India smash highest T20I whole towards West Indies as Samson, Iyer and Tilak go berserk in Ranchi

NEW DELHI: India’s batting firepower was on full show in Ranchi on Friday as Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer and Tilak Varma powered the hosts to their highest-ever T20I whole towards West Indies, piling up a staggering 249/5 within the second match of the five-game collection.Samson led the cost with a blistering 41-ball 82, whereas Ishan Kishan smashed 43 off 22 deliveries, Iyer contributed a fluent 40 off 18 balls and Tilak remained unbeaten on 44 off simply 18 balls. The mixed assault left West Indies going through a frightening goal of 250 on the JSCA International Stadium.The whole surpassed India’s earlier highest T20I rating towards West Indies — 244/4 at Lauderhill in 2016, when India ultimately misplaced a last-ball thriller by only one run. India had additionally posted 240/3 at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium in 2019 and 209/4 in Hyderabad that very same 12 months.200-plus T20I totals for India vs West Indies

Samson units the tone, Iyer and Tilak activate the warmth

After managing solely 11 within the collection opener in Lucknow, Samson responded emphatically, citing his half-century in simply 21 balls to match Virat Kohli’s file for the joint-fastest fifty by an Indian towards West Indies in T20Is.The wicketkeeper-batter rode his luck after being dropped twice, however made the opposition pay with a devastating show of power-hitting. His 82 got here off 41 deliveries and included 9 fours and 4 sixes, giving India the early momentum they wanted.Samson and Abhishek Sharma added 42 runs in 4 overs for the opening wicket, with Abhishek contributing 20 off 12 balls. Ishan then saved the scoring charge excessive, placing 43 off 22 deliveries in what was successfully a house outing for the Jharkhand-born batter.Iyer continued his wonderful contact with a easy 18-ball 40 earlier than Tilak stole the highlight within the closing overs. His unbeaten 44 off 18 balls ensured India completed with a flourish, turning an already imposing whole right into a formidable one.India’s powerplay rating of 79/1 was additionally their highest towards West Indies in T20Is, surpassing the earlier mark of 72 with out loss at Wankhede in 2019.

Roston Chase stands out amid West Indies’ costly night time

While the West Indies assault struggled to include India’s batters, Roston Chase emerged because the standout bowler, returning figures of three/24 in 4 overs. In an innings that yielded 249 runs, Chase conceded simply six runs per over and claimed three of India’s 5 wickets.His disciplined bowling contrasted sharply with the best way others struggled with their strains and lengths, permitting the Indian batters to use free deliveries and punish errors.The onslaught additionally underlined India’s extraordinary six-hitting kind in 2026. The facet had already struck greater than 300 sixes in T20Is this calendar 12 months, surpassing its earlier file of 289 in 2022. No different full-member facet had crossed 250 sixes in a calendar 12 months.Abhishek Sharma has contributed considerably to that surge, hitting 63 sixes in T20Is in 2026, second solely to Suryakumar Yadav’s 68 in 2022 amongst full-member gamers in a calendar 12 months. Ishan Kishan has additionally cleared the ropes 51 occasions this 12 months.With a goal of 250 to chase, West Indies wanted a unprecedented response to remain alive within the match and stage the collection.