Gill made the fastest double hundred in ODI history, and India chased 406 with 39 balls to spare
Three West Indies batters made hundreds in Guwahati. India still won with more than six overs left and took the series with a game to play.
Sep 30, 2026
West Indies had never made 400 in a men’s ODI until Wednesday. They made 405 for 7 in Guwahati and it lasted 43.3 overs. Shubman Gill finished on 223 not out from 133 balls, Rohit Sharma made 101, and India won by eight wickets with 39 balls left to take the series 2-0.
Gill reached his double hundred in 117 balls, the fastest in ODI history. His 223 is also the highest score by anyone batting second in an ODI, and the highest by a captain.
Three hundreds and still not enough
India chose to field, and for 40 overs that looked like a mistake. John Campbell got to fifty in 29 balls and made 101 from 68. Shai Hope, the captain, made 104 from 94, and Amir Jangoo went past both of them with 114 from 77. Hope and Jangoo added 182 for the third wicket, and West Indies were 329 for 2 in the 40th over.
Then the innings lost its shape. Hope, Sherfane Rutherford and Jangoo went in 15 balls, and the last 11 overs brought 82 runs for five wickets. Kuldeep Yadav finished with 2 for 65 and Ravindra Jadeja 2 for 75. Auqib Nabi, on ODI debut, went for 84 from 8.5 overs without a wicket. India also lost Prasidh Krishna after five overs, and Naman Dhir after 6.1 overs of part-time offspin, both injured.
In our preview I guessed West Indies needed 330-plus if they batted first. They made 75 more than that, and it was nowhere near enough.
Rohit and Gill made it look routine
Rohit set off first. He had 50 from 32 balls and India had 100 inside 12 overs. Gill was slower to start, 47 from the first 14 overs, and then outscored his partner comfortably. His hundred came from 62 balls, and the opening stand was worth 255 when Rohit was given lbw to Jayden Seales for 101. Rohit reviewed and lost.
West Indies got one more wicket. Virat Kohli made 29 from 19 before Shamar Joseph had him caught, and Ruturaj Gaikwad played the support role with 31 not out. Gill kept hitting. He got to 150 from 89 balls and 200 from 117, and by the end he had 26 fours and eight sixes.
Only one side had chased 400 in an ODI before: South Africa, who made 438 for 9 against Australia at Johannesburg in 2006. They got there with one ball to spare. India had more than six overs to spare.
Where the series goes now
The third ODI is in Mullanpur on Saturday, 3 October, with the series already decided. West Indies will have to look at that last hour of their innings. They looked set for 430 or more and ended with 405, and on this pitch the extra runs might not have mattered anyway.
India’s problem is the opposite one. Kuldeep and Jadeja apart, the attack went for plenty, and two bowlers finished the day injured. Gill will not have to think about that tonight.