with the figures Earlier in the day, India rode on yet another brilliant performance from Virat Kohli and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to set a challenging total of 288. Kohli played some classy shots in spite of losing wickets at the other which kept the run-rate in good condition. However he fell one short of a deserved century as he was caught in the third-man area while trying to hook a short ball off Ravi Rampaul. India’s score was 209-5 when Dhoni came on to bat. It was because of his few late assaults that saw India reaching close to the 300-run mark. Dhoni remained not out on 51.
With the series now level at 1-1 things are suddenly looking more exciting as the WI team trying to make a comeback in the series. With the last match due in two days time Dhoni’s men need to pull themselves up from the shock of a narrow defeat. The last match in Kanpur will surely be an exciting one as it is turning out to be a potential decider.
Tags: Darren Sammy Gayle Ravi Rampaul Virat Kohli West Indies West Indies vs India West Indies wins against India
