West Indies established a new national record in Guwahati, posting 405/7 in the second ODI against India. This performance marks the first time the West Indies have crossed the 400-run threshold in ODI history, surpassing their previous best of 389 against England in 2019.
The innings was anchored by three individual centuries, a first for the West Indies in a single ODI. John Campbell, Shai Hope, and Amir Jangoo all reached triple figures at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Campbell provided the early momentum with 101 off 68 balls; his 65-ball century set a new record for the fastest ODI hundred by a West Indian against India.
Captain Shai Hope recorded his 20th ODI century during the assault. Analysis of the milestone shows that Hope has now moved past Brian Lara (19) for the second-most ODI hundreds for the West Indies, trailing only Chris Gayle (25). Amir Jangoo completed the trio of centurions as the visitors capitalized on a surface where India captain Shubman Gill had earlier opted to bowl first, citing grassy and patchy pitch conditions.
India’s bowling effort was significantly hampered by mid-innings injuries. Naman Dhir was limited to 6.1 overs after twisting his ankle, and Prasidh Krishna left the field after bowling just five overs. Despite the high scoring, Kuldeep Yadav reached a personal milestone by taking 2/65. The performance makes him the latest Indian bowler to reach 200 ODI wickets.
India, who lead the three-match series 1-0, handed an ODI debut to Auqib Nabi in this fixture, with the newcomer replacing Nitish Kumar Reddy. The West Indies were notably without Justin Greaves, who was ruled out due to a calf injury despite scoring a century in the series opener.
India now requires 406 runs to win, a target that would surpass their previous highest successful ODI chase of 362/1 against Australia in 2013. At the last update, India had reached 26/0 after 2.3 overs.
