shai hope
The gist
Shai Hope hit an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls as West Indies chased 250 in Ranchi.
The six-wicket win levelled the T20 series and was the second-highest men's T20I chase.
How it unfolded
- Oct 9, 2026West Indies chased down 250 in Ranchi, finishing 252-4 to beat India by six wickets with nine balls to spare, levelling the five-match T20 series at 1-1.
- Oct 9, 2026Shai Hope hit an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls, while Sherfane Rutherford made 84 off 37 in a 120-run fourth-wicket partnership after West Indies fell to five for two in the opening over.
- Oct 10, 2026Within a week, Hope had played the lead role in West Indies' highest run-chases in both white-ball international formats, and revealed he was named after Diego Maradona.