Shubman Gill produced one of the great one-day innings, guiding India to an extraordinary win in the second India vs West Indies ODI. Gill finished unbeaten on 223 off 133 balls, the highest individual score ever made in a successful ODI run chase. India reached 406-2 to seal victory by eight wickets. The result gives India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
West Indies had earlier posted 405-7 after being put in to bat. It was the first time they had passed 400 in an ODI innings. Amir Jangoo, Shai Hope and John Campbell all reached three figures. It was the first time three West Indies batters had scored centuries in the same ODI innings.
India’s reply was built on an opening stand of 255 between Gill and Rohit Sharma, who made 101 off 72 balls. Only South Africa’s 438-9 against Australia in 2006 has produced a bigger winning chase in ODI history. This was just the second occasion a side has chased down more than 400 runs to win a one-day international.
Detailed First Half Narrative
West Indies were sent in to bat and made full use of a flat pitch. They went on to post the highest team total in their ODI history. John Campbell set the tone at the top of the order. He reached three figures himself and gave the innings strong early momentum.
Shai Hope then anchored the innings. He built his own century while keeping the scoring rate high. His runs did not come at the cost of regular wickets. Hope’s hundred gave West Indies a platform to accelerate through the closing overs.
Amir Jangoo supplied the finishing touches. He struck a century of his own to push the total past 400 for the first time in West Indies’ ODI history. By the close of the innings, Jangoo, Hope and Campbell had become the first trio of West Indies batters to score centuries in the same ODI innings. The side closed on 405-7.
The scale of the total left India facing an unprecedented chase. Only South Africa had ever successfully chased more than 400 in an ODI before this match. India needed something exceptional simply to stay in touch with the required rate from the very first over. It was a total that would ordinarily guarantee a comfortable win, yet India’s top order had other ideas.
Detailed Second Half Narrative & Drama
India knew they needed early intent against a total of this size, and Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill delivered exactly that. The pair put on 255 for the first wicket off just 158 balls. It was India’s second-highest opening stand in ODI history. The stand effectively settled the contest well before the chase reached its midpoint.
Rohit set about the bowling with his usual authority. He raced to 101 off 72 balls before he was finally dismissed. His departure barely interrupted India’s progress, because Gill had already taken firm control of the innings. Gill showed no sign of letting the required run rate dictate his approach.
Gill continued to find the boundary at will. He moved past his previous best ODI score and into territory no India batter chasing a target had reached before. He eventually finished unbeaten on 223 off 133 balls. The knock eclipsed any individual score previously recorded in a winning ODI run chase. It was the defining passage of this match, turning an already historic game into one for the record books.
India reached the target of 406 for the loss of only two wickets, sealing a famous win. It confirmed just the second 400-plus run chase in one-day international history. West Indies’ own record total had become a losing one inside a single day’s play.
The result hands India an unassailable 2-0 lead with one match still to play. Gill’s influence on Indian cricket has grown steadily this year. He was at the centre of the call to install him as captain. He kept performing after his return from the Sri Lanka tour. More recently, he had to offer a defence of India’s follow-on strategy in the Test series. Full detail on how the chase unfolded is available in Sky Sports’ report on the match.
Taken together, the two innings produced one of the most extraordinary days of batting in one-day international history. West Indies posted a total that would have won the vast majority of ODIs ever played, only for India to surpass it with ease. The India vs West Indies ODI series now moves to its third and final match with the result already decided. Gill’s double century will stand as the benchmark for chasing sides for years to come.
India Player Ratings
West Indies’ three centuries meant India’s chase rested heavily on two batters at the top of the order. The ratings below reflect that weight of responsibility, since the individual contributions of India’s other batters and bowlers were not part of the verified match information available for this report.
Shubman Gill: 10/10. Gill played the innings of his career, pacing the chase from the first ball and dominating West Indies’ attack throughout. His conversion of an unprecedented target into a routine victory defined this remarkable match.
Rohit Sharma: 9/10. Rohit set the early tempo with 101 off 72 balls and combined with Gill for a 255-run opening stand, India’s second-highest in ODI history. His dismissal barely slowed India’s progress toward a record chase.
West Indies Player Ratings
West Indies produced a day of records with the bat, even in defeat. The three centurions below are rated on the detail confirmed for this match, since the rest of the batting order and the bowling figures from the chase were not included in the verified information available.
John Campbell: 8/10. Campbell gave West Indies the perfect start with a century at the top of the order. It was part of a total that reached 405-7, the highest innings total in the team’s ODI history.
Shai Hope: 8/10. Hope’s century provided the stability that allowed West Indies to push on through the second half of the innings. He was central to the record feat of three separate hundreds in the same innings.
Amir Jangoo: 8/10. Jangoo’s century completed an unprecedented trio of hundreds for West Indies, helping the total climb past 400 for the first time in the team’s ODI history. It ultimately wasn’t enough to prevent defeat. Even so, three centuries from three different batters will be remembered long after the scoreline fades.
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