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. 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. Overall, it was the second highest successful run chase in T20 history.
South Africa’s 259-4 was the highest against the West Indies in March. Sherfane Rutherford played another supporting role to Hope with 84 off 37 balls, including seven sixes and seven fours. For India, Sanju Samson scored 82 off 41 balls.
The five-match series stands at 1-1. Indore hosts the third T20 on Sunday. The West Indies brought in left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie and made India bat.
Samson and Abhishek Sharma scored 42 runs in 24 balls. Ishan Kishan hit a quick-fire 43 off 22 balls, and Samson reached 50 off 21 balls. Overall, he hit four sixes and nine fours.
India took 79-1 in the powerplay and brought up 100 off 8.1 overs. The Kishan-Samson partnership added 97 off only 43 balls. Roston Chase then bowled Kishan in the 12th over and Shivam Dube two overs later.
Chase finished with 3-24 in four overs. India was down to 162-4 in the 15th over when Samson fell to Shamar 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.
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