India beat West Indies by 107 runs in 2nd ODI

India won the second ODI against the West Indies by 107 runs at Visakhapatanam last night. Chasing a target of 388 runs, the West Indies were all out for 280. With this win, India levelled the three-match series 1-1.

Spinner
Kuldip Yadav achieved a hat-trick during the second ODI. He became the first
India player to claim two hat-tricks in international cricket, joining an elite
band that includes pace legend Wasim Akram.

The 25-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, who had claimed his first ODI
hat-trick against Australia in Kolkata in 2017, dismissed
Shai Hope, Jason Holder and Alzarri Joseph in the last three deliveries of the 33rd over to achieve the milestone.

Riding on
Kuldeep Yadav’s hat-trick of 3 for 52,
India bowled out West Indies for 280, with 6.3
overs to spare.

For India,
an opening partnership of 227 runs between Rohit Sharma
and KL Rahul laid the platform for the home side to post 387-5
in 50 overs. Rohit Sharma smashed 159
whereas KL Rahul scored 102.

Later,
fireworks were provided by Shreyas Iyer with 53 and
Rishabh Pant 39 after captain Virat Kohli fell for a
golden duck.

The West
Indies had registered a comfortable eight-wicket win over the hosts in the
first ODI at Chennai last Sunday.

The third
and final one-dayer will be played in Cuttack on Sunday.