West Indies vs India India in West Indies, 3 ODI Series, 2022

OUT! TAKEN! Chahal ends with four wickets! Full ball, flighted and on middle. Seales tries to sweep across but gets a top edge to square leg where Shubman Gill tracks back and takes it. India sweep the series 3-0.

On middle. Seales stays back and defends it on the leg side.

Flights one full and outside off, turning in. Seales prods a bit to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. A stifled appeal follows for LBW but not given.

Fuller and outside off. Seales steps across and defends.

OUT! TAKEN! Walsh falls to the trap! Chahal bowls way outside off, fuller and nicely flighted. This one spins back in sharply. Walsh looks to drive as he reaches to it but is late to react. The ball goes off the outside edge nicely into the hands of Shikhar Dhawan at first slip.

Tossed up on off, pushed through covers for a single.

On a length and outside off, drifting in. Walsh tries to slash at it but misses.

Length and on off, dropped to point for one.

Full and slanting on middle. Walsh drives it to mid off and takes a quick single. Hooda misses his shy at the keeper's end.

FOUR! Edged! This is full and outside off. Walsh tries to drive against the angle but gets an outside edge to the third man fence.

A length ball, outside off. Walsh tries to cut but gets a bottom edge to the keeper who collects it on a bounce. Almost had another one.

Outside off. Holder tries to defend with soft hands. He gets an inside edge onto the pads and it rolls to point for a single.

FOUR! Full and spinning in outside off. Walsh drives it firmly through covers for a boundary.

This one lands way outside off and spins off the rough and into the batter. Walsh is beaten as he tries to block it away.

Slower, full and outside off. Holder pushes it to sweeper cover for a single.

Flighted full ball, outside off. Walsh drives it to long off for a single.

OUT! TAKEN! Excellent catch by Thakur, it came quick to him! Chahal serves a leggie, full and around leg. Paul tries to reverse hit it. He hits it flat and in the air to point where Shardul Thakur dives to his right and completes the catch.

Flatter and outside off, pushed through point for one.

Fuller and on off, pushed to mid off.

Short in length and on middle. Paul tries to pull but misses and gets hit on the body.

Full and outside off, giuded to point.

Pitched up on middle, eased down to long on for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! West Indies seven down now! A cross-seam delivery, it holds on the surface as this is full and on off. Akeal Hosein tries to loft it over mid on but fails to get any distance. It goes high and to mid on where Shikhar Dhawan takes it with ease. He does his trademark thigh-five celebration.

A fuller ball, outside off. Hosein mistimes his drive back to the bowler.

Fuller and on off, driven to covers for a single.

Bangs a bouncer on middle. Hosein defends it well.

On a length and on off. Hosein leaps as he tries to fend it away but misses and gets hit high on the pads.

On middle, kept out.

Wide! Shorter and down the leg side. Hosein misses his flick.

OUT! TAKEN! Pooran goes now. It is falling apart for the Windies here! Krishna rolls his finger on this length ball, outside off. It is there to be hit as Pooran stays back and tries to pull but it goes off the splice and to mid on where Shikhar Dhawan takes it over his head. Not quite sure what happened as Holder smiles back. The replay shows Holder dropped his bat while Krishna was running in. Might have lost his focus there.

Length and on off. Holder dabs it to third man for one.

Length and outside off. Holder punches it to sweeper cover for one.

Goes for the slower ball now, full and outside off. Holder looks to drive but misses.

Short ball, outside off, nipping away. Holder looks to pull but misses.

Length ball, outside off. Pooran steers it to point where Patel fumbles and allows a single.

Length ball, slanting on the pads. Pooran misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

A length ball, around off. Pooran looks to drive but gets an inside edge to square leg and he runs across to complete the second run. Good running.

A run to end a good over for the Windies! On the pads, it is pulled to short fine leg.

FOUR! Nice and fine! On the pads, this is tickled fine and this one races away to the fence.

FOUR! They need one every over. A full toss outside off, this is hit through covers for a boundary.

On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.

On off, defended.

Lands well short! On middle, the slog sweep is out, it lands short of deep mid-wicket. A run taken.

Jason Holder comes in.

OUT! TIMBER! Carty falls. The pressure of dots got to him. This wicket though could well be a blessing in disguise for the Windies. He steps out, this is on a length. He looks to slash but not enough room. Gets an inside edge onto the stump.

He needs to play more such shots! On middle, this is worked over mid-wicket for two.

Carty can't find his timing! Shorter and outside off, Carty looks to pull but misses.

Mistimed! Length and outside off, Carty swings but it goes off the inner half to cover.

Carty needs to get a move on now! Short and outside off, he shapes to cut but then lets it be.

Fuller and on off, this is pushed down to long off for one.

