West Indies chase 250 to beat India in T20 series
By Shamyak
Published
Mayank struck twice in his first over in Ranchi, then dropped Rutherford on 38. Rutherford made 84 and Shai Hope 102 not out in what NewsBytes called the second-highest T20I chase.
Original report
Mayank Yadav took three wickets in Ranchi on 9 October 2026, two of them in his first over, yet West Indies chased 250 to beat India by six wickets, Reuters reported via The Star. The target made it the second-highest successful chase in T20 internationals, behind South Africa's 259 against West Indies in 2023, NewsBytes reported.
The win levelled the series at 1-1. Mayank's early burst and one costly miss explain why his name trended in India this weekend.
Mayank struck twice in his first over
Mayank removed Pooran and Hetmyer in his first over and later dismissed Powell for 24, NewsBytes reported.
West Indies captain Shai Hope admitted the early damage. "Five for two was always going to be challenging," he said, according to Reuters.
But one chance went down.
A dropped catch on 38 turned into 84
Mayank dropped Sherfane Rutherford on 38, NewsBytes reported. Rutherford went on to make 84 off 37 balls, Reuters reported, 46 more runs after the drop.
He and Hope added 120 for the fourth wicket. Hope finished on 102 not out off 45 balls, and West Indies won with nine balls to spare, Reuters reported.
That stand put the chase in rare company.
Where the chase ranks
Only one side has chased more in a T20 international: South Africa, who made 259 against West Indies in 2023, NewsBytes reported. West Indies' 250 is now second on that list.
For India, it means a target of 250 was not enough to win.
Why Mayank is the name people searched
"mayank yadav" was among India's top trending searches on Google Trends this weekend, our trends check found. The searches followed a spell that had both the early wickets and the costly drop.
Reuters' report, carried by The Star, framed the match around Hope's century. NewsBytes led on Mayank's three wickets.
What happens next
The third T20I is in Indore on Sunday 11 October, with the series level at 1-1, Reuters reported.
How we did this
We read Reuters' match report, via The Star, and NewsBytes' report on Mayank's spell. We built the sequence of the chase from both, worked out Rutherford's runs after the drop, and compared it with our Google Trends check of India's top searches. Mayank's full bowling figures were not given in the reports we read.
This story was produced with AI assistance and reviewed, edited and verified by the reporter before publication.
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