Hope Century Powers West Indies Past India to Level T20 Series
Shai Hope’s unbeaten 102 and Sherfane Rutherford’s 84 powered a 252-4 chase, giving West Indies the second-highest successful T20I run chase.
- On Friday, West Indies defeated India by six wickets in the second T20I at Ranchi, chasing down a 250-run target to level the five-match series at 1-1.
- This performance ranks as the second-highest successful run chase in men's T20I history, trailing only South Africa's 259-run record achieved in 2023.
- Captain Shai Hope smashed an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls while Sherfane Rutherford struck 84 off 37 deliveries, anchoring a 120-run fourth-wicket partnership.
- India posted 249/5 behind Sanju Samson's 82 off 41 balls, though Captain Shreyas Iyer attributed the loss partly to evening dew: "The margin of error on this wicket was very minor."
- Both teams will travel to Indore for the third match scheduled on Sunday, where they compete to break the series deadlock and regain momentum.
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Hope springs eternal West Indies pull off historic 250-run chase against India
The West Indies made history in Ranchi on Friday by chasing 250 for a rare T20 International victory against India. The effort, which brought the five-match series level at 1-1, marked the first time a 250-run target has been successfully chased in a Men’s T20I. Captain Shai Hope won the toss and elected to field […] The article Hope springs eternal West Indies pull off historic 250-run chase against India is from St. Lucia Times.
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Hope, Rutherford fire West Indies to record T20 chase of 250
After India posted 249-5 batting first, the West Indies rode on a 120-run fourth-wicket partnership between Hope, who hit an unbeaten 102, and Rutherford (84) to achieve the target with nine balls to spare in Ranchi. Hope completed the win with the ninth six of his innings and one that brought up his century off 45 balls, as the West Indies bounced back to level the five-match series at 1-1. "When you chase here in India, you always give yoursel…
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PressNewsAgencyHope century powers West Indies past India to level T20 series
Oct 9 : Shai Hope struck a century as West Indies completed their highest successful chase in T20 internationals, overhauling a target of 250 to beat India by six wickets on Friday in Ranchi and level the five-match series at 1-1.The visitors completed the second-highest successful run chase in men's T20 inte
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