India vs Windies 2nd Odi CC Thread

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13.6 Roston Chase to Kohli, no run, slower and at the stumps, Kohli leans across and finds mid-wicket with the flick

 

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IND: 71-1 after 14 overs

 

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14.1 Brathwaite to Rohit, no run, back of a length and in that channel outside off, Rohit stays beside the line and pushes it to the off-side

 

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14.2 Brathwaite to Rohit, no run, short of a length and well wide of off, Rohit stands tall on the cut, but can't get it past backward point

 

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14.3 Brathwaite to Rohit, 1 run, tad too short from Brathwaite, Rohit gets on top of the bounce and cuts it square past cover for a single

 

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14.4 Brathwaite to Kohli, no run, on a length and angling into the right-hander, Kohli finds mid-wicket with the clip

 

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14.5 Brathwaite to Kohli, no run, back of a length and in that channel outside off, Kohli rides the bounce and works it to mid-wicket

 

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14.6 Brathwaite to Kohli, FOUR, cheeky and four, brings up yet another fifty for Kohli, his 55th in ODIs, short of a length and well wide of off, Kohli waits on it and then dabs it late, gets it fine and beats the diving Chase at third man

 

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IND: 76-1 after 15 overs

 

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Drinks are on the field now. India lost Dhawan in the first over, but Rohit and particularly Kohli have settled down with ease. The latter has had a lot of strike and has dominated this stand. West Indies need a wicket or two, else they could be chasing a lot of leather later on