Shai Hope's 162 Not Out Powers West Indies to Record 352 Chase as India Take Series 2-1

India's hopes of a 3-0 sweep ended in New Chandigarh on Saturday night. West Indies captain Shai Hope batted through the chase for an unbeaten 162, and the visitors overhauled a target of 352 with five wickets and 10 balls to spare. It is the highest successful run chase in West Indies' ODI history, and it came against a side that had dominated the first two games.

India had already sealed the three-match series after Shubman Gill's double century set up a record chase in Guwahati (see our earlier coverage). They finish the series 2-1 winners. Still, a defeat while defending 351 at home will give the team management something to think about with the 2027 World Cup a year away.

Hope's innings carried the chase

Hope faced 143 balls and hit 17 fours and three sixes, the 21st ODI hundred of his career. He also hit the winning runs as West Indies reached 352 for 5 in 48.2 overs.

The chase began loosely. Opener John Campbell attacked Mohammed Siraj from the first over before Siraj bowled him for 10. Hope and Amir Jangoo then put on a stand of more than 100 that kept West Indies close to the asking rate. Jangoo made 67 off 56 balls before he was run out.

Sherfane Rutherford (24) and Keemo Paul (44 off 35) kept the scoreboard moving in the middle overs. Each time India took a wicket, Hope was still there at the other end. The final push came from Gudakesh Motie. He and Hope added 62 off just 29 balls for the fifth wicket, and a big 48th over against Anshul Kamboj all but settled the result.

Siraj, Gurnoor Brar, Kuldeep Yadav and Naman Dhir took one wicket each. India never managed the steady run of breakthroughs needed to stop a well-set captain on a flat surface.

Rahul's late assault went in vain

India's total had looked well out of reach for much of the evening. Asked to bat first, they slipped to 4 for 2 inside three overs. Fast bowler Jayden Seales had Gill caught behind for 1 and bowled Virat Kohli first ball.

Rohit Sharma and Ruturaj Gaikwad rebuilt with a 137-run partnership. Rohit made 92 off 85 balls and was caught at deep midwicket trying to pull Paul, eight runs short of a century. Along the way he became only the fourth opener to reach 10,000 ODI runs. Gaikwad, dropped more than once, made 57.

KL Rahul then turned a good total into a big one. Batting at No. 5, he reached his ninth ODI hundred off 80 balls and finished unbeaten on 129 from 87. India took 22 runs from the final over to reach 351 for 7. Seales was the pick of the West Indies bowlers with 3 for 62.

What it means

For West Indies, the win salvages a tour that had been one-sided. Their bowlers had leaked more than 700 runs across the first two matches. Chasing 352 in India gives them a rare result to take into the rest of the tour.

For India, the batting looked in good shape across the series. The defeat raises a fair question about the death bowling and how the team uses its younger seamers in a 50-over game.

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