India beat West Indies by 8 wickets in Guwahati on Wednesday, September 30. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill powered the team to a record chase, sealing the series 2-0. Gill hit a double hundred while Rohit added a century. The duo made the massive target look simple for the home side.
Brief score: India (300/2 in 41.4 ovs) beat West Indies by (295/7) by 8 wickets in Guwahati.
If you were a bowler in Guwahati on this night, it was arguably the worst nightmare you could imagine. India’s batting fireworks had no end, with ODI captain Shubman Gill leading the charge with his second double hundred in the format, while Rohit Sharma added a century as India chased down a record target to seal the series 2-0 with a 8-wicket win on Wednesday, September 30.
There had been no instance since 2006 of a team winning after conceding a 400-plus total. Yet, against those daunting odds, Shubman Gill and his side made the chase look remarkably simple. The skipper led from the front, while Rohit Sharma once again showed there is plenty left in the tank for this format.