Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, India
India
West Indies
India
West Indies
With the hosts lagging 0-1 already, another loss here would cost India the ODI Series, as West Indies seek the revenge after the loss in the T20 series.
Thus, we predict that India will defeat West Indies and score the series equalizer.
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The ODI series hosted at India now is at the perfect juncture where a win means a lot to both the teams. For West Indies, a win here would award them the series which would be perfect revenge of their loss in the preceding T20 series and the ODI series which they lost back home. The hosts surely cannot afford to lose this match. Their top-order failure in the first match of the tournament was one of the reasons for their loss as they failed to cross 300 despite heroic innings from Shreyas Iyer (70 runs) and Rishab Pant (71 runs). The way the Indian skipper Virat Kohli acts guaranteed solid performances from the fellow players can be expected in the second and the most crucial match of the series.
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After the loss in the first ODI, the first thing the team management would do is to correct the mistake of not picking up the specialist bowlers. Yuzvendra Chahal is expected to replace Shivam Dube who conceded 68 runs in his 7.5 overs. Since the past few years, the team India have been heavily relying on the top-order batsmen, especially Rohit and Kohli. One of these two must fire in the second game to post a huge total or lead a successful run-chase.
Though, in the first ODI, Shreyas Iyer (88 balls 70) and Rishabh Pant (69 balls 71) have shown the capability of the team’s middle-order as well. The duo together added 114 runs for the 4th wicket in 18.3 overs and powered the team to post the total of 287 runs batting first. However, the team lost mainly due to unusually ineffective bowling by the Indian bowlers, who did wonders in the World Cup earlier this year. Both the pacers, Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar claimed 1 wicket each, and Kuldeep Yadav too conceded just 45 runs in his 10 overs. However, the lack of specialized fourth and fifth bowlers affected the team's defence. Shivam Dube, Jadeja and Kedar Jadhav collectively gave away 137 runs in their 18.5 overs.
From recent 10 ODIs, Virat Kohli (504 runs) has been the top-scorer for team India followed by Rohit Sharma (393 runs) while Mohammed Shami (19 wickets in last 8 matches) leads the bowling department.
Key Players: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Shami
Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul, Deepak Chahar, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli, SN Thakur, Mohammed Shami
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R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
R Pant | 71 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 102.9 |
S Iyer | 70 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 79.55 |
K Jadhav | 40 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 114.29 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
D Chahar | 10.0 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 4.8 |
M Shami | 9.0 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 6.33 |
K Yadav | 10.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4.5 |
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O | M | R | W | Econ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
D Chahar | 10.0 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 4.8 |
M Shami | 9.0 | 1 | 57 | 1 | 6.33 |
K Yadav | 10.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4.5 |
The visitors have shaken Virat Kohli’s team India by claiming the win in the opening match of the ODI series. More importantly, they dominated the game and chased down required 288 runs in just 47.5 overs with 8 wickets in hands. Shai Hope played the anchor’s role with his 151 balls century while Shimron Hetmyer smashed 139 runs at the strike rate of 131.13, with the help of 7 sixes. Together they added 218 runs for the second wicket. The duo perfectly complemented each other in terms of the batting styles and the strike rates. Earlier, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell and Keemo Paul took two wickets each to restrict India under 290. Cottrell and Joseph removed Indian top-order and allowed the hosts just 33 runs in first 10 overs, which set the tone of the match.
Shai Hope is in the superb form as he scored 453 runs in the last 10 matches while Pooran amassed 401 runs in the same number of matches at the strike rate of 106.64. Among the West Indies bowlers, Sheldon Cottrell (10 wickets in last 8 matches) is ahead of the rest.
Key Players - Shai Hope, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran
Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Khary Pierre, Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran, Sheldon Cottrell, Roston Chase, Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, Alzarri Joseph, Keemo Paul
On the match day, the weather at Visakhapatnam is expected to be partly cloudy with the daytime temperature reaching 27°c while nighttime minimum temperature is expected to be around 23°c. Overall it will be dry with no precipitation.
The venue for the match is Dr. Y.S.R.R ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam.
The average first and second innings score at this ground is 283 and 253, while the highest total is 356 by India against Pakistan. The highest total chased is 292 while the lowest defended is 269. Out of 9 ODIs played here, 5 times the chasing teams have won, twice the teams batting first succeeded while 1 match was tied and 1 game was abandoned.
The team winning the toss should opt to bat first.
West Indies enter this game with 1-0 lead and the pressure is on the hosts now. However, the hosts have defeated the visitors 2-1 in the preceding T20 series, also they won the ODI series in West Indies. India are more balanced side especially in the fifty-overs format compared to West Indies. Overall, India (ICC rank 2) have a very good winning ratio (64% wins) against West Indies (ICC rank 9) since the year 2000. India won 12 out of recent 15 matches played against West Indies.
Thus, we predict that India will defeat West Indies and score the series equalizer.
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