Takes a single as he plays it down to long on.

Takes a single! On off, this is hit wide of cover. What will Pooran now do on the last ball?

Make that 4! On off, this is pushed to cover.

Three dots in a row! On off, this is cut to point.

On middle, blocked.

Another dot! Dots will build pressure. Shorter and on off, this is cut to point.

Ends the over well! On middle, kept out.

Good tidy stuff from Shardul! Length and on middle, defended.

Shorter and outside off, Pooran looks to cut but misses.

On off, this is pushed to covers.

This is what Carty has to do, give the strike to Pooran! On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Hit hard but only one! Fuller and outside off, this is hit through covers for one.

DRINKS! Nicholas Pooran plays a key role from here on if the Windies want to win it. Although they have good amount of batting left. The skipper needs to play a key role and take this game deep. India will hope to keep things under control and take wickets at regular basis.

On off, defended.

Pooran will feel he misses out! Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through square leg for one.

Overthrow and a run. On off, this is pushed towards point. The fielder makes a wild throw and a single results in the end.

Flatter and on off, this is pushed to cover.

Shorter and on the pads, this is hit through square leg for one.

FOUR! Runs flowing now. A full toss outside off, this is eased through covers.

FOUR BYES! Windies won't mind how they come as long as they do. That spun. This lands outside off and turns back in. Beats the bat of Carty and goes over middle and down to the fine leg fence.

On the stumps, kept out.

On middle, blocked.

Takes a single now as this is worked through mid-wicket.

SIX! That is huge! Very huge. Pooran steps out out but does not get to the pitch of it. He hits it way over the long off fence.

FOUR! Deft! Shorter and outside off, Pooran waits and guides it past short third man for a boundary.

OUT! TIMBER! That gets through and the stand which was starting to worry India has been broken! Lovely nut. This is tossed up outside off. It drifts it and zips through after landing. King is late in getting his bat down and is cleaned up.

Shorter again, this is pulled through square leg for another single.

On off, pushes it through covers for one.

On middle, defended.

Shorter, this is pulled through square leg for one.

On off, this is pushed through covers for one.

Another run as this is eased down to long on. Hooda continues to keep it tight.

On middle, this is worked down to long on for one.

On off, this is pushed to covers.

Just the one as this is worked through mid-wicket.

Flatter and on off, this is pushed to cover.

On the pads, King looks to sweep but misses to get hit on it.

Outside off to end. Left alone. Good sensible batting.

FOUR! Fourth in the over. Pooran joins the act! Short and width on offer and Pooran loves it. He cuts it through point. Races away.

Good comeback! A yorker on the pads, it is jammed towards mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Make that three in a row! King turning it on here! Shorter and outside off, this is guided to the right of point and this one too races away to the fence.

FOUR! This is better! Stand and deliver! Length and on off, this is smashed through extra cover for a boundary.

FOUR! Nicely played. Windies need a few more. Shorter and on off, this is guided past point and the ball races away. Good start to the other. Can they make this into a big on now?

A dot to end! Shorter outside off, it is slapped but to covers.

50 up for the Windies, they need to step on the gas now. On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

Fires it through, it is on off, pushed to covers.

Shorter and outside off, this is cut through point for one.

Was that a chance? Not sure. Pooran comes down the track, this is tossed up wide outside off, he goes after it, it flies off the outer half but seems to have landed short of point.

Flatter and on off, this is pushed to cover.

A full toss on middle. Pooran gets off the mark as he drills it to long on for a single.

OUT! STUMPED! Hope goes after doing the repair job but much more was expected from him! Chahal serves a flighted full ball, around off, a leg breaker. Hope pre-meditates as he comes down the track and tries to swing across but misses it completely and Sanju Samson is quick to dislodge the bails.

Outside off, worked through point for a single.

Slower and on leg. Hope drills it down to long on for a run.

Angling on the pads, bunted to square leg for a single.

Flatter and on middle. King punches it to covers.

Shorter and outside off. Hope bottom edges it as he tries to push, back onto the pads.

Leg bye! On the hips. King fails to tuck it away and it rolls to mid-wicket for a leg bye.

A bumper now, outside off. King tries to ramp it over but fails to connect.

Full and on middle, pushed to long on for a run.

On middle, it is hit to mid-wicket. Hope is not happy as he finds the only fielder there.

Length ball, around off. King pulls it to the right of long on and gets to the other side.

Fuller and on middle. Hope inner edges his drive to mid-wicket.

On off, eased down to long off for one more.

This is short but skids through on middle. King did well to get his bat on it. Hit to covers.

Gives a bit of flight on middle. Hope uses his feet and hits it to long on for a single.

Floated full and outside off. Hope drives it through covers for a brace.

