Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Hope's Cheeky Post Follows West Indies' Record Chase Against India
India scored 249 runs in the second T20 match against West Indies.
West Indies needed a very big score to win.
Shai Hope scored 102 runs without getting out.
Sherfane Rutherford scored 84, and the two built a large partnership.
West Indies reached the target with nine balls left and tied the series at 1-1.
After the game, Hope posted “250?
Cool” on Instagram.
It was a playful reference to an earlier post by Shubman Gill after India chased 406 in an ODI against West Indies.
Hope also praised Roston Chase for helping keep India's scoring down.
Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 102 from 45 balls as West Indies chased India's 249/5 in Ranchi.
West Indies won by six wickets with nine balls remaining, leveling the five-match T20I series at 1-1.
Hope and Sherfane Rutherford shared a 120-run fourth-wicket partnership; Rutherford scored 84.
Hope's Instagram caption, “250? Cool,” echoed Shubman Gill's “406? cool” post after India's ODI chase against West Indies.
The successful chase was described as the second-highest in men's T20Is; South Africa's 259/4 against West Indies remains the record.
- Who
- West Indies, led by captain Shai Hope, played India.
- What
- West Indies chased 250 to win the second T20I by six wickets and level the series 1-1.
- When
- Friday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- Ranchi, India.
- Why
- West Indies needed a win to level the five-match series after losing the first T20I.
West Indies' Response
India's Earlier ODI Reply
Instagram captions after major chases
West Indies' Response
After West Indies chased India's 249, Hope posted “250? Cool,” a cheeky nod to India's earlier ODI chase.
India's Earlier ODI Reply
After India chased West Indies' 405 in the second ODI, Gill posted “406? cool” alongside a picture celebrating his hundred.
- India's total
- 249/5
- West Indies' total
- Target of 250 reached with nine balls remaining
- Series score
- 1-1 in the five-match series
- Shai Hope
- 102 not out from 45 balls; Player of the Match
- Sherfane Rutherford
- 84 from 37 balls
- Fourth-wicket partnership
- 120 runs between Hope and Rutherford
- Men's T20I chase record
- South Africa's 259/4 against West Indies in Centurion in 2023