West Indies Chase 250 in Ranchi as Shai Hope Makes an Unbeaten Hundred
India made 249/5 with 82 from Sanju Samson and still lost by six wickets. Hope and Sherfane Rutherford added 120 for the fourth wicket to level the series.
West Indies beat India by six wickets in the second T20I in Ranchi on 9 October, chasing 250 with nine balls to spare. It levelled the five match series at 1-1.
The scorecard in short
| | Score | |---|---| | India | 249/5 (20 overs) | | West Indies | 252/4 (18.3 overs) |
India's 249
West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl. Sanju Samson made 82 from 41 balls and India finished on 249 for 5, a total that wins almost every T20 international. Roston Chase was the pick of the West Indies bowlers with 3/24 from four overs, on a night when most bowlers went for well over ten an over.
The chase
Shai Hope made 102 not out, with nine sixes, and Sherfane Rutherford made 84 from 37 balls, with seven fours and seven sixes. The two added 120 for the fourth wicket, and West Indies got home with an over and a half left. Hope was player of the match.
What came next
India won the third match in Indore to go 2-1 up. Here is how that went.