IND VS WI, 2nd ODI: West Indies win toss, opt to field

West Indies opt to bowl.

Visakhapatnam: West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard invited Virat Kohli-led Team India to bat first after winning the toss in the 2nd One Day International match of three-match ODI series, here on Wednesday at the Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium.

At the toss, Virat Kohli said, "We wanted to field first. This is a ground where we have chased well. The pitch is better to play on than the last game. I think the dew was a massive factor in the last game. Hetmyer played brilliantly and Hope as well. We need to be more brave and bring in the intensity to the game. It boils down to small things. Our overseas record has been better. Shivam Dube misses out and Shardul Thakur comes in."

West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard said, "We are going to field first. Sometimes you don't know how the surface plays, so better to know what you are chasing. We have to deal with what is in the present. We have two changes: Evin Lewis is back and Pierre."

West Indies have taken a lead of 1-0 in the ongoing three-match ODI series after their resounding eight-wicket victory in the tournament opener.

• All set for the 2nd ODI against West Indies. A must win game for #TeamIndia.
  
  Toss coming up in 10.#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/Lc83yyT5KO

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  All set for the 2nd ODI against West Indies. A must win game for #TeamIndia.
  
  Toss coming up in 10.#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/Lc83yyT5KO

  — BCCI (@BCCI) December 18, 2019

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  All set for the 2nd ODI against West Indies. A must win game for #TeamIndia.
  
  Toss coming up in 10.#INDvWI pic.twitter.com/Lc83yyT5KO

  — BCCI (@BCCI) December 18, 2019

Teams:

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav

West Indies (Playing XI): Shai Hope(w), Evin Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Kieron Pollard(c), Jason Holder, Keemo Paul, Alzarri Joseph, Sheldon Cottrell, Khary Pierre