West Indies’ record 405/7 not enough as India complete remarkable ODI chase
Three West Indies batters made centuries. Their team scored 405 for seven, its highest total in one-day internationals. Yet by the end of the second ODI in Guwahati on September 30, 2026, India had chased down the target with eight wickets and 39 balls to spare.
Captain Shubman Gill finished unbeaten on 223 as India reached 406 for two in 43.3 overs at Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Rohit Sharma contributed 101 from 75 balls, giving the hosts the rapid start they needed to pursue a target of 406. The victory put India 2-0 ahead in the three-match series, making the final ODI a chance for West Indies to avoid a sweep rather than level the contest.
Three hundreds build a formidable total
India chose to bowl first, but West Indies turned their innings into a succession of substantial partnerships. Keacy Carty fell for nine before opener John Campbell and captain Shai Hope added 110 for the second wicket. Campbell struck 101 from just 68 balls, with nine fours and five sixes, to give the visitors early momentum.
Hope then joined Amir Jangoo in a 182-run third-wicket stand that carried West Indies deep into the innings. Hope made 104 from 94 balls, hitting eight fours and three sixes. Jangoo scored the highest of the three centuries, 114 from 77 deliveries, with 13 fours and three sixes. Together, the three batters accounted for 319 runs and made 400 appear within reach well before the final over.
The innings was a landmark for West Indies: 405/7 was their first ODI total above 400, surpassing their previous best of 389. It was also the first time three West Indies batters had scored hundreds in the same ODI innings. The achievement was all the more striking because it came while the visitors were trying to recover from an eight-wicket defeat in the series opener.
India took wickets late enough to slow the charge without containing the total. Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja finished with two wickets each. Hope and Jangoo were among the batters dismissed in the closing overs, but Roston Chase’s unbeaten 29 helped West Indies reach 405 at the end of their allotted 50 overs.
Gill and Rohit turn the chase
A pursuit of 406 left India needing to score at more than eight runs an over from the outset. Rohit and Gill responded by attacking together rather than leaving the task to the middle order. Rohit hit 10 fours and six sixes in his 101, ensuring that the required rate did not climb while Gill settled into an innings that became the defining performance of the match.
Gill remained at the crease to the finish, scoring 223 from 133 balls with 26 fours and eight sixes. His innings transformed what had looked like a daunting chase into an emphatic win. After Rohit’s dismissal, Virat Kohli added 29 and Ruturaj Gaikwad finished unbeaten on 31 as India completed the target in the 44th over.
For West Indies, the result was a sharp contrast between batting achievement and match outcome. Campbell, Hope and Jangoo had produced an innings that would usually leave little room for a reply, but India’s top order scored quickly enough to erase the advantage. West Indies took only two wickets across the chase.
The match also changed the meaning of the series finale, scheduled for October 3 in New Chandigarh. West Indies arrived in Guwahati trailing 1-0 and produced their biggest ODI score in an effort to fight back. Instead, India paired a record home-team chase with an eight-wicket victory to settle the series with a game remaining.
