West Indies chase gains momentum as Hope and Rutherford lead fightback against India

UPDATE - follow-up to India vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd T20I: WI-72/3 (6); Mayank Yadav picks three: Sherfane Rutherford and Shai Hope drive the West Indies run chase in the second T20I against India in Ranchi, keeping the scoring rate above 12 runs per over.

Chase Progress

Rutherford reaches his half-century with a towering maximum over long-off off Axar Patel, taking 23 runs from that single over. The West Indies score crosses 150 runs, while the partnership between Rutherford and Hope exceeds 50 runs in just 23 deliveries. Hope also brings up his own half-century with a six over deep mid-wicket. Earlier in the innings, Mayank Yadav claimed three early wickets, including Rovman Powell with a 150 kmph delivery, alongside Kamil Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer.

Context

High-scoring T20 matches often feature aggressive partnerships in the middle overs as batting teams attempt to counter large target totals. The JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi is known to assist spinners as the match progresses, adding strategic complexity to the later stages of a run chase.