Cricket-Hope century powers West Indies past India to level T20 series霍普百球破百，助西印度群岛队战胜印度队，将T20系列赛扳平。
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Shai Hope struck a century as West Indies completed their highest successful chase in T20 internationals, overhauling a target of 250 to beat India by six wickets on Friday in Ranchi and level the five-match series at 1-1.
FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Super 8 - India v West Indies - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - March 1, 2026 West Indies' Shai Hope in action REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo
Oct 9 (Reuters) - Shai Hope struck a century as West Indies completed their highest successful chase in T20 internationals, overhauling a target of 250 to beat India by six wickets on Friday in Ranchi and level the five-match series at 1-1.
The visitors completed the second-highest successful run chase in men's T20 international history, surpassed only by South Africa's pursuit of 259 against West Indies in 2023.
Chasing a daunting target, West Indies were rocked early when paceman Mayank Yadav removed Kamil Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer with successive deliveries in the opening over and later dismissed Rovman Powell for 24.
Hope and Sherfane Rutherford turned the match on its head with a blistering 120-run partnership for the fourth wicket.
Rutherford survived on 38 when Yadav spilled a straightforward chance at short fine leg and capitalised on the reprieve, hammering 84 off 37 balls before falling to Kuldeep Yadav.
Hope remained unfazed, anchoring the chase while maintaining the required rate, and combined with Romario Shepherd to guide West Indies home with nine balls to spare. Hope was unbeaten on 102 from 45 deliveries.
Earlier, Samson's 41-ball 82 underpinned India's total after he and Abhishek Sharma raced to 42 in less than four overs for the opening wicket.
Chase halted the early surge by dismissing Sharma and later removed Kishan for 43 and Shivam Dube, while Shamar Springer struck with the key wicket of Samson.
India accelerated again at the death through Iyer and Tilak Varma, who put on 83 runs from 32 balls, with Iyer making 40 before falling off the penultimate delivery as the hosts finished on 249-5.
The teams meet again in the third T20 in Indore on Sunday.
(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in Bengaluru)
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10 月 9 日（路透社）——沙伊·霍普打出一记世纪球，帮助西印度群岛队在 T20 国际赛中完成了他们最高的成功追分，在周五于兰契举行的比赛中，他们以 6 个小门击败了印度队，追平了 250 分的目标，并将五场系列赛的比分扳成 1-1 平。
客队完成了男子 T20 国际赛历史上第二高的成功追分，仅次于南非在 2023 年对阵西印度群岛时追赶的 259 分。
西印度群岛队在追逐一个艰巨的目标时，开局就遭遇重创，快速投手马扬克·亚达夫在第一局中连续两次投球将卡米尔·普兰和希姆伦·赫特迈尔淘汰出局，随后又将罗夫曼·鲍威尔以 24 分淘汰出局。
霍普和谢尔凡·卢瑟福凭借第四个三柱门120分的精彩搭档，彻底扭转了比赛局势。
拉瑟福德在 38 分时幸免于难，因为亚达夫在短细腿位置漏接了一个简单的接球机会，他利用这次机会，在 37 个球中猛击 84 分，然后被库尔迪普·亚达夫淘汰。
霍普沉着冷静，稳住追分节奏，保持所需得分率，并与罗玛里奥·谢泼德联手，带领西印度群岛队在还剩9个球的情况下赢得比赛。霍普最终以45球102分的成绩未被淘汰。
此前，桑姆森 41 球拿下 82 分，为印度队奠定了总分的基础。此前，他和阿比谢克·沙尔马在不到四局的时间里就为印度队拿下了 42 分。
Chase 先是让 Sharma 出局，阻止了对方的早期攻势，随后又让 Kishan 以 43 分的成绩出局，并让 Shivam Dube 出局，而 Shamar Springer 则拿下了 Samson 的关键出局。
印度队在比赛末段再次加速，伊耶尔和蒂拉克·瓦尔马联手拿下 83 分（32 球），伊耶尔在倒数第二球出局前拿下 40 分，最终东道主以 249-5 的成绩结束比赛。
两队将于周日在印多尔进行第三场T20比赛。
（卡兰·普拉尚特·萨克塞纳在班加罗尔报道）
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