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Gill 223* and Rohit 101 lead India to record chase
The Story in Brief
India beat West Indies by eight wickets in the second ODI in Guwahati on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Captain Shubman Gill struck an unbeaten 223 off 133 balls, the fastest double century in ODI history, as India chased down 406 in 43.3 overs, the second highest successful run chase in the format, Sky Sports and The Hindu report.
Rohit Sharma scored 101 off 72 balls, his 35th ODI century, and became the first batter to hit 200 sixes on Indian soil and the seventh overall to cross 12,000 ODI runs, according to NDTV and Rediff. Times Now reports Rohit also broke Sunil Gavaskar's record as the oldest player to score an ODI century in India, at 39 years and 153 days.
West Indies posted their highest ODI total of 405-7 with centuries from John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo. The match set a record for most hundreds in an ODI with five, The Hindu reports. The third and final ODI is on Saturday, 3 October 2026, in New Chandigarh, News On Air reports.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All sources lead with the batting records and chase, but their framing differs. Sky Sports, ESPNcricinfo, The Hindu and Arab News centre on Gill's double century and the chase's place in ODI history. NDTV and Rediff foreground Rohit's personal milestones, while Times Now adds his age-related record. News On Air, the government-owned broadcaster, frames the result as a dominant 'crushing' by India, emphasising the series lead. The Hindu's two pieces split the match summary and the five-hundreds record. The coverage is uniform on facts, with the only variation being which record gets top billing. The third ODI on 3 October 2026 will decide whether India complete a clean sweep.
Coverage: 10 sources, 1 pro-government, 9 neutral
Sources (10): ndtv.com (neutral report), rediff.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report), skysports.com (neutral report), arabnews.com (neutral report), espncricinfo.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (neutral report), thehindu.com (2) (neutral report), ndtv.com (2) (neutral report), newsonair.gov.in (pro government)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 10 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 1 October 2026: this story now draws on 10 sources.
