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Ambris, Pooran depart; Windies four down in chase

Manchester: After the fall of two early wickets, Nicholas Pooran and Sunil Ambris have put together 34 runs and taken Windies score past the 50-run mark.

Earlier,India captain Virat Kohli won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to bat first in their ICC World Cup 2019 match against West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester. India decided to go in with the same side, allowing Bhuvneshwar Kumar more time to recover from his injury. West Indies have made two changes. Chris Gayle will has a new opening partner in Sunil Ambris. Fabian Allen too has been brought into side to strengthen the spin department. They replaced Evin Lewis and Ashley Nurse.

Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhon, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal and Jasprit Bumrah.

West Indies: Jason Holder (C), Chris Gayle, Sunil Ambris, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas.

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