END OF OVER:50 | 16 Runs | IND: 268/7 | RR: 5.36
- MS Dhoni56 (61b)
- Kuldeep Yadav0 (1b)
- Oshane Thomas7-0-63-0
- Sheldon Cottrell10-0-50-2
Before we slip into the chase, a quick update from the Indian women's hockey team. They just won the FIH Series Finals in Hiroshima over the weekend. What next for Rani Rampal and her team? Read on here
2.44pm Thanks Saurabh. A late-order resistance from Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni lifts India to 268. Can the team that did this on their opening day of the tournament now chase down 269? They failed in this endeavour back in Chennai in 2011. My colleague Vishal Dikshit points out another coincidence - how a Mumbai opener was given out caught behind off a West Indies seamer. The difference was that SRT walked back then...
2.28pm: Right, we'll be back soon for West Indies' chase, with Debayan holding the reins.
The story of Burundi's footballers is quite similar to that of Afghanistan's cricketers. The lowest-ranked team at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, Burundi have survived a brutal civil war and in a sense, their participation itself is a triumph of spirit and will.
Kemar Roach: "I think it (268) is about par. The guys bowled very well early on. Being out of the first five games was tough for me to watch, so getting an opportunity to play, I wanted to grab it. Once we get into the middle order as early as possible, be disciplined, we stand a chance. Definitely (confident of chasing this). We have to, we have no choice."
2.24pm: A nice little flourish by Dhoni at the end takes India to a competitive 268/7 - but will it be enough? If West Indies find their range, then not. If Bumrah and co can get things going early, then it will be.
Taha Kalam: "India's middle order is shaky, there tail starts from number 8, there is no one in the tail who can bat sensibly or hitting boundaries.. is there any chance for india to win the World Cup with only top order batsman???"