Tossed up on middle, eased down to long off for a single.

Short of a length and outside off. King slaps it through point for a single.

Fuller and on middle. Hope turns it to the right of mid on and takes a sharp single.

On middle on a length. King punches it to deep point for one.

Length and on top of off. King nudges it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Beautiful shot! This is full and on middle. King stays back and on drives it past mid on for four.

On middle, it is hit to deep square leg for a single.

Prasidh Krishna is into the attack.

That was very quick! Short and at 143 kph on middle. King had to get big as he blocks this out.

DROP AND RUN! Full and on off, it is pushed to covers for a quick single.

Length and on middle, tapped to point.

SIX! SLAPPED! Anticipates a short ball and Hope gets width here as well. This is outside off and he clobbers it over long off for a biggie.

Short of a length at 136 clicks, on middle. Hope tries to pull but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Length ball, around leg. Hope flicks it to deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Shorter and outside off, cut straight to covers.

Floated ball, on off. Hope skips down and lofts it over to long off for a single.

Darted on the pads, flicked to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! King getting into his elements now! Drifts one full and on middle. King makes room and drives it through covers and it races into the fence.

Tossed up, outside off, it is worked to point.

SIX! KABOOM! This is full and around off, angling on. King slog-sweeps it over long on for a huge six.

Short in length and around off. Hope pulls it in the gap, through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Angles one on middle, it is hit to mid-wicket.

An out-swinger, length and outside off. Hope swings and misses.

Beaten by pace! Length and on the pads, at 141 clicks. Hope is hurried as he blocks it out.

Two taken! Length ball, outside off. Hope guides it through point, past the fielder for a couple of runs.

On a length and around off. Kept out.

Floated ball on off, driven to long off for a single.

A loopy ball, outside off, Hope pushes it straight to point.

This one skids through, length and outside off. Hope dabs it with soft hands and the first slip fielder catches it on a bounce.

Tossed up, around off. Hope guides it to point.

Very full and on middle. King skips down and drives it to covers. A single.

An arm ball, full and on middle. King chips it to the right of the bowler and Patel does well to dive and stop it.

Short of a length and outside off. Hope tries to push it but misses.

West Indies are underway! A huge roar follows from the crowd! Length and outside off. King dabs it to third man for a single.

BEATEN! A length ball, outside off and jags away. King looks to defend but gets beaten on the outside edge.

OUT! LBW! Double-strike for India! Mohammed Siraj is breathing fire! Serves a length ball, around middle and leg and it nips back in. Brooks is rooted in his crease as he looks to flick but misses and gets hit on the pads. A massive appeal and the finger goes up. Brooks and Hope share a word and think to review but Brooks knew that was plumb right on the middle.. Brandon King walks out to the middle.

Length and on middle. Brooks tucks it to mid-wicket.

Shamarh Brooks walks out.

OUT! TIMBER! That is an absolute beauty from Siraj and it's a dream start for India! Siraj steams in and serves a full ball, around leg, drifting in a bit. Mayers looks to work it away but is late and it brushes his pads before rattling the stumps. Kyle Mayers walks back on a golden duck.

Mohammed Siraj to bowl from the other end.

Hooda again gets this one to drift away. Length and on middle. Blocked out. A maiden to start for Hooda and India.

Fraction short, drifting away, outside off. Hope fails to cut it away.

A bit quicker, full and on middle, tucked to mid-wicket.

Flighted ball on middle. Blocked out.

Fuller and outside off. Hope pushes it to the left of the bowler who makes a diving stop.

Tossed up, outside off. Hope chops it to point.

Just a single! A length ball, outside off. Samson cue ends his pull shot to the off side and a single is taken.

Fuller ball on middle, worked to deep mid-wicket for one more. He moves to 98.

Not out it is! A length ball, outside off and nipping in. Gill tries to push it away but gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball brushes his pads before going to the keeper. A huge appeal for caught behind but not given. West Indies take the review. Ultra Edge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows impact was outside off so, Gill survives.

Hits the hard length, around off. Samson works it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Fuller and on middle. Gill moves across and whips it to deep square leg for a single.

Fraction short and on off. Gill nudges it to mid-wicket and calls for two. He runs the second one hard and makes it. Good running.

Just a single! Again this is full and on middle. Gill tries to loft over covers but doesn't connect it well and hence settles with a single.

No ball! A loopy ball, on middle. Samson tries to go inside out but mistimes it over point for a single. A no ball is called as Hosein overstepped and a Free hit will follow.

Slightly short and outside off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.

Fuller and outside off, driven through covers for a single.

Was there an edge? It looks like there was! Flatter and outside off. Samson looks to drive but gets an outside edge and Shai Hope fails to pouch it cleanly. The replay shows there was nothing on it.

