West Indies win toss and make India bat in 2nd ODI
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (AFP) – West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and put India in to bat in the second One-Day International of a three-match series at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday.
Beaten by five wickets in the first match at the same venue on Thursday, West Indies dropped all-rounders Rovman Powell and Dominic Drakes and replaced them with middle-order batsman Keacy Carty and fast bowler Alzarri Joseph.
India’s are using this series for experimentation ahead of the hosting of the World Cup in October and rested regular captain Rohit Sharma and top batsman Virat Kohli.
Their places went to batsman Sanju Samson and left-arm spinner Axar Patel with vice-captain Hardik Pandya upgraded to skipper for this fixture.
Teams: West Indies – Shai Hope (captain/wicketkeeper), Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Alzarri Joseph, Yannic Cariah, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales.
India – Hardik Pandya (captain), Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Umran Malik, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar.