India produced a clinical performance to register a 59-run win over the West Indies in a rain-hit second ODI at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Sunday.
Batting first, captain Virat Kohli smashed 🌞his 42nd ODI century as India scored a comprehens💜ive 279-7 on the board in their stipulated 50 overs.
After the rain break, the hosts were giꦯven a revised target of 270 runs in 46 overs but were bundled out for 210 with four more ꦿovers to go.
As the first ODI of the three-match series was ൩abandoned due to rain in Guyana, India took a 1-0 lead with t🐈he third and final match to be played at the same venue on Wednesday (August 14).
In the chase, Jason Holder & Co. were on course at 148 for four before they lost their las🐲t six wick꧟ets for just 62 runs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4/31) was pick of the bowlers ♎for India, while Mohammed Shami (2/39) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/59) scalped two wickets apiece.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Virat Kohli has never gone more than five half centurꦉies without converting to a century. He was on the cusp of it today, but No 42 was inevitable. Privelidged to be around to see the master of modern ODI cricket batting.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
There are players and there are legends #100
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Cannot keep away from ODI centuries for too long. Well played and congrats for🐓 #42 captain.
— Parvinder Awana (@ParvinderAwana)
▪️ 4/31 in the second ODI
▪️ Most ODI wickets by a visiting bowler at Queen's Park OvalBhuvneshwar Kumar 👏
— ICC (@ICC)
King Kohli 💪💪
— BCCI (@BCCI)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has had tremendous success at the Queen's Park Oval in ODIs with 15 wickets in 5 innings at an average of 6.53. Of the 329 combinations where a bowler has taken 15+ wickets at a venue in ODIs, no bowler has a lower average compared to Bhuvneshwar.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
This is Virat Kohli's fifth century out of his last eight ODI innings against West Indies.
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
That century is proof hard work always pays off. It is hot, humid and Kohli struggled out there. That innings included some of the best shots I've seen him play. 42nd ODI hundred.
— Aishwarya Kumar (@kumaraishwarya)
Virat Kohli scores his 42nd ODI to .
Looked so comfortable against West Indies today.
He’s now the 2nd highest run-getter in ODIs for India
Also became the highest run-getter in ODIs v WI— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Virat Kohli scores an ODI ton after 11 innings and it seemed like eternity to all of us. That's how accustomed we've become to watch him thump tons with ridiculous ease & consistency. No. 42 for the King !!!
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra)
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Man of the Match : Virat Kohli
Scorecard —>— betvisa69.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