Shorter and outside off, cut to deep point for one.

Angles it full and on the pads. Samson flicks it to mid-wicket for one.

Fuller and on off, pushed to long off for a quick single.

OUT! TAKEN! Walsh gets another wicket! Tosses it up from 'round the wicket and on middle. Yadav makes room and goes for a big hoick but was nowhere near the ball. He swings across, gets a top edge and it goes to backward point where Shamarh Brooks takes a dolly.

Shorter and on middle. Yadav gets low and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Pooran runs to his right, dives and throws across to his partner to save a couple. A really good stop from the skipper.

FOUR! First boundary for Yadav! This is very full and on middle. Yadav makes room and opens the face of the bat to carve it through point for a boundary.

On the pads from 'round the wicket. Gill flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Too full and on middle, it is driven to sweeper cover for a single.

Timed well again! Shorter and outside off, this is slapped through covers for two.

WIDE! Looks to bowl well wide outside off again but this is too wide. Wided.

Shorter and outside off, Gill cuts but to point.

On middle, Yadav gets off the mark as he works it through mid-wicket.

The seems to have eased out! Looks very good to pat on! This is shorter and on off, it is cut but to point.

Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! Some respite for the hosts! A wicket finally for Akeal Hosein and the Windies and the dangerous Iyer departs 6 short of what would have been yet another half ton for him. This is flatter and way outside off, it is thumped down the ground. He has hit that really well but straight to the man at long on, Keemo Paul who takes it.

Firmly hit! Tossed up outside off, Gill powers it down to long off for one.

Powerplay 3! Now, 5 fielders are allowed outside the circle till the last over.

Two! On the pads yet again, Iyer flicks it through mid-wicket and takes two.

On middle, this is worked through square leg for one.

Gill misses out! On the pads, he works it but straight to short fine leg.

WIDE! Short and down the leg side. Gill lets it be.

Short again, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.

A bumper, takes Iyer by surprise as he ducks out of the way.

On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one more.

Deft! Two more! Shorter and outside off, this is guided past short third man for two.

WIDE! Sees Iyer shape up for the reverse and bowls it well wide outside off. Left alone.

FOUR! Finds the gap this time! This is short and asking to be hit again, Iyer this time does not miss out. He hammers it through covers for another boundary.

Another single! Shortish and around off, this is guided through point for one.

On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

That is brilliant from Walsh! Shorter and on off, this is slapped hard through covers. The fielder in the deep, runs to his right, dives and keeps it down to two.

Another two! Shorter and outside off, this is cut through point for two.

Yet another short one! On the stumps, this is played through square leg for one.

Just another single again. Making the batters hit to the longer part. Shorter and on middle, Gill pulls it through mid-wicket for one.

Another short one and on middle, Iyer pulls it through mid-wicket for another single.

Shorter in length and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for an easy run.

FOUR! Takes full toll of the Free Hit! Shorter and outside off, this is guided over point for a boundary.

Misfield and two! Full and on off, this is smacked hard towards mid off. Pooran dives to his right, gets a hand to it but it goes through for two. No ball it is. Free Hit coming up.

Fuller and on off, Iyer hits it to mid off and takes one.

Another reverse sweep attempted. It is outside off. Gill swings but misses again.

Two more! Shorter and outside off, this is cut through point for two.

Just the one! Outside off, Iyer looks to guide it down to third man but it goes off the toe-end on the off side for one.

Well bowled again! Outside off, shortish. Iyer looks to cut again but misses.

WIDE! Bowls it well wide outside off again, wided.

Another one outside off, fired again. Iyer looks to pay the reverse sweep but misses.

A rare dot! Shorter and outside off, Iyer cuts but finds point.

A dot to end! That must have stung! On off, this is hit hard towards mid off who does well to stop it.

Shorter in length and on middle, Iyer pulls it hard through mid-wicket, wants two, there is a fumble but just the single.

WIDE! That comes out wrong! Looks to bowl a slower one but this is well down the leg side. Wided.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Powerful stroke again! Fuller and on off, Iyer smashes it past mid off and this one yet again races to the fence. Iyer is in his elements here.

On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Fuller and on off, Iyer strokes it down the ground to long off for one more.

On middle, this is eased down to long on for one.

On off, this is pushed through covers for one.

FOUR! Lovely, just playing with the field! Gill moves across, this is on middle, he sweeps it past short fine leg and into the fine leg fence.

Fired on the pads, Gill looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

On off, Iyer hits it down to long off for one.

Shorter and around off, this is guided past point for one.

On middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

Akeal Hosein is back on.

FOUR! Raining boundaries here at the moment! Short and on middle, Gill sits back and pulls it over the mid-wicket fielder. Another boundary. Not been a good start after the break for the home side.

