Overview
- India chased 406 to beat West Indies by eight wickets in Guwahati on Wednesday as Shubman Gill scored an unbeaten 223 off 133 balls and Rohit Sharma made 101 to give India a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
- West Indies had posted 405-7 with three centuries from John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo, producing an 811-run match aggregate and five centuries between the teams.
- Head coach Gautam Gambhir and commentators Dinesh Karthik and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak publicly said the Barsapara surface offered almost no assistance to bowlers, arguing the pitch reduced meaningful contest between bat and ball.
- Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna suffered a left hamstring injury in Guwahati and was ruled out of the final ODI with Anshul Kamboj named as his replacement by the men’s selection committee.
- Separately, India reached the Asian Games men’s cricket final with a 124-run semi win over Sri Lanka on Thursday, setting up an India–Pakistan gold-medal match on October 3 and concentrating India’s schedule as World Cup preparation continues.