India (IND) face the once mighty and former champions West Indies (WI) in a ICC World Cup 2019 fixture at Old Trafford, Manchester today. India, led by Virat Kohli, have won four of their five matches, with the other against New Zealand was rained off. West Indies' agonising loss to Kane Williamson’s side was their fourth of the World Cup. So far, the Windies have won only one of their six games. A defeat today will end their hopes of qualifying for the semifinals. Get live updates and live cricket score of India vs West Indies here (LIVE SCORECARD | LIVE STREAMING | POINTS TABLE | FULL SCHEDULE)
17:51 hrs IST: Fine over from Holder, three off it. He has been good today. India are 174/4 after 37 overs. Kohli 67*, Dhoni 16*
17:47 hrs IST: Five runs off Allen's eighth. India are 171/4 after 36 overs. Kohli 66*, Dhoni 14*. Jason Holder comes back into the attack. He has three overs left.
17:44 hrs IST: Roach ends with 3/36. He has done his job. Can the other bowlers too strike and restrict them to under 260? We'll find out. India are 166/4 after 35 overs. Kohli 66*, Dhoni 9*
17:40 hrs IST: Hope misses two chances to stump Dhoni. Should have been easy for him but makes a total mess of it. He even misses converting a a direct hit at the non-striker's end. India are 162/4 after 34 overs. Kohli 62*, Dhoni 9*
17:35 hrs IST: Single off the last ball for Dhoni. Just two off the over. India are 154/4 after 33 overs. Kohli 56*, Dhoni 8*
17:31 hrs IST: A wicket and twenty-five runs off the last 30 balls. India need a big partnership here. They are 152/4 after 32 overs. Kohli 55*, Dhoni 7*. Roach to the penultimate over of his spell.
17:27 hrs IST: Another wonderful over from Roach, only two off it. India are 150/4 after 31 overs. Kohli 54*, Dhoni 6*. Fabian Allen comes back into the attack.
17:20 hrs IST: FOUR! Short delivery from Thomas and Kohli punches it past the fielder at point. India are 148/4 after 30 overs. Time for drinks.
17:15 hrs IST: OUT! Short of a length from Roach, Jadhav looks to work it to the off-side, no footwork, but gets an edge and Hope completes an easy catches. Initial decision was not out but UltraEdge confirmed a spike. Third wicket for the West Indies pacer. MS Dhoni comes to the crease. India are 140/4 after 29 overs.
17:08 hrs IST: Single towards sweeper cover and that's a half-century for Kohli - his fourth successive in this tournament. Should look to get past the three-figure mark now. Consistency has one more synonym now. India are 135/3 after 28 overs.
17:03 hrs IST: Stupendous over from Roach, a wicket and two runs. India are 128/3 after 27 overs. Kohli 45*, Jadhav 1*. Oshane Thomas comes back into the attack.
17:00 hrs IST: OUT! Fuller length from Roach, nips away a bit, catches the outside edge of Shankar and Shai Hope dives away to his right to take an excellent catch. Once again, the debate surrounding India's No. 4 begins. Kedar Jadhav comes to the crease.
16:57 hrs IST: FOUR! Short and wide from Cottrell, Kohli pulls it to the fine leg boundary. India are 126/2 after 26 overs. Kohli 44*, Shankar 14*. Kemar Roach comes back into the attack.
16:52 hrs IST: FOUR! Too full from Holder and Shankar times it past the fielder at mid-on. Moves into double figures. India are 118/2 after 25 overs.
16:47 hrs IST: Impressive over from Cottrell, just one off it. India are 113/2 after 24 overs. Kohli 36*, Shankar 9*
16:43 hrs IST: FOUR! Length ball from Holder, Shankar leans into the drive and times it to the left of mid-off. Oshane Thomas has no chance. India are 112/2 after 23 overs. Kohli 35*, Shankar 9*
16:39 hrs IST: FOUR! Short delivery from Cottrell, Kohli looks to pull this but gets a top edge and it flies down to fine leg. India are 104/2 after 22 overs. Kohli 35*, Shankar 1*
16:34 hrs IST: OUT! Rahul misses out on half-century. Holder gets the reward for bowling the correct line and length. Once again, the Indian fails to convert a good start. Would be kicking himself for that. Vijay Shankar comes to the crease. India are 98/2 after 21 overs. Sheldon Cottrell comes back into the attack.
16:28 hrs IST: FOUR! Quicker delivery from Allen, Rahul uses the pace of it and helps it to the fine leg boundary. Eight off the over. India are 97/1 after 20 overs. Rahul 48*, Kohli 29*
16:25 hrs IST: Another solid over from Holder, only two off it. India are 89/1 after 19 overs. Rahul 42*, Kohli 27*. Allen continues. A bit surprising, considering that he hasn't been that effective.
16:21 hrs IST: FOUR! Length ball from Allen, Rahul rocks back and cuts it past point. Easy pickings! Expensive over from the West Indies spinner, 10 off it. India are 87/1 after 18 overs. Rahul 42*, Kohli 25*
16:17 hrs IST: FOUR! Fuller delivery from Holder, outside off, Rahul uses his wrists well and drives it straight down the ground. Takes a single off the last delivery to keep strike. India are 77/1 after 17 overs. Rahul 36*, Kohli 21*
16:10 hrs IST: FOUR! Thick edge and it runs away to the third man boundary. Rahul was looking to drive through cover but got an edge. India are 72/1 after 16 overs. Rahul 31*, Kohli 21*. Drinks are on the field now.
16:07 hrs IST: Back-to-back maidens from Holder. Just 20 runs off the last five overs. India are 67/1 after 15 overs. Rahul 26*, Kohli 21*
16:03 hrs IST: Single off the last ball for Kohli. Drives it to long-off. Moves into 20s. India are 67/1 after 14 overs.
15:59 hrs IST: Superb start from Holder. It's a maiden! India are 62/1 after 13 overs. Rahul 25*, Kohli 17*. Allen again
15:55 hrs IST: FOUR! Flighted delivery from Allen and Kohli hits it through backward point, and it races away to the third man boundary. India are 62/1 after 12 overs. Another change in bowling. Jason Holder comes into the attack.
15:51 hrs IST: FOUR! Pitched up from Thomas, Rahul leans forward and drives it well in the gap between mid-off and extra cover. Classy shot! Costly over from the Windies pacer, nine off it. India are 56/1 after 11 overs. Rahul 24*, Kohli 12*. Fabian Allen comes into the attack.
15:47 hrs IST: Roach continues to keep things tight. India are 47/1 after 10 overs. Rahul 20*, Kohli 7*. The India skipper has hit three half-centuries in as many matches. Will he get a big one today?
15:42 hrs IST: Six runs off Thomas' second. India are 44/1 after 9 overs. Rahul 20*, Kohli 4*. Still a decent start from the Men in Blue. A big partnership will put them on course for anywhere around 300.
SOMETHING ABOUT ROHIT'S DISMISSAL - There was gap between bat and ball and on side view, but with UltraEdge it wasn't very clear whether ball hit pad or bat.
15:37 hrs IST: Extremely good over from Roach, three off it. India are 38/1 after 8 overs. Rahul 14*, Kohli 4*. Thomas to continue
15:33 hrs IST: FOUR! Short delivery from Thomas, outside off, Kohli slaps it between and point for a boundary. Gets off the mark in an amazing fashion! India are 35/1 after 7 overs.
15:28 hrs IST: OUT! Top delivery from Roach. Angled in from wide of the crease and it kept coming in. DRS shows Rohit got an inside edge but the batsman doesn't think the same. He's disappointed and so is his partner Rahul. Virat Kohli comes to the crease. India are 29/1 after 6 overs. First change in bowling. Oshane Thomas comes into the attack.
15:21 hrs IST: FOUR! Short and wide from Cottrell, Rohit goes back and cuts it past point for his first boundary of the day. Good over for India, eight coming off it. India are 17/0 after 5 overs. Rohit 11*, Rahul 5*. Roach to continue.
15:17 hrs IST: Two singles off Roach's second. India are 9/0 after 4 overs. Rohit 4*, Rahul 4*
India are now the No. 1 ODI team in the world. England, who lost to Sri Lanka and Australia, have slipped to the second spot.
15:13 hrs IST: Another tidy over, this time from Cottrell. Only two runs off it. India are 7/0 after 3 overs. Rohit 3*, Rahul 3*
Three games have taken place at Manchester (in this World Cup) and all have been won by sides batting first. The first innings scores - 336 (IND v PAK), 397 (ENG v AFG) and 291 (NZ v WI).
15:08 hrs IST: Great start from Roach, just one off his first six balls. India are 5/0 after 2 overs. Rahul 3*, Rohit 2*
15:04 hrs IST: Rohit also opens his account with a single to backward square leg. India are 4/0 after the first over. Kemar Roach comes into the attack.
15:02 hrs IST: Straightaway some inward movement for Cottrell. Fuller length and a confident forward defence from Rahul. The Indian gets off the mark with three runs (towards point) off the next delivery.
15:00 hrs IST: Time for live action. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul to open. Sheldon Cottrell, who took four wickets against New Zealand at the same venue, to begin the proceedings.
14:38 hrs IST: Playing XIs
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Sunil Ambris, Shai Hope(w), Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas
India: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
14:33 hrs IST: India have won the toss and have opted to bat
Pitch Report by Mike Atherton and Ian Bishop: "Same pitch as the one between New Zealand and West Indies. The square boundaries a bit shorter, but the dimensions don't play such a big role," says Atherton. Bishop: "Generally, it looks like a good sufrace. The slower ball, cutters work. I expect some turn out of the footmarks. Not a sun out, I will presume whoever wins the toss will bat first."
14:15 hrs IST: We'll have the all-important toss in another 15 minutes.
14:03 hrs IST: GOOD NEWS - It's bright and sunny. There is no forecast for rain as well.
13:47 hrs IST: Also, the India captain has scored 1,840 runs against the Windies in 32 ODI innings and only Javed Miandad (1,930) can better that tally against this opponent in the format.
13:38 hrs IST: Kohli's last six innings against West Indies: 111*, 140, 157*, 107, 16 & 33*
13:22 hrs IST: Pakistan, a historically unpredictable team specialising in theatrical comebacks, remain in World Cup contention after overwhelming previously unbeaten New Zealand in a group match which will revive unwelcome memories for the Kiwis. Read full story here
13:08 hrs IST: MS Dhoni's painfully slow approach against Afghanistan yielded 28 off 52 balls and he was roundly criticised. Even the normally restrained Sachin Tendulkar questioned the approach. "There was no positive intent," said Tendulkar.
With four group matches left, the only option the India team management has right now is to alter Dhoni's batting position, possibly giving a few more deliveries to Kedar Jadhav, who can be innovative in his shot selection.
13:04 hrs IST: DID YOU KNOW? - West Indies last beat India in a World Cup fixture in 1992.
12:56 hrs IST: WHAT THEY SAID -
Windies captain Jason Holder: "A match against India is always a big one. We are looking forward to it. We need to finish our campaign and our objective is to win all our remaining matches. It's a matter of displaying a perfect game, so it is another opportunity for us to showcase our skills."
India bowling coach Bharat Arun: "They're an outstanding side and they play real positive cricket. We are aware of the challenges that exist in this game. I think our plans are pretty much in place and we are up for the challenge."
12:49 hrs IST: STAT ATTACK - Chris Gayle has hit four centuries against India in ODIs, his joint-most against any country in the format (level with England)
12:46 hrs IST: BIG NUMBER - India have won four of their last six ODIs against West Indies, including a crushing 224-run victory last October.
12:40 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to Outlook's live coverage of the ICC World Cup 2019 encounter between the two-time world champions - India and West Indies.
Carlos Brathwaite's magnificent century against New Zealand was in vain as the all-rounder was caught on the boundary by Trent Boult - trying to complete what would have been an astonishing win with a maximum.
The Windies will miss the services of Andre Russell, who has been ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury. His replacement Sunil Ambris is likely to partner Chris Gayle at the top, provided Evin Lewis fails to recover from a hamstring injury he sustained during the match against the Black Caps.
For the 'Universe Boss' Gayle, a match-winning innings is due and Kohli will hope that it doesn't come against his team.
As the league phase hits the home stretch, India will look to ensure a smooth passage into the semifinals with yet another victory.
The India bowlers once again proved their mettle as they successfully defended a low score against Afghanistan in Southampton last week. Mohammed Shami, who picked up a hattrick, is likely to retain his place in the playing XI as India are unlikely to risk playing Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who suffered a hamstring injury during the match against Pakistan.
The Indian middle-order, comprising Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav and Hardik Pandya, will look to add more stability and release the pressure off the top three - Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and skipper Kohli.