WI chase 250 vs India: Hope 102*, Rutherford 84

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West Indies chased down 250 with nine balls to spare in Ranchi on Friday, the second-highest successful chase in T20I history. Shai Hope hit an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls and Sherfane Rutherford 84 off 37 after Sanju Samson's 82 had helped India post 249 for 5. The five-match series is level at 1-1. Scores, key stats and what comes next.

Key takeaways

West Indies 252 for 4 (18.3 overs) beat India 249 for 5 by six wickets with nine balls to spare in the second T20I at the JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi, on Friday, 9 October.
Captain Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls, his second T20I hundred. Sherfane Rutherford made 84 off 37, and the pair added 120 for the fourth wicket.
The 250-run target is the second-highest successful chase in men's T20Is, behind South Africa's 259 against West Indies at Centurion in 2023. It is West Indies' highest T20I chase and the highest successful chase against India.
The five-match series is level at 1-1; the next match is in Indore.

How the match unfolded

India batting: Sanju Samson, reprieved on 6, made 82 off 41 balls and Tilak Varma added 44 as India piled up 249 for 5. Roston Chase was the pick of West Indies' bowlers with 3 for 24 from four overs, including the wicket of Abhishek Sharma in the powerplay.

West Indies chase: West Indies were 58 for 3 in the sixth over when Rutherford joined Hope. Rutherford took 23 off one Axar Patel over and was out for 84 only after India had dropped him on 39. Hope kept pace, then finished the job in the 19th over with his eighth and ninth sixes. Romario Shepherd added a quick 34 off 13. India played without Jasprit Bumrah, and Cricinfo noted that its bowlers could not defend the total.

The numbers

Stat	Detail
Match aggregate	501 runs in 38.3 overs, second-highest in T20I history
Sixes by West Indies	20, the second-most by any team against India
Boundary runs by West Indies	204, their highest in a T20I
Hope's century	45 balls, second-fastest for West Indies in men's T20Is
Wicketkeeper-captain hundreds	Two in T20Is, both by Hope
India's left-arm spinners	116 runs in 7.3 overs, an economy of 15.46

Hope's 162 not out in last week's ODI in New Chandigarh was the highest ODI score by a wicketkeeper-captain, and Cricinfo notes the six-day gap between a 150 in ODIs and a hundred in T20Is is the shortest for any batter. West Indies have now won five successful chases in five international matches on this tour.

What to watch

India's bowling plans: the left-arm spinners were hit hard, and India's tactics, including bowling four overs of spin late, drew debate. Whether Bumrah returns for the next match is not confirmed.
West Indies' momentum: Hope, Rutherford and Chase are in form heading to Indore, a ground Cricinfo previewed as a potential run-fest.
The series stands at 1-1 with three T20Is to play.

India vs West Indies 2nd T20I: Shai Hope's 102* and Rutherford's 84 power a record chase of 250 in Ranchi; series level at 1-1