India vs West Indies 2nd T20I Match Result & Analysis

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India start Ranchi as clear favourites.

Our AI model predicts India to win the 2nd T20I against West Indies at the JSCA International Stadium Complex, with a 79% chance on Friday 9 October 2026. India lead the five-match series 1-0 after an eight-wicket win in Lucknow, where Shreyas Iyer made 102 not out off 43 balls.

Can Shreyas Iyer carry India again after his Lucknow hundred?

India won in Lucknow on 6 October 2026 with 32 balls remaining. They lost Sanju Samson for 11 and Abhishek Sharma for 21 inside four overs and still finished on 172 for 2 after 14.4 overs.

Shreyas Iyer did most of the work. He hit 10 fours and six sixes in his 102 not out off 43 balls, and Ishan Kishan stayed with him for 37 not out off 27. Iyer and Kishan added an unbroken 137 for the third wicket.

Naman Dhir had already set the game up, taking 3 for 31 in his four overs as India bowled West Indies out for 171.

West Indies need more than Hope and Rutherford in Ranchi

West Indies were 44 for 3 after 5.5 overs in Lucknow. Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford then added 63 for the fourth wicket, Hope making 52 off 37 balls and Rutherford 56 off 34 with six fours and three sixes.

The fourth wicket fell at 107 after 11.4 overs, and West Indies were 135 for 8 after 15.5 overs: five wickets for 28 runs. They were all out for 171 in 19.1 overs, a total India passed in 14.4 overs.

There is form behind West Indies when the top order holds. Shai Hope made 162 not out off 143 balls when West Indies beat India by five wickets in the 3rd ODI in New Chandigarh on 3 October 2026, running down India's 351 with 10 balls to spare.

In T20Is, West Indies won two of their three games against Sri Lanka in June 2026, by seven wickets and by five wickets, with a 37-run defeat in between.

Key Matchups: Naman Dhir and Shreyas Iyer against West Indies

Naman Dhir vs Sherfane Rutherford: Rutherford hit 56 off 34 balls in Lucknow and Naman Dhir caught him off Mayank Yadav. Naman Dhir's 3 for 31 in four overs on 6 October 2026 included the wicket of Shai Hope, caught by Axar Patel.

Akeal Hosein vs Sanju Samson: Akeal Hosein caught and bowled Sanju Samson for 11 off 9 balls in Lucknow on 6 October 2026, the first wicket of the chase.

Matthew Forde vs Shreyas Iyer: Matthew Forde's two overs cost 39 runs on 6 October 2026, while Shreyas Iyer batted through to the end of the chase.

Match Analysis: Where This Match Will Be Won and Lost

Lucknow turned in the middle overs. West Indies were 107 for 3 with Rutherford and Hope going well, and 135 for 8 after 15.5 overs.

For West Indies, the batting has to last 20 overs. A target nearer 200 puts more on India's top order, which lost two wickets inside four overs in Lucknow.

India's case rests on their middle order and spin. Iyer's unbroken 137-run stand with Kishan came after both openers had gone inside four overs.

India vs West Indies Prediction: India to Go 2-0 Up

We back India to win the 2nd T20I in Ranchi on 9 October 2026, with a 79.1% chance against West Indies' 20.9%. The scenario map does not move with the toss: India are 79.1% whether they bat or bowl first. We