India pulls off fastest-ever run chase in 2nd ODI against West Indies; Shubman Gill's 223-run smash in focus

India on Wednesday pulled off a phenomenal run-chase in its second ODI match against West Indies—its fastest-ever in the history of the format.

This comes despite West Indies notching its highest-ever total of 405/7 in a match that saw a series of records broken, particularly by Captain Shubman Gill, who is now part of an elite club of double-century scorers in ODIs.

What this means is that the Indian ODI captain has now become only the second batter after Rohit Sharma to hit multiple ODI double centuries.

Captain Gill’s career-best score at the Guwahati match saw him smash 223 runs to take India to an 8-wicket win, and a whopping 39 balls to spare—a 2-0 win over West Indies, with a match in hand as well.

In reaching 200 off just 117 balls, Gill has broken his compatriot Ishan Kishan’s record for the fastest ODI double century, which the latter had achieved in 2022, when he scored a 200 in 126 balls against Bangladesh. Gill has also become the highest run-scoring captain in the ODIs.

The match itself was special, as it was the first one in the history of the ODIs to see five centuries hit—two from Gill, and the rest from John Campbell, Shai Hope, and Amir Jangoo for the visitors that had taken them past 400.

Rohit Sharma's own century was also in focus, which contributed to his 255-run opening stand with Gill that helped India reach its sixth-highest ODI total and break its previous ODI run-chase record of 360 against Australia in 2013.