Ishan Kishan was the only half-centurion for India in the second ODI at the Kensington Oval on Saturday to guide the visitors to 181 in 40.5 overs with Gudakesh Motie and Romario Shepherd picking up three wickets each.
Three Congress leaders namely; former MLA Akula Rajender, former MLC Magam Ranga Reddy and former DCCB chairman Laxma Reddy joined Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday in the presence of Telangana party president G Kishan Reddy.
India will take on the West Indies in the second ODI at Bridgetown on Saturday with an eye on clinching the three-match series. The spinners were in immaculate form in the opening game on Thursday, guiding the team to a five-wicket win.
Amid heavy rains in Telangana, BJP state chief and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday said that the central government is ready to help the state in any relief operations.
Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja put up impressive performances to ensure that India were left chasing only 115 for victory. The visitors surpassed this target in 22.5 overs with opener Ishan Kishan scoring 52 off 46 balls laced with seven boundaries and a six.
"We wanted to give game time to the ODI guys who have come in, we will keep trying those things whenever possible. To restrict them to 115, we knew we could try these guys and give them a go. I don't think they'll get many chances like this. I made my debut for India and was batting at numbe
"Perfect, the fast bowlers bowled really well with Mukesh, Shardul and Hardik. Me and Jaddu were brilliant, we hit the right lengths which is what was necessary on this wicket," said Kuldeep Yadav, after receiving the 'Player of the Match' award.
BJP Telangana President and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday accused the state Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao of being apathetic to the plight of rain-affected farmers, saying that the CM is not hearing people who face hardships due to heavy rains.
The rain did not allow any play on the final day of the second Test between India and West Indies being held in Port of Spain on Tuesday, ending the match in a draw. With this, India clinched the two-match Test series 1-0.