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Hope's 102 Seals Epic West Indies Chase!
9 Oct
Summary
- Shai Hope's unbeaten 102 off 45 balls led West Indies' record chase.
- India scored 249/5, but dew impacted spinners heavily.
- West Indies hit 20 sixes to India's 13 in the match.
West Indies achieved the second-highest successful run chase in men's T20 Internationals, defeating India by six wickets in Ranchi to level the five-match series 1-1. Shai Hope's magnificent unbeaten 102 off 45 balls, featuring nine sixes, anchored a remarkable comeback after the visitors stumbled to 5/2.
India had earlier posted a commanding 249/5, with Sanju Samson scoring 82 and late impetus from Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma. However, the dew on the Ranchi pitch proved a significant factor, particularly affecting India's spinners like Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, who conceded heavily.
Despite an early wobble, Hope and Sherfane Rutherford (84 off 37 balls) forged a match-winning partnership. Rutherford also reached a rapid fifty as the pair dominated India's attack, turning the game decisively in West Indies' favor. The total of 501 runs made it the second-highest aggregate in a men's T20I.
