IND VS WI - 2nd ODI, West Indies tour of India, 2019

India are still alive in the ODI series. Windies tried hard but the momentum garnered didn't last enough to recreate the Chennai magic. India have convincingly overpowered their opponents on the back of some powerful batting. India have an envious number 4 in the form of Iyer and Pant seemed to have turned it around. Kohli has failed in two games and India still have been scoring heavily. But the bowling and fielding were still a lot to be desired. And that is where Windies would look to take advantage of as the caravan moves to Cuttack. Until then, this is a Cuttack lad Kumar Abhisekh Das wishing you good bye and good night on behalf of Akshay Maanay, Sriram, Nikhil Jadhav and our scorer Sreenivas.

Rohit Sharma, Man of the Match: It was a much needed victory for us. We wanted to get our act together. We had a very very crucial partnership. KL batted brilliantly and allowed me to take my time. KL is such a talent when you watch it from the opposite end. He is growing in confidence. New partner and you saw the running between wasn't up to the mark. But we will get better. We can take a lot of confidence from how we built that partnership. I have said it many a times, once you get past your 100, you should bat as long as possible. As long as a set batter is out, you can get how much ever you want. I have played 200 plus ODIs, it is my responsibility to get as many runs as I can for the team.

Virat Kohli: I think what has been good in the last three games including the one at Wankhede and first two ODIs, we have batted pretty well in the first half. Batting second has never been an issue. We're one of the top sides, if not the best, while chasing. It is always good to see the team getting 40-50 extra than what you would've thought at the start of the game. I think it all boils down to the good foundation. Rohit and KL were outstanding, the opening partnership set it up. Shreyas and Rishabh, the way they played and scored 55 runs in that two overs. It was fantastic hitting. Credit has to go to openers. Look, the more we get confident while batting first in T20 cricket, we can really go out there and express ourselves. It's been very nice to see the way we batted first especially after losing the toss. It shows we're not reliant on the toss. We want to bat the opposition out of the game if we bat first. It was made more out of an issue that it actually was (the number 4 conundrum during World Cup). If the number 4 doesn't get to bat consistently, then it doesn't help. He's (Shreyas Iyer) grabbed his chances and performed well. It's a very tricky situation to come in and we are just happy that a youngster has come in and is playing freely. Reviews are always left upon the keeper and the bowler. Both of them were convinced but the replays suggested otherwise. Wasn't really pleased with how we took the review. Catching has been disappointing. It is not the representation of the kind of standards that we set. It's very important to maintain standards and live upto it. We are one of the best fielding sides in the world. Fielding is all about wanting the ball. As long as we are enjoying that, we will be right up there.

Kieron Pollard: I thought we gave away too many runs at the back end, in the last 20 overs. We were a bit indisciplined towards the end of the 50 overs. We thought and saw that it will be a good wicket. They were able to get away from us at the back end. But it also showed, in order to win they have to score big against us. It was a matter of execution for us. We were not able to execute our plans how we want to. 40-50 runs less, it might have been little different. Rohit batted well and so did KL Rahul. That allowed the other batsmen to play freely (in the death overs) with the platform laid. There are some youngsters and there are some talented ones, I have spoken about them again and again. Pooran we got a glimpse of him tonight. Nothing happens overnight, it's about putting the pieces of puzzle together, it's work in progress. Didn't spend much time in there. We deserve to go out with a bang, our heads and shoulders are still high. We'll come back and fight hard in a couple of days. Virat hasn't had a great time in this series, so he would look to come hard against us in the final game.

Kuldeep Yadav: It has been a perfect day for me, taking a second hat-trick in ODIs. Still can't find words to describe the feeling. It has been tough for me in the last 4-5 months. I have worked hard and been bowling well, it was a very satisfying performance. There was not a lot of turn on offer but we had 380 runs and we knew they would come hard. I was just varying my pace. I was a bit confused as to which one to bowl; whether to bowl the chinaman or wrong 'un, I went for the wrong 'un and put an extra fielder at slip (on the hat-trick ball).

Biggest ODI wins for Ind vs WI (by runs)
224 Mumbai BS 2018
160 Baroda 2007
153 Indore 2011
125 Manchester 2019
107 Vizag 2019 *

21:13 Local Time, 15:43 GMT, 21:13 IST: India have trounched Windies here if you go by the final margin. But trust me the Indian fans had their heart beating fast when Hope and Pooran put up a show in the middle overs. The butter fingers of the Indian fielders also didn't help. But a hat-trick out of nowhere from Kuldeep, his second in ODIs, just put an end to all the fun that had been stacking up thanks to Windies' attacking riposte. India have kept the series alive. This of course was set up by India's openers who scored tons. And then came breathtaking cameos from Iyer and Pant which gave India a lot of cushion. The Indian fielding continued to be dicey and they ended up dropping 3 catches. Two of them were off Hope and Pooran. That is one end India would want to tighten and as far as Windies are concerned, there bowling has been below par. They need to get back to the drawing board. Hang on for the presentations.

Shami to Keemo Paul, out Bowled!! Paul has been denied a fifty and India level the series 1-1. Over to Cuttack now! That was an inch perfect yorker speared in at the base of the middle stick. Keemo Paul backed away but missed the ball for it to shatter into the sticks. India win this by 107 runs. Keemo Paul b Shami 46(42) [4s-4 6s-3]

Shami to Keemo Paul, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Shami to Keemo Paul, no run, fuller ball and has been dragged down to long-on off the toe-end of the bat

Shami to Keemo Paul, no run, short ball, Keemo Paul backs away and stabs the ball away to cover

Mohammed Shami [7.0-0-39-2] is back into the attack

Chahar to Cottrell, no run, gets squared up and fends the ball down into the off-side

Chahar to Cottrell, no run, length delivery outside off and beats the bat as Cottrell poked at it

Chahar to Keemo Paul, 1 run, short ball and has been pulled down to deep mid for a single. Good powerful throw from the deep from Kohli at the batter's end

Chahar to Keemo Paul, FOUR, top-edge and it goes fine on the on-side for a four. Moves closer to his fifty

Chahar to Keemo Paul, no run, backs away and cracks the ball to the man at deep cover. Doesn't take a single

Chahar to Keemo Paul, wide, looks to pull the slower bumper away and misses. Has been wided

Chahar to Keemo Paul, no run, slower length delivery and has been pushed out into the off-side with a dead bat

Deepak Chahar [6.0-1-38-0] is back into the attack