🏏India vs West Indies: 2nd ODI at Kensington Oval - 29/07/2023🏏 - Page 25

A couple of slips in place

40.5 Motie to Mukesh Kumar, out Caught by Hetmyer!! India have been bowled out for 181! India has failed with their batting experiment today. Sharp turn on offer and Mukesh Kumar gets squared up as the ball spins away. Mukesh Kumar c Hetmyer b Motie 6(7) [4s-1]

Motie to Mukesh Kumar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

40.5 Motie to Mukesh Kumar, out Caught by Hetmyer!! India have been bowled out for 181! India has failed with their batting experiment today. Sharp turn on offer and Mukesh Kumar gets squared up as the ball spins away. Mukesh Kumar c Hetmyer b Motie 6(7) [4s-1]

Motie to Mukesh Kumar, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Bowler O M R W

Kyle Mayers 5 0 18 0

Jayden Seales 6 0 28 1

Alzarri Joseph 7 0 35 2

Gudakesh Motie 9.5 0 36 3

Romario Shepherd 8 1 37 3

Yannic Cariah 5 0 25 1

On a slow wicket which has assisted the spinners and also the pacers, West Indies have put up an impressive bowling effort. It was a good call to bowl first, and although the Indian openers had a fine partnership, the bowlers have fought back well to take the opposition down. Axar was moved up the order, and he couldn't do much, and the other Indian batters apart from the openers couldn't chip in with any significant contributions. Shepherd picked three wickets, Alzarri took a couple of wickets and Motie impressed again by claiming three wickets. There were a couple of rain interupptions in that innings, but India had lost five wickets even before that. Not an easy pitch to bat on, so the Indian bowlers will also be looking forward to taking some early wickets. Back in 30 minutes for the second essay.

Romario Shepherd: More intent and I try and run in hard. When you hit the wicket, you get something out of it. I did not want to be too full for some of the Indian batsmen. I got a wicket and it set the tone. We squeezed them and we got another wicket and put the pressure. I can fit any role and that's the role I have now. The skipper and coach trusted me and I did well today, I'm happy. Not really, this is playing slow and there is less grass. Not bouncing like in the first game. We are confident that the batters can chase this down.

Stat: 29th time India have been bowled out for under 200 by West Indies - the most by an opponent surpassing 28 by Pakistan.

Most ODI wickets at a venue in West Indies

25 (10 ODIs) A Joseph in Bridgetown

24 (21) C Ambrose in Port of Spain

19 (12) J Holder in Bridgetown

18 (13) D Bravo in Kingston

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