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India take on West Indies in the second One-Day International (ODI) at the Dr. Y.S.R. ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. Windies outplayed India in all departments in the first match at Chennai to go 1-0 up in the three-match series. While India will be on the look out to level the series, Windies on the other hand, will look to wrap up their first ODI series win over India since 2006. Live Cricket Online India and West Indies have met each other 131 times in the 50-over format. West Indies have taken a slight edge, winning 63, while India have won 62. While playing in India, The Windies – with the win in Chennai – have now won 28, while India have managed 27 victories. The win at Chepauk was West Indies’ first ever win over India in the last five completed encounters.

A total of eight ODIs have been played at the Dr. Y.S.R. ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium. Incidentally, the last ODI at this venue was between India and West Indies, a high-scoring tie in October last year. The numbers suggest that over the last three ODIs the surface here has been similar for both batsmen and bowlers. Live Cricket Online While batsmen have scored runs at an average of 34.7 runs per wicket, the bowlers have returned a wicket every 36.6 balls – both moderate numbers. On the bowling front, spinners have been more effective here, as compared to their pace bowling counterparts. In the last three ODIs played at this venue, spinners have taken 25 of total 40 wickets to fall. Spinners have picked up a wicket in every 29.1 deliveries whereas the seamers have picked up a wicket in every 51.5 deliveries.