Captain Shai Hope’s unbeaten 162 led West Indies to a record run-chase win against India in one-day international cricket in Chandigarh.
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162 → lead → Chandigarh
The West Indies achieved their highest ODI run chase on Saturday, reaching 352-5 and winning by five wickets with 10 balls to spare after India made 351-7, featuring Lokesh Rahul’s 129 not out.
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India → achieve → 129
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he → call → leaks
India had already won the three-match series after eight-wicket wins in Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati.
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India → win → Thiruvananthapuram
But the West Indies, chasing for the first time in the series, overcame India for the first time since 2023.
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Indies → chase → 2023
Hope promoted himself to opening batter after Jewel Andrew reportedly injured a finger making a catch and had to go to hospital.
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Andrew → promote → hospital
After keeping wicket for all of India’s 50 overs in high humidity, he batted brilliantly to score his second successive hundred in the series but struggled in the last overs.
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he → keep → overs
Fittingly, he hit the winning run.
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he → hit → run
“Felt something around the groin area but wanted to fight through till the end,” Hope said.
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Hope → feel → end
His second-highest ODI score, from 143 balls, included 17 boundaries and three sixes.
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score → include → boundaries
Amir Jangoo added 67 off 56 and Keemo Paul 44 off 35.
“[Chasing is] always a lot easier in India, especially with the dew,” Hope said.
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Hope → add → dew
“Glad we got over the line.”
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we → get → line
Hope and Jangoo added 109 off 99 balls for the second wicket to defy an India bowling attack that recalled Mohammed Siraj and all-rounder Nitish Reddy and included debutant pacer Anshul Kamboj, who went wicketless.
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who → add → Kamboj
Jangoo was run out in the 21st over, but Sherfane Rutherford (24) did not let the momentum slip.
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momentum → run → over
He added 56 with Hope, who reached 50 off 46 balls and 100 off 104 in his 21st ODI hundred and fifth against India.
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who → add → India
Paul’s cameo included five fours as he added 65 off 61 balls with his skipper.
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he → include → skipper
Hope shifted gears after Paul was dismissed in the 41st over, caught off Gurnoor Brar.
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Paul → shift → Brar
Hope hit seven more fours and two sixes after his milestone, taking 62 off the last 39 balls faced to rush West Indies to victory.
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Hope → hit → victory
India had to serve a slow over rate penalty for the last four overs, with an additional fielder inside the 30-yard circle, as Hope and Gudakesh Motie (19 not out) added 62 off 29 balls for the sixth wicket.
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Hope → have → wicket
India won the toss again but skipper Shubman Gill was caught behind on 1 and Virat Kohli was bowled for a golden duck.
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Kohli → win → duck
Both fell to Jayden Seales.
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Both → fall → Seales
Only 28 runs came in the first 10 overs, then Rohit Sharma and Rahul propelled the hosts.
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Sharma → come → hosts
Sharma resurrected the innings with 92 off 85 balls, adding 137 for the third wicket with Ruturaj Gaikwad.
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Sharma → resurrect → Gaikwad
Sharma took his time and was unlucky to miss a second consecutive hundred in the series; he was caught off Paul in the 25th over.
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he → take → over
That brought Rahul to the crease, and he led the charge past 350.
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he → bring → 350
Rahul hit six sixes and 10 fours.
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Rahul → hit → sixes
He scored 50 off 41 balls and his second 50 off 39 balls.
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He → score → balls
He enjoyed good partnerships with Naman Dhir and Brar and finished 129 not out off only 87 balls.
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He → enjoy → balls
The teams begin a five-match Twenty20 series on Tuesday, starting in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
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teams → begin → Lucknow
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