Overview
- Sanju Samson scored 82 off 41 balls in the second T20I in Ranchi on Saturday and helped India post 249 for 5 in 20 overs.
- A dropped catch when Samson was on six and a no-ball from Akeal Hosein that produced a free hit shifted momentum and let him accelerate to a 21-ball fifty.
- West Indies successfully chased 250 with six wickets in hand, exposing weaknesses in India’s bowling and death-over defence despite the big total.
- Samson publicly accepted responsibility for a prior run of low scores, saying he is "taking the blame on myself" and insisting he bats with a positive, instinctive approach.
- The knock reduces immediate concerns about Samson’s form but keeps selection pressure visible because Vaibhav Sooryavanshi waits on the bench and India must now fix bowling plans for high-scoring T20 games.