Live Update: Hope: West Indies need to ‘do more good than bad’ to compete “At the end of the innings [batting] we were a bit of a mess,” says Shai Hope of West Indies’ lackluster performances with the bat. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 The smile of a champion – Mohammed Siraj took five wickets in a ten-ball game, India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup Final, Colombo, September 17, 2023 Alyssa Healy poses with the trophy after Australia the Ashes, England v Australia, 3rd ODI, Women’s Ashes, Taunton, July 18, 2023 Shane Warne bowls the first Test match ball under the lights.
Australia v New Zealand, 2nd Test, day one, at the WACA, Perth, Thursday 20 November 1997. The standards by which Harmanpreet Kaur was ultimately judged reflected what she had created as Harmanpreet Kaur leaves the field after India’s big win against the Netherlands, India Women v Netherlands Women, T20 World Cup 2026, Leeds, 17 June 2026. Mandhana, who has been in the team ever since In 2013, India has already led in 18 T20Is and four ODIs. Smriti Mandhana watches from the field, India vs South Africa, Women’s World Cup Final, Navi Mumbai, November 2, 2025 Ind vs Zim – Niki Prasad, Jintimani Kalita and Nandani Sharma, the new faces of the white-ball teams led by Smriti Mandhana. Shafali Verma has been pointed as the vice-president of the T20I squad while Dee Sharma will take over the role in the ODI squad for the matches against Zimbabwe. India’s U-19 ctain Niki Prasad smiles, India vs South Africa, warm-up exercises for the Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup, Malaysia, January 15, 2025. Harmanpreet Kaur won India’s consecutive gold medal at the Asian Games, India vs Sri Lanka, Asian Games women’s competition final, Nisshin, September 22. 2026 Ind vs WI 1st T20I – Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan play different innings in India’s big win against the West Indies. “Just take the shot back and let it play,” Ishan Kishan said of his proach on a day when Shreyas Iyer scored freely despite not being quite in rhythm. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer attacked despite India’s early wickets, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026. Everyone thought he was a late batsman and occasional bowler. West Indies – and India too – discovered in the first T20I that Naman Dhir is also a match-winner. Naman Dhir took two important wickets on debut, India v West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 Shreyas Iyer hits a bludgeoning half-century, India v West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 “We were a bit chaotic in the background [of the batting innings],” says Shai Hope of the West Indies’ subpar performances with the Thug. Shai Hope celebrates his first T20I 50 against India, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026. Tanmay Baloda took eight wickets in the second innings for the Australian Under-19 team, setting a target of just 11, which the Indian Under-19 team hit in just five balls without a break, seemingly without any problems. Lakshya Raichandani scores in the second innings, Sri Lanka U19 vs India U19, 2nd Youth Test, Day 3, Colombo, July 22, 2026. Suryansh Shege celebrates a wicket, India A vs Australia A, Day 1, Puducherry, October 6, 2026 Rajat Patidar scored a valiant fifty in India A’s pursuit of 275, but she slipped in the first unofficial ODI with a 125-run defeat. Nathan McSweeney scores offside, India A vs Australia A, Day 1, Puducherry, October 6, 2026. Priyansh Arya is in the India A squad to face visiting team Australia A over three days and will be hoping for his high-risk, high-reward play to achieve the results. Priyansh Arya plays on the field, Sri Lanka A vs India A, Match 1, One-Day Tri-Series, Dambulla, June 9, 2026 Scott will feature in the One-Day series against India A following his successes in the Big Bash League and the recent unofficial Test series in Puducherry. Under pressure, a new perspective has given Renshaw the balance to make an unexpected international return in three formats. For the players who made the Australian team after Sandpergate, it was bittersweet but also a dream come true. The Australian team during the national anthems, South Africa v Australia, 4th Test, Johannesburg, 1st Day, 30th March 2018 Cameron Green reacts after suffering a blow while batting, South Africa v Australia, 3rd ODI, Potchefstroom, 30th September 2026. The ghosts of Sandpergate still loom over rivals Australia return to the country for their first Test tour since 2018. Temba Bavuma and Pat Cummins, both teams, wait with their players to depart, Australia v South Africa, World Test Championship final, Lord’s, June 11, 2025. Varun Chakravarthy is also back in India after missing the Asian Games while Ravi Bishnoi was absent. Bhuvneshwar Kumar runs through the Mumbai Indians top order, Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians, IPL, Raipur, May 10, 2026. The West Indies were “not up to the task” with the bat in the first T20I against India, their ctain Shai Hope said after the match, and that his team will have to “do more right than wrong” in the rest of the five-match series to advance the world champions. “When you come to India and play in home conditions, you have to play your best cricket.
You know it’s a very difficult team to beat, so you have to make sure you do more good than bad – something we didn’t do well today,” Hope said in the post-match press conference, which India won by eight wickets with 32 balls in hand. “There are a lot of people who have played here, be it in the IPL or previous tours. We just have to use these experiences and find ways to improve and come back for the next game.
“In Indian conditions, if you don’t put a big score on the board in the first shot, it will always be difficult for the bowling group. When you only have 170 [171] to defend and the humidity comes into play, the ball gets a lot wetter, the surface is a lot steadier, so from a bowling perspective it becomes more and more difficult. I also felt that when India played, the spinners had a lot more spin on the surface, something we couldn’t really get out of it, perhs due to the conditions. Asking West Indies to bat, Shreyas Iyer then scored his maiden T20I century, placing well in the middle at 82 for 3, Hope on 41 and Sherfane Rutherford on 18.
But in the 16th over they were 135 for 8, with Naman Dhir, the offspinner, Hope (52 in 37 balls), Romario Shepherd and Shamar Springer dismissed. If you look at him as the Oons they have, you will see him as the second spinner or the extra spinner. So as a batting team we tend to say, ‘Okay, maybe we’ll target this guy,'” Hope said of the miscalculation with Dhir, who is known more for his batting than his bowling.
“But we still have to play with the situation in the game. When he plays his best that day, he’s not what we call the second or third player. Shai Hope celebrates his first T20I 50 against India, India vs West Indies, 1st T20I, Lucknow, October 6, 2026 “I probably opened the floodgates for him a little bit – I think I was the first one to get dismissed – but I thought we were a bit of a mess on the back end.
I don’t think at any point we felt like we were trying to score 270 or 280 points. We just had to proach the situation a little smarter and maybe give ourselves a little more time because we know that if we had wickets in hand we could still do damage on the backend. “I felt like we allowed them to get into the game a little bit more because we started well on the power play.” Rutherford then scored 56 in 34 balls from no.
5, one of the few positive aspects of the day for the West Indies. “Rutherford played very well in this format, he played some great innings for us and gave us opportunities to defend,” Hope said. “It’s great to see him back on the slopes.
He didn’t score many runs in the ODI series [0 and 24], so it’s good to see him fulfilling that criteria here in the T20 series. 2026 Ind vs WI 1st T20I – Shai Hope – West Indies must “do more good than bad” to compete | “We were a bit disorganized in the back end [of the batting innings],” says Shai Hope about the West Indies’ subpar performance with the bat. Iyer: “If it’s your day, make sure you win the game for your team.” Naman Dhir, the bowler, makes his mark with the six-over turn. Shreyas Iyer’s first delivery gives India a stunning win.