FOUR! Gets it past mid off this time! However, he only timed it and not hit it hard! Fuller and on off, this is timed past the mid off fielder and the ball races away to the fence.

Hit hard but gap not found! Length and on off, this is hit hard but to mid off.

Shorter and on middle, this is pushed to mid on for one. Good batting, good sensible batting. There was almost a collision between the non-striker and the bowler but no harm done.

FOUR! Short ball and put away! This is on middle, asking to be hit. Iyer hits it over the mid-wicket fielder for another boundary. Runs flowing after the break!

A good short one, it is at a good height. On the body, Iyer looks to pull but misses.

SIX! KABOOM! India have come out all guns blazing. 18 from the first over after the break! Gill steps out, he gets the pitch of it and hammers it over the long off fence.

Shorter and on off, Iyer pushes it through covers and takes one.

Flatter again and on off, this is pushed to cover.

FOUR! All along the ground now! 10 from the two balls Iyer has faced after the break! Walsh under pressure now! Shorter and outside off, this is cut through point for a boundary.

SIX! That is a hit-me ball! Short and on middle, Iyer hangs back and pulls this well over the mid-wicket fence.

A single to begin after the break! On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

We are back with the action. The players are out in the middle. Iyer and Gill to resume their innings. Hayden Walsh (6-0-30-1) to start after the break.

Update - 11 pm IST (5.30 pm GMT) - Good news folks! The match is set to resume at 11.15 pm IST (5.45 pm GMT). We have lost 10 overs. 40-overs per side game.

Update - 10.52 pm IST (5.22 pm GMT) - The rain has stopped and the covers are completely off. It is sunny out there. We have lost some overs but the official number will be updated soon. Stay tuned as the resumption is near.

Anybody following the TNPL? Well, that has just got interesting, Gandhi has fallen now and there are relatively two new batters out there. Chepauk need 45 in 30.

Update - 10.36 pm IST (5.05 pm GMT) - The news is, it is not raining and it has gotten a lot brighter too, however, the covers are firmly placed and our wait continues.

Update - 10.22 pm IST (4.52 pm GMT) - We are now in the zone where we start losing overs so we are for sure going to get a shortened game now.

Update - 9.59 pm IST (4.29 pm GMT) - Well, the covers are coming on again. It hasn’t started to rain but it is cloudy, maybe they are expecting rain. The start that was scheduled maybe will be pushed ahead now. The rain has just got very heavy and we are yet again in for a long delay.

Update 9.50 pm IST (4.20 pm GMT) - The live visuals show the rain has stopped but there is a huge dark cloud hovering around. The groundstaff are getting the pitch ready. Looks like we might have the resumption soon. The Windies players are in a huddle near the ropes.

Update - 9.44 pm IST (4.14 pm GMT) - We have some news for you. The play was about to start in a few minutes but it has gone dark again and the covers are placed on the pitch again. The waiting game continues. It is not raining currently but the groundsmen are expecting some heavy showers. They have covered the whole ground now. Stay tuned for further updates.

Update - 9.36 pm IST (4.06 pm GMT) - We might be in for a shortened game here! Not long before we start losing overs and it is still pelting down. Windies though won’t mind a shortened game right?

Update - 9.12 pm IST (3.42 pm GMT) - We do not return with good news! The rain continues to fall and the wait continues. Windies will be really disappointed, they were just getting in the game and the rain decided to intervene.

While we wait for the play to resume here. You can switch the tabs and enjoy the action between New Zealand and Scotland. New Zealand have posted a huge score in the first T20I and Scotland have begun their chase. Switch the tabs but keep an eye here as well for further updates.

Update - 8.47 pm IST (3.17 pm GMT) - It has started to rain and THERE WILL BE A RAIN DELAY as the covers come on! Let us hope that it does not stay for long and we resume quickly. However, the bigger sheets are coming on too now, maybe the groundstaff are expecting some more rain. Stay tuned.

The groundstaff are getting ready as it has started to drizzle.

Fuller and on off. Iyer drives it to mid off.

Another short one on middle, Iyer moves out of the way.

Iyer is off the mark with a brace! On off, this is pushed through covers for two.

Another dot! On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Now bangs it short, really good stuff on middle. Iyer evades it. Fiery stuff.

That is good from Paul! Bowls a yorker, that is how Iyer was dismissed in the last game. Iyer does well to jam it out. Watches it well.

End of a brilliant over from Walsh! A dot to end! On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

OUT! TAKEN! Pooran hangs on and the big wicket of Dhawan has been taken! Welcome one as the were taking the game away. A well-deserved wicket for Walsh. He has been given an extended spell here despite being expensive earlier on but has comeback well in the last few overs and now has got the reward. Dhawan steps out, Walsh bowls the googly, it lands on leg stump and turns away. Dhawan looks to whip it but it goes off the top edge towards mid-wicket. It is a skier but Pooran hangs on. Can West Indies build from here? Shreyas Iyer is the new man in.

