IND vs WI Guwahati ODI : In the Guwahati ODI, the Indian bowlers put up a performance that no one expected. In Thiruvananthapuram, the Indian team registered an 8-wicket victory, but in Guwahati, the West Indies batsmen washed away the Indian bowlers in such a way that made everyone think.
In the match played on Wednesday (September 30), the West Indies batsmen attacked the Indian bowlers one-sidedly. 3 centuries were scored from West Indies team. West Indies posted a massive score of 405/7 in 50 overs to set their highest score in ODI cricket. This is West Indies’ first 400 plus score in ODI cricket. Before this, his best score was 389 against England in 2019.
It was not a match to remember for Aqib Nabi, who was making his ODI debut for India. He conceded 84 runs in 8.5 overs and did not get a single wicket. Along with this, he has become the highest run-scorer for an Indian bowler on ODI debut.
Nabi has broken the record of Karsan Ghawari who scored 83 runs in 11 overs against England at Lord’s in 1975. Not only this, Nabi’s economy rate of 9.51 is the worst on ODI debut among bowlers who have bowled at least 30 balls.
Even Gurnoor could not stop the run rate
Gurnoor Brar, who was used as a second change bowler, took 2 wickets for 96 runs in 10 overs. That means he was also only 4 runs away from a bowling century (giving 100 runs). Prasidh Krishna took 1 wicket for 45 runs in 5 overs. India lost Jasprit Bumrah, who is on Asian Games duty, while Mohammad Siraj is also not playing in the match. Even experienced bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami did not get a chance. In such a situation, this performance raises several questions for Team India, which is looking for young bowling options ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
Campbell, Hope and Jangoo created a ruckus
Batting first, West Indies attacked the Indian bowlers right from the start. John Campbell completed his century in just 65 balls, batting in his style. He was dismissed for 101 off 68 balls, which included 9 fours and 5 sixes.
Then Shai Hope took over the innings. He was caught at short midwicket by Virat Kohli on a personal score of 27 runs. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hope scored 104 runs in 94 balls. His innings included 8 fours and 3 sixes.
Along with Hope, Amir Jangoo also batted violently. He completed his second ODI century in just 69 balls and remained unbeaten on 114 runs. Jangoo hit 13 fours and 3 sixes. In this way, West Indies have achieved the achievement of scoring three centuries in an ODI match for the first time.
Kuldeep-Jadeja provided some relief
Only the spinners gave some relief to the Indian bowling. Kuldeep Yadav completed his 200 ODI wickets with 2/65. While Ravindra Jadeja performed 2/75.
All-rounder Naman Dhir also got injured while bowling. He bowled 6.1 overs and conceded 38 runs. He sprained his leg after the 36th over, due to which he had to leave the field. Overall, it was a very disappointing day in Guwahati for the Indian bowling.