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India vs West Indies: Shai Hope hits unbeaten 102 in Windies' highest successful T20 run chase

Shai Hope hits unbeaten 102 off only 45 balls as West Indies beat India in their highest successful Twenty20 run chase; Hope smashes nine sixes and six fours as West Indies storm to 252-4 in reply to India's 249-5 to win by six wickets with nine balls to spare

Friday 9 October 2026 19:31, UK

West Indies' captain Shai Hope celebrates his century during the second T20 against India
Image: West Indies' captain Shai Hope celebrates his century during the second T20 against India

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 in Ranchi and level the five-match series at 1-1.

The ​visitors were also recording the second-highest successful run chase in men's T20 international history, surpassed only by South Africa's ​pursuit of 259 against West Indies in ‌2023.

Chasing the daunting target, West Indies were rocked early when pace bowler Mayank ​Yadav removed Kamil Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer with successive deliveries in the opening over before dismissing Rovman Powell for 24.

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"When you chase here in India, you always give yourself ‌a chance. You always think you're in the game, regardless of what score is on the board," ​Hope said.

"But five for two was always going to be challenging."

Skipper Hope and Sherfane Rutherford turned the match on its head with a blistering 120-run partnership ​for the fourth wicket.

Rutherford survived on 38 when Yadav spilled a ⁠straightforward chance at short fine leg and ⁠capitalised on the reprieve, hammering 84 off 37 balls before falling to Kuldeep Yadav.

Hope was unfazed, anchoring the chase ‌while maintaining the required rate, and combined with Romario Shepherd to guide West Indies home with nine balls to spare. Hope remained unbeaten on 102 from 45 deliveries.

"When ‌we got that partnership there, we just got some more impetus in the innings," Hope said.

"Then obviously Sherfane came and did what he did, played really well with the bat, and just gave us that spark that we needed to get over ⁠the line."

Earlier, Sanju Samson's 41-ball 82 underpinned India's ​total after he and Abhishek Sharma raced to 42 in less than ⁠four overs for the opening wicket.

Roston Chase halted the early surge by dismissing Sharma and later removed Ishan Kishan for 43 and Shivam Dube, while Shamar Springer struck with the key ⁠wicket of Samson.

India accelerated again late on ​through Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma, who put on 83 runs from 32 ​balls, with Iyer making 40 before falling off the penultimate delivery as the hosts finished on 249-5.

The teams meet again in ‌the third T20 in Indore ​on Sunday.

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