A 3-match ODI series is being played between India and West Indies. Big news has come out in the midst of this series. West Indies batsman Justin Greaves, who scored a brilliant century in the first match of the ODI series against India, has been dealt a blow by injury. Greaves will miss the second ODI against India to be held in Guwahati on September 30 due to a calf injury. He scored the first century of his ODI career in the first match played in Thiruvananthapuram. Greaves played a brilliant inning of 101 runs in 108 balls in the first ODI. This was his first century in ODI cricket. However, he suffered a calf injury during his innings. For this reason, he did not come on the field during India’s batting after the end of West Indies’ innings.
Kohli’s innings overshadowed Justin’s century
According to the report of Cricbuzz, Greaves will not be available for selection in the second match due to injury. However, now it remains to be seen who gets a chance in his place in the playing 11. In the absence of Greaves, Jewel Andrew may be moved up to open the innings along with John Campbell.
Let us tell you, in the first ODI, West Indies had scored a strong score of 295 runs on the basis of Greaves’ century innings. John Campbell and Amir Jangu also supported him well by scoring half-centuries. After excellent innings by Campbell and Jangu, Greaves strengthened the innings and took the team to a challenging score. However, the Indian batsmen did not allow West Indies’ score to become too difficult. India achieved the target in 41.4 overs and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The century of Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill was the biggest attraction in India’s victory. Both the batsmen played brilliant innings and gave the team an easy victory.
The second match will be played in Guwahati
Now both the teams will reach Guwahati for the second ODI. The second match of the series will be played on 30 September. After this, the third and last ODI will be held in Chandigarh on 3 October. After the end of the ODI series, a 5-match T20 International series will also be played between India and West Indies. The T20 series will start from October 6 and continue till October 17. The exclusion of Greaves, who made headlines by scoring a century in the first ODI, from the second match is a big blow for West Indies. The team will now hope that he recovers from the injury soon and can play in the remaining matches of the series.
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