India produced one of the greatest batting performances in ODI history, chasing down a mammoth 406 against West Indies in Guwahati with 39 balls to spare, as Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 223 headlined a record-breaking run-fest.
West Indies Post a Monster Total — And Still Lose
Batting first, West Indies put together a genuinely remarkable total of 405/7, with three different batters reaching individual centuries — a rare feat achieved by only 11 teams in ODI history. It should have been more than enough to win on most days, but what followed turned the match into a historic footnote: West Indies became the first of those 11 sides to actually lose after posting three individual hundreds in an innings.
Gill Rewrites the Record Books
India’s chase was simply extraordinary from start to finish. Shubman Gill produced the innings of a lifetime, finishing unbeaten on 223 and joining Rohit Sharma in the elite club of Indian batters to score an ODI double-century. Sharma himself played a crucial supporting role, contributing a brisk 101 before falling, while Virat Kohli chipped in with 29 in a brief stay at the crease. With the required rate never threatening to get away from them, Ruturaj Gaikwad finished things off with an unbeaten 31, guiding India home to 406/2 in just 43.3 overs — completing only the second-ever successful 400-plus run chase in the format’s history.
What It Means
This result hands India an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, while further cementing their extraordinary dominance over West Indies in bilateral ODI cricket. Beyond the series scoreline, the match will be remembered as one of the genuine classics of the format — a 811-run game that saw history made on both sides, even as only one team walked away with the win. For West Indies, scoring 405 and still losing will be a bitter pill to swallow, even as three individual centuries offer some consolation in an otherwise crushing defeat.
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