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Shai Hope’s 102* powers West Indies’ chase win

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 4:02 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

West Indies captain Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls to lead a six-wicket win over India.
Hope and Sherfane Rutherford added a 120-run fourth-wicket partnership, West Indies’ highest for that wicket in T20Is.
The chase of 252/4 in 18.3 overs became the second-highest successful T20I chase ever.
The match’s 501 runs set the second-highest aggregate in men’s T20I history.

History

Historical Context

In February 2018, Australia recorded the then-record T20I chase of 245 runs against New Zealand, securing a five-wicket victory. The match featured Aaron Finch’s 84-run knock and a 150-run partnership with Glenn Maxwell, delivering a 15% higher run rate than the opposition. Today's West Indies pursuit of 252/4, driven by Shai Hope’s unbeaten 102 and Sherfane Rutherford’s 71, eclipses that 2018 benchmark by seven runs. The escalating chase records signal cricket’s accelerating power-hitting era, prompting the ICC to consider revising field-restriction rules for future T20I tournaments.

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Story summary

West Indies captain Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls to lead a six-wicket win over India.
Hope and Sherfane Rutherford added a 120-run fourth-wicket partnership, West Indies’ highest for that wicket in T20Is.
The chase of 252/4 in 18.3 overs became the second-highest successful T20I chase ever.
The match’s 501 runs set the second-highest aggregate in men’s T20I history.

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