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IND vs WI 2nd ODI: India was blown away by Windies in the first match of the three-match ODI series in Chennai on Sunday. India were defeated comprehensively, a very rare sight. India will be looking to bounce back big time as the series is on the line. India cannot slip for another time as India have lost 4 consecutive one-dayers in Indian soil now (3 against Australia and 1 against West Indies).
Here we look at the 3 players primed to shine in 2nd ODI at Vizag.
In his last 9 innings against Windies, Kohli has racked up 6 centuries, but couldn’t deliver in the first encounter. Being a do-or-die match, you can always expect this man, Virat Kohli, to step up big time. Also, his record at this ground is phenomenal.
Virat Kohli in ODIs in Visakhapatnam:
5 matches, 556 runs at 139.0, 50/100- 2/3
At the venue:
118 v Australia, 2010
117 v West Indies, 2011
99 v West Indies, 2013
65 v New Zealand, 2016-17
157 v West Indies, 2018
It was Shai Hope who stood like a wall in that marathon inning of 102 runs from 151 deliveries till the end. Hope loves to bat in sub-continent. In Chennai, Hope held one end up and allowed others to play aggressive. India will be hoping to get rid of Hope as early as possible.
Shai Hope in ODI cricket in Asia:
Innings – 12
Runs – 878
Best – 146*
Average – 146.33
SR – 76.68
100s / 50s – 5 / 2
Among the players with 500+ ODI runs in Asia, the average of 66.50 by Anshuman Rath is the best after Shai Hope’s 146.33
Kuldeep Yadav bowled well with very less luck in the 1st one day. His figures suggest otherwise but he looked extremely dangerous and could have easily got 3 wickets on another day.
Both Hope and Hetmyer played out Kuldeep without taking much risk since they were getting runs freely from the other end. If only Kuldeep had a better partner to support him at the other end, he would have finished with a handful of wickets. India would pin their hopes on Kuldeep to keep the series alive.
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