Slightly shorter this time, this is pushed through covers for one.

Three dots in a row! Walsh doing well in this spell but after being expensive earlier on. Flatter and on off, this is pushed to covers.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Tossed up on off, this is pushed to covers.

Fifty for Gill! A very elegant innings from him! He has got off to starts in this series but is today the day he makes it big? It is on the offing. Gets there by pushing this length ball down to long on for one.

WIDE! This is way too short, it goes well over the batter's head. Wided.

A slower bumper outside off, tennis ball like bounce on it. Gill lets it be. A dot.

Tip and run! On off, Dhawan plays it towards point and takes a single.

Another one on the shorter side and on middle, this is eased down to long on for one.

That made a lovely sound of the bat but only one! Outside off, on a length, this is guided through point for one.

Back of a length and on middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

Chance? Maybe! On off, Gill pushes it towards cover and takes off. He is sent back by Dhawan. Pooran rushes towards the ball and looks to pick it up with one hand but lets it through. A single finally as it goes down to long off.

Gill will feel he missed out! Shorter and outside off, this is cut but to point.

Another one tossed up outside off, Dhawan hits it down to long off and takes one.

Shorter and on middle, this is pushed down to long on for one.

That is outstanding fielding! Wow! It was a certain boundary! Tossed up on off, Dhawan smashes it down the ground after getting to the pitch of it. Paul at long off, runs to his left, dives and saves three for his side.

The googly and it is picked, Gill works it with the turn down to long on for one.

Length and on off. Dhawan punches it to covers.

A yorker, angling around middle and leg. Gill whacks it behind square on the leg side for one.

Back of a length and outside off. Dhawan guides it to point for a single. 100 up for India!

Outside off, length and it is hit to deep cover for a single.

On a length and outside off. Dhawan skips down and works it to long off for one more.

Overpitched, on middle, Gill pushes it to long on and gets to the other side.

Fuller and on middle. Kept out by Dhawan.

Length ball, around off, a googly. Dhawan again fails to read and gets an outside edge. Luckily it falls safe towards point.

A loopy ball on middle, Gill works it to long on for one.

FOUR! Gill loves to fetch on the width! Flatter and outside off. Gill waits and cuts it hard through point for a boundary.

Tossed up on middle. Blocked out.

Dhawan takes this into a full toss as he comes down the track. This is drilled to long on for one.

Outside off, this is hit to point for one more.

Fifty for the skipper! A fine innings from Dhawan and he will look to convert this into a big one. A length ball, outside off. Dhawan strokes it to covers where Pooran lets it through and allows a couple of runs. A good foundation from both the openers here.

Dhawan survives! Length ball, sliding on the pads. Dhawan fails to flick it away and gets hit on the pads. A stifled appeal follows but nothing given. West Indies take the review though. Ultra Edge shows no bat there while Ball Tracking shows the ball goes onto miss the leg stump. That was a desperate review from the Windies.

Fuller ball, no room as Paul serves around off. Dhawan pushes it to covers.

On a length and outside off. Dhawan tries to cut this but misses it completely.

Full and tailing on middle. Dhawan turns it to mid-wicket.

DRINKS! India have begun brilliantly! They were quite watchful at the start but now are scoring freely. Dangerous signs for West Indies as if they do not pick wickets, they could yet again be chasing a big score. West Indies on the other hand, will hope this break goes their way and they can pick wickets after this one. An important passage of play awaits.

On middle, blocked out.

Well bowled! Floats a full ball, around middle, it is a googly. Dhawan chips it towards mid off, in the vacant region for a single.

Nicely flighted on off. Gill pushes it to long off and gets to the other end.

A leggie, shorter and on middle, tucked to mid-wicket.

Drops it touch short and on middle. Gill punches back to Walsh.

Floats one full on off, pushed to long off for a single.

Serves a full ball on middle. Dhawan gets inside the line and works it to deep square leg for a single.

Length and on off, pushed back to the bowler.

FOUR! Placement again from Dhawan! ordinary bowling from the Windies! Short in length and outside off. Dhawan opens the face of the bat and steers it through backward point for four.

Another single as Gill drills this length ball to long on.

Angling on the pads. Dhawan helps it to short fine leg where Paul lets it through for a single.

Length ball, outside off. Gill punches it to the left of backward point who fails to stop with a dive and allows a single.

Full and outside off, pushed straight to covers.

Again down the leg side, a googly. Dhawan tickles it to short fine leg.

