Shai Hope’s ۱۶۲ leads the West Indies to a record cricket run chase as they beat India by five wickets in the third ODI.
Published On ۴ Oct ۲۰۲۶
Captain Shai Hope’s unbeaten ۱۶۲ led West Indies to a record run-chase win against India in one-day international cricket in Chandigarh.
The West Indies achieved their highest ODI run chase on Saturday, reaching ۳۵۲-۵ and winning by five wickets with ۱۰ balls to spare after India made ۳۵۱-۷, featuring Lokesh Rahul’s ۱۲۹ not out.
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India had already won the three-match series after eight-wicket wins in Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati. But the West Indies, chasing for the first time in the series, overcame India for the first time since ۲۰۲۳.
Hope promoted himself to opening batter after Jewel Andrew reportedly injured a finger making a catch and had to go to hospital. After keeping wicket for all of India’s ۵۰ overs in high humidity, he batted brilliantly to score his second successive hundred in the series but struggled in the last overs.
Fittingly, he hit the winning run.
“Felt something around the groin area but wanted to fight through till the end,” Hope said.
His second-highest ODI score, from ۱۴۳ balls, included ۱۷ boundaries and three sixes. Amir Jangoo added ۶۷ off ۵۶ and Keemo Paul ۴۴ off ۳۵.
“[Chasing is] always a lot easier in India, especially with the dew,” Hope said. “Glad we got over the line.”
Hope and Jangoo added ۱۰۹ off ۹۹ balls for the second wicket to defy an India bowling attack that recalled Mohammed Siraj and all-rounder Nitish Reddy and included debutant pacer Anshul Kamboj, who went wicketless.
Jangoo was run out in the ۲۱st over, but Sherfane Rutherford (۲۴) did not let the momentum slip. He added ۵۶ with Hope, who reached ۵۰ off ۴۶ balls and ۱۰۰ off ۱۰۴ in his ۲۱st ODI hundred and fifth against India.
Paul’s cameo included five fours as he added ۶۵ off ۶۱ balls with his skipper. Hope shifted gears after Paul was dismissed in the ۴۱st over, caught off Gurnoor Brar.
Hope hit seven more fours and two sixes after his milestone, taking ۶۲ off the last ۳۹ balls faced to rush West Indies to victory.
India had to serve a slow over rate penalty for the last four overs, with an additional fielder inside the ۳۰-yard circle, as Hope and Gudakesh Motie (۱۹ not out) added ۶۲ off ۲۹ balls for the sixth wicket.
India won the toss again but skipper Shubman Gill was caught behind on ۱ and Virat Kohli was bowled for a golden duck. Both fell to Jayden Seales.
Only ۲۸ runs came in the first ۱۰ overs, then Rohit Sharma and Rahul propelled the hosts.
Sharma resurrected the innings with ۹۲ off ۸۵ balls, adding ۱۳۷ for the third wicket with Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Sharma took his time and was unlucky to miss a second consecutive hundred in the series; he was caught off Paul in the ۲۵th over.
Four overs later, Gaikwad — ۵۷ off ۶۹ — was Seales’s third wicket.
That brought Rahul to the crease, and he led the charge past ۳۵۰.
Rahul hit six sixes and ۱۰ fours. He scored ۵۰ off ۴۱ balls and his second ۵۰ off ۳۹ balls. He enjoyed good partnerships with Naman Dhir and Brar and finished ۱۲۹ not out off only ۸۷ balls.
The teams begin a five-match Twenty۲۰ series on Tuesday, starting in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
