India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I: Simmons helps West Indies beat India by 8 wickets

S Cottrell to R Sharma, Some movement for Cottrell. It is a little too straight though. Rohit looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.

S Cottrell to KL Rahul, Rahul gets underway! Gets it right does Cottrell, he lands it on off, Rahul guides it down to third man and gets to the other end.

S Cottrell to KL Rahul, FIVE WIDES! Erratic delivery. Way down the leg side and swinging away further. Rahul misses his flick by a long way. Pooran dives but he has no chance and it goes to the fine leg fence. Not a good start this by Cottrell.

S Cottrell to R Sharma, India off the mark with a strange pull shot there! Cottrell bangs it short and it is outside off, it seems to have stuck in the surface. Rohit pulls it through backward square leg and a single is taken. Sharma might not have intended to hit it that fine but due to the lack of pace, it went there. He was already through with the shot.

Time for the action to begin! Out walk the Windies players and they are followed by the Indian openers, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul. Rohit will be on strike and he will be facing Sheldon Cottrell who will start the proceedings for the visitors. Here we go...

Ian Bishop is interviewing Sheldon Cottrell. The pacer says he was happy with how he bowled but they did not do that well as a team in the last game. Admits the bowling unit did not come to the fore, he was disappointed the other day but he is up for this game after an excellent team meeting. States they did not stick to their plans in the last game and that is what they will be hoping to do here even if they get hit for a boundary. Ends by saying the boys are looking forward to this game and the atmosphere in the dressing room is wonderful.

INDIA (UNCHANGED PLAYING XI) - Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli (C), Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal.

WEST INDIES (PLAYING XI) - Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (WK) (IN FOR DENESH RAMDIN), Shimron Hetmyer, Kieron Pollard (C), Jason Holder, Khary Pierre, Hayden Walsh, Sheldon Cottrell, Kesrick Williams.

Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, says they wanted to bowl first too but the toss is not controllable. States they need to improve in the fielding and the bowling department. He further emphasizes that they have a chance to test themselves as they are going to defend here. Reckons it should be a good pitch to bat on first up and probably get slow later on. Further adds batting first has not been a worry, they have defended totals in the past and they need to bat well now and back themselves and believe in their skills. Also says he learned a lot from his last innings and he is happy to contribute and he is happy he took his team over the line. Informs they are playing the same team.

West Indies skipper, Kieron Pollard, says it is a new start for them, they did not get a lot of time to adapt to this stadium and they need time to get used to the conditions and he hopes he can keep them down to a low total. States they do not want to be critical on their line-up which has been low on runs, they did well in the last game and more often than not they would win games if they put up 200. Mentions their bowlers have certain plans for the batters and they have practiced and hope they can execute it. Informs they have one change, Pooran comes in for Denesh Ramdin.

TOSS - We are all set for the flip of the coin. Murali Kartik is out there in the middle with Virat Kohli and Kieron Pollard along with match referee David Boon. The Indian skipper will go for the flip. Pollard calls heads and it lands in favour of West Indies. WEST INDIES ELECT TO BOWL!

PITCH REPORT - Sunil Gavaskar says it is a brilliant stadium and the crowd here has always been excellent. States the wicket is slightly different than the one in Hyderabad as the cracks seem deep and might just open up even more as the game progresses. Futher says there might just be some turn for the spinners. Murali Kartik says the average score is around 130-140 here. Gavaskar ends by saying India will look to chase first as there could be dew in the game later on.

A clinical run chase by the Indians saw them take a 1-0 lead in the series. Another win here will see them seal the series and their confidence will be sky high at the moment and the hosts will surely back themselves to do so. The Windies, well their last defeat could really be a morale deflating one. However, the whole of 2019, in this format, has been one they would not want to look back. This though is a must-win game for them and they some how need to find a hero for them tonight if they are to keep the series alive. The first game was a run-fest and we can expect the same here. Welcome to the coverage. Stay tuned for the toss and teams.