FOUR! Deft touch! Poor delivery this! A googly but it is down the leg side. Dhawan paddles it firmly to fine leg for four.

Around off, pushed to covers for a quick single.

Wide! Tries to stay away from the arc but overcompensates as he serves wide of off. Left alone for a wide.

SIX! Gill was itching to go for a big one! A floated ball, full and outside off. Gill comes down the track and swings his bat across. He connects it superbly and it travels over long on for a 104 meter six.

Tossed up, on middle. Dhawan eases it past the bowler to long on for a single.

Drags his length back and keeps it around off. Gill nudges it to mid-wicket.

Dhawan uses his feet as he drills this full ball to long on and gets to the other side.

On middle, it is hit to deep square leg for a single.

Overpitched on middle. Dhawan wrists it past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a single.

Slow balls are working for the Windies! This is full and around off, it is pushed to point.

Just a single! A slower full ball in the slot. Gill tries to heave it but mistimes it to deep square leg for a single.

NO BALL! This is full and on middle. Dhawan turns it to deep mid-wicket for a single. A no ball is given as Holder overstepped. Free hit coming up.

A loopy ball, around off. Gill punches off the back foot but back to the bowler.

A bit loose as there is width given but Gill fails to get past the point fielder.

on the pads, flicked to square leg for a run.

Flatter and outside off, played to covers for no run.

Bowls a short one, around off, stays a bit low and Dhawan adjusts well to keep it out.

Drops it short and outside off. Gill punches it to long off for one more.

Slants a length ball on off. Dhawan drops it to point.

Full ball, outside off, pushed to mid off.

Goes fuller around off. Dhawan tries to play with soft hands but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

FOUR! Pierced through! Holder gives with here, this is wide of off on the shorter side. Dhawan cuts it to the left of point who dives but to no avail as he bags another boundary.

Outside off, length. Dhawan shoulders arms to it.

FOUR! Just wide of the fielder! Short in length and around off. Dhawan shuffles across and pulls it to deep square leg. There is a player standing at deep mid-wicket but Dhawan placed it well for a boundary.

This one skids through the surface, outside off. Dhawan looks to push but gets an outside edge to third man for a single.

Tossed up, full and around off. Dhawan flicks it straight to mid-wicket.

Around off. Gill punches it to long off for one more.

Shorter and targeting the leg pole. Gill nudges it to square leg.

Tossed up, sliding on the pads. Gill fails to work it away on the leg side and gets hit on the pads.

Flatter and outside off. Gill cuts it to point.

Powerplay 2! Now, four fielders are allowed outside the circle till the 40th over.

A single to end! A sedate Powerplay for the visitors! They are 45 for 1 after it! On middle, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Two more! On middle, Gill pulls it through mid-wicket, wide of the fielder so two.

Outside off, yet again this is hit towards deep point for one.

Quick run! On middle, this is pushed to mid on for a quick run.

Outside off, Dhawan flays at it, it goes over point for one.

On the pads, this is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Just a run from the over! On off, this is pushed down to long off for one.

Turn! On off, this one holds in the surface, Gill looks to work it against the spin but it goes off a soft leading edge back to the bowler.

Really good stuff from Akeal Hosein! Slows it up this time and lands it around off, Gill guides it to point.

On the stumps again, not offering a lot to the batter. This is worked to mid-wicket.

Shorter and on off, Gill pushes it to covers.

Tossed up on middle, a little bit of turn. Defended.

The fielder is found yet again! Shortish and on off, Dhawan cuts but to point. He is looking to play it fine on the off side but is not finding the gap.

Fuller and on middle, Gill pushes this to mid on and gets to the other end.

Dhawan will feel he missed out there! On the pads, Dhawan looks to flick but misses, it hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

Finds the fielder! Shortish again and just outside off, Dhawan plays it late but finds the man at point.

This lands just short! Fuller and outside off, Dhawan looks to drive, this one goes off the outside edge but lands just short of the fielder at short third man.

FOUR! That has gone to the fence in no time! Fuller, Dhawan steps out and smashes it through covers for a boundary. This one raced away.

Tidy start by Akeal Hosein! Straighter one to end, on middle, this is pushed back to the bowler.

Gives it a little bit of air, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Darts this in on middle, it is pushed down to long on for one.

On off, slughtly shorter, this is guided to point.

A little bit of extra bounce! Shorter and on middle, this is nudged on the leg side for one.

Flatter and on the pads, this is worked through square leg for one.

Akeal Hosein is into the attack now.

Better! This is the line he needs to bowl! On off, this is hit on the up but well short of mid off. An expensive over from Seales. Not what West Indies wanted, they were building the pressure.

FOUR! That is yet another poor delivery! Wrongly lined. The fine leg is up in the ring and this is balled short and on the body, this is pulled over fine leg for a boundary.

Two more! Shorter and on off, this is pushed through covers for two.

Shorter and outside off, not a bad ball as there is a fielder placed in the deep for the cut shot. It goes through point for one.

Goes back to bowling length aand on off, this is pushed to covers.

FOUR! Not the right line to bowl to Dhawan! On the pads, he tickles it fine and this one races to the fine leg fence. Welcome boundary as things had gone quiet in the last few overs.

Just a single then off the over! This is full and outside off, driven to deep point for one.

Angles it on the hips. Dhawan tickles it but straight to short fine leg. Good bowling from Paul till now.

Dhawan uses his feet as this one is full and on off. He drives it to mid off and gets back in his crease.

On a length and on off. Dhawan solidly blocks it out.

Fuller again on middle. Dhawan whips it but finds the man at mid-wicket.

Paul starts with a yorker delivery from around the wicket and outside off. Dhawan tries to squeeze it out but misses.

On the thigh pad, tucked behind square on the leg side for one.

This one is at 123 clicks, on a length and outside off. Dhawan tries to push it but misses.

This time Gill connects! Short again on middle, pulled away to deep square leg for a single.

Width give but this one was short and wide. Gill tries to play at it but is comprehensively beaten.

Slides one around middle and leg. Gill nudges it to mid-wicket.

Length ball, outside off, Gill cuts it straight to point.

Slower length and outside off, hit to point for a single.

A bit of width, outside off and Dhawan slashes it to deep cover for a single. Could have been two as deep point runs across to cut it off.

Angles one across, outside off on a length. Dhawan is happy to let it go to the keeper.

No width this time! Short of a length and around off. Dhawan gets beaten on the extra bounce and splices it to covers.

Touch fuller and outside off. Gil drives it to sweeper cover for one more.

Length and on top of off. Dhawan shuffles and dabs it to the left of point for a single.

Pitches it up and outside off. Gill leans and drives it crisply but straight to covers.

This one is on the pads, it is flicked to fine leg for a single.

Length ball, outside off, worked to deep point for a run.

FOUR! Shubman Gill gets off the mark as well! On a length and outside off, too much width and Gill fetches on it as he cuts it through covers for a boundary.

Swing and a miss! Short in length and on middle. Gill stays back and looks to pull but fails to connect it.

On a length and outside off, nipping a touch away. Gill pushes it to point.

Jayden Seales to start from the other end.

Good start by Holder! Another tight delivery from him! Angles a length ball, outside off. Dhawan shoulders arms to it.

Hits the hard length now, angling outside off. Dhawan covers his stumps and lets it go.

Goes for the length ball now, around off. Dhawan hits it straight to covers.

FOUR! India and Dhawan are off the mark! Short of a length and just outside off. Dhawan punches off the back foot through cover-point for a wonderful boundary.

A length ball, around off, little bit of inward shape. Dhawan taps it to covers and calls for a quick single but Gill sent him back.

On a length and on the pads. Dhawan tucks it to square leg.

We are all set for the action. The players are already out in the middle. Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill are the openers for India. Jason Holder to start with the ball. The players take the knee as they support the BLM movement. Let's play...Just a bit of delay as Dhawan has some issues with the sightscreen.

Sanju Samson is up for a chat. He says it's his first time in Trinidad & Tobago and he is enjoying his time here. Adds that with wicket-keeping, he anticipates what the bowler will bowl and he is happy to do his job behind the stumps. On his half-century in the previous game, he says he loves to contribute to the team.

West Indies (Playing XI) - Shai Hope (WK), Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (C), Jason Holder (In for Rovman Powell), Keacy Carty (In for Alzarri Joseph), Keemo Paul (In for Romario Shepherd), Akeal Hosein, Hayden Walsh, Jayden Seales.

India (Playing XI) - Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna (In for Avesh Khan), Yuzvendra Chahal.

Nicholas Pooran, the captain of West Indies says they do have enough to get over the line despite two heartbreaks. States they want to bat the fifty overs. Informs they have made three changes - Holder, Paul and Carty are in.

Shikhar Dhawan, the skipper of India, says both the games have been high scoring and they want to put a good total on the board. States it has gone well for them, everyone is performing and it is good to see that. Mentions he feels intent is important and he feels the more youngsters play, the more they’ll get better. Informs they have one change, Prasidh Krishna comes in for Avesh Khan.

TOSS - India have won the toss and they have elected to BAT first!

India on the other hand, continue to win. Irrespective of who plays for them, they just find a way to come out on top. That speaks volumes about how good their players are. They though would be eager to inflict a whitewash here and are favourites to do so. It will be interesting though to see if they tinker with their XI or not. Stay tuned for the toss in a bit…