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West Indies beat India as Hope’s hundred secures record T20 chase

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 10). West Indies beat India as Hope’s hundred secures record T20 chase. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/10/hopes-hundred-fires-west-indies-to-record-t20-win-over-india?traffic_source=rss

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Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 102 off just 45 balls, including nine sixes, as the West Indies defeated India with a record chase of 252-4 in reply to India’s score of 249-5 in Ranchi, India. This victory marks the second-highest successful run chase in T20 history and ties the series at 1-1 after two matches; the third T20 will be played in Indore on Sunday.
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On Friday in Ranchi, India faced the West Indies in a crucial T20 match of their five-match series. Shai Hope starred with an unbeaten 102 off just 45 balls, hitting nine sixes and six boundaries to secure West Indies' highest successful run chase at 252-4 in response to India's 249-5, winning by six wickets with nine balls to spare. This was the second-highest successful T20 run chase ever; South Africa held the record with a score of 259-4 against West Indies earlier this year. Sherfane Rutherford contributed significantly with 84 off 37 balls, while Sanju Samson led India's effort with 82 runs in 41 balls. With this win, the series is now tied at 1-1; the next match will be held in Indore on Sunday.

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India GPE · 11× Hope PERSON · 7× the West Indies GPE · 5× Samson PERSON · 3× Kishan PERSON · 2× Rutherford PERSON · 2× El Sackicko PERSON · 1× Ranchi GPE · 1× Shai Hope PERSON · 1× Spurs ORG · 1×

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🔮 Mayank Yadav (3-36) bowled opener Kamil Pooran on four and Shimron Hetmyer for a golden duck.
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West Indies beat India as Hope’s hundred secures record T20 chase · assertive framing

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Shai Hope has hit an unbeaten 102 off only 45 balls as the West Indies have beaten India in their highest successful Twenty20 run chase. asserted
Indies → hit → chase
Hope hit nine sixes and six boundaries on Friday in his second T20 hundred as the West Indies finished with 252-4 in reply to India’s 249-5 and won by six wickets in Ranchi, India, with nine balls to spare. asserted
Indies → hit → balls
managers brace for ‘El Sackicko’ – all to know - list 2 of 4Premier League managers give first reaction to Man City crisis: All to know - list 3 of 4‘Utmost respect’: Ronaldo pays tribute to Messi after Argentina farewell - list 4 of 4‘He is our idol:’ Why Lionel Messi means so much to fans in India Overall, it was the second highest successful run chase in T20 history. asserted
it → brace → history
Sherfane Rutherford played another supporting role to Hope with 84 off 37 balls, including seven sixes and seven fours. asserted
Rutherford → play → sixes
For India, Sanju Samson scored 82 off 41 balls. asserted
Samson → score → balls
The five-match series stands at 1-1. asserted
series → stand → 1
Indore hosts the third T20 on Sunday. asserted
Indore → host → Sunday
The West Indies brought in left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie and made India bat. asserted
India → bring → Motie
Samson and Abhishek Sharma scored 42 runs in 24 balls. asserted
Samson → score → balls
Ishan Kishan hit a quick-fire 43 off 22 balls, and Samson reached 50 off 21 balls. asserted
Samson → hit → balls
Overall, he hit four sixes and nine fours. asserted
he → hit → sixes
India took 79-1 in the powerplay and brought up 100 off 8.1 overs. asserted
India → take → overs
The Kishan-Samson partnership added 97 off only 43 balls. asserted
partnership → add → balls
Roston Chase then bowled Kishan in the 12th over and Shivam Dube two overs later. asserted
Chase → bowl → over
Chase finished with 3-24 in four overs. asserted
Chase → finish → overs
India was down to 162-4 in the 15th over when Samson fell to Shamar Springer. asserted
Samson → fall → Springer
Shreyas Iyer hit 40 off 18 balls, accompanied by Tilak Varma’s 44 not out off 18 balls as the duo helped India finish on a high after hitting six sixes between them. asserted
India → hit → them
Despite their partnership of 83 from 32 balls, India fell shy of 250 but still achieved its eighth highest total in T20s. asserted
India → fall → T20s
Hope then led the West Indies’ charge by smoking 50 off 24 balls while losing three partners in the powerplay. asserted
Hope → lead → powerplay
Mayank Yadav (3-36) bowled opener Kamil Pooran on four and Shimron Hetmyer for a golden duck. asserted
Yadav → bowl → duck
Hope and Rovman Powell (24) resurrected the innings before Yadav got his third and bowled Powell. asserted
Yadav → resurrect → Powell
That brought Hope and Rutherford together, and they added 120 off 54 balls. asserted
they → bring → balls
Kuldeep Yadav sent back Rutherford in the 15th over, and the West Indies were still some distance away. asserted
Indies → send → over
Romario Shepherd hit 34 off 13 balls with three sixes to provide the finishing flourish. asserted
Shepherd → hit → flourish
At the other end, Hope reached 100 off 45 balls, his second 50 coming off 21 balls. asserted
50 → reach → balls
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