J Holder to KL Rahul, Beaten! Beauty from Holder. Loud appeal too but nothing from the umpire. Back of a length ball, just outside off. Rahul pokes at it but is beaten. Holder and the keeper appeal but the umpire is not interested. Thoughts of taking the review initially but eventually, not taken.
J Holder to KL Rahul, FOUR! Another edge but this seems more like an intentional one. Another fuller length ball around off, Rahul this time guides it towards the third man fence. The third man fielder there was wide so he cannot cut it off.
J Holder to KL Rahul, EDGY FOUR! Rahul is off the mark but not in the most convincing fashion. A driveable fuller ball outside off, Rahul goes for it but gets a thick outside edge which goes past first slip and into the third man fence.
J Holder to R Sharma, Nicely done! Off the hips but there is protection in the deep square leg region. Rohit looks to make room but Holder follows him. Sharma does well to work it around for a single.
J Holder to R Sharma, Holder starts with a full ball outside off, Rohit drives it nicely but straight to the cover fielder.
Jason Holder to bowl from the other end.
S Cottrell to KL Rahul, Good length ball just outside off, KL guides it towards gully with an angled bat. Rohit wanted a single there but KL shows no interest. A good start from both the sides.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, Another beauty from Cottrell but Sharma works around it nicely. Full ball, looking for the timber with the yorker. Rohit pushes it towards deep square leg for a single.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, Good length ball again, this time around off. Rohit looks to defend but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, Length ball on middle this time, Rohit tucks it towards square leg.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, FOUR! Powerful from Rohit this time. A fullish ball and outside off, Sharma slams it through the covers. No chance for anyone to move.
S Cottrell to R Sharma, Starts with a brilliant ball, does Cottrell. On the money first up. A yorker on the off pole. Rohit does really well to dig it out.
The West Indies players come out of the huddle and are taking their positions in the field. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul, the Indian openers walk out to the middle as well. Sheldon Cottrell will start the proceedings for the visitors with Rohit Sharma on strike. Here we go...
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has got Shivam Dube down for an interview. The all-rounder says that getting the first half century feels good and says that he is proud. On his position at no. 3, Dube says that he was informed beforehand by the coach and captain that he will bat at that position. Tells that he tries to keep the same mindset in all the games. Says that he has been working hard on both bowling and batting. Feels that he needs to work hard on the bowling front. Mentions that he is very happy to be playing in front of the home crowd.
India (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli(C), Rishabh Pant(WK), Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav (IN FOR YUZVENDRA CHAHAL), Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami (IN FOR RAVINDRA JADEJA).
West Indies (UNCHANGED Playing XI) - Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Nicholas Pooran(WK), Kieron Pollard(C), Jason Holder, Khary Pierre, Hayden Walsh, Sheldon Cottrell, Kesrick Williams.
Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, says that the pitch is great and tells that it is a great chance for them to put on a huge total. Tells that they want to take this challenge themselves so it's not a bad thing. Talking about the last game, the Indian skipper says that they had a decent total on the board. Mentions that poor fielding there didn't help. Feels that they need to do better in the field. Talking about the total they want to target, Kohli says that the batters first need to get in the zone and then they can score runs quickly. Reveals that there are two changes in the side. Mohammed Shami comes in for Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav replaces Yuzvendra Chahal in the XI.
West Indies skipper, Kieron Pollard, says that dew always plays a big factor at Wankhede and hence that decision. Mentions that they will look to use the first half of the innings to good effect. Tells that they will try to improve in all three departments. Informs that there are no changes to the playing XI.
Toss - Up goes the coin and it lands in the favour of the visitors. Like it has been said, West Indies opt to bowl first.
Pitch report - Murali Kartik has got Sunil Gavaskar for the pitch report. Gavaskar says that looking at the pitch, one can say why the batters love this surface. Says that the ball will come on the bat nicely. Tells that the surface is a bit damp and the new ball bowlers might get some assistance early on. Mentions that a lot of maximums will be hit in this game. Gavaskar says that dew is going to play an important role in this game too. Feels that the captain winning the toss will opt to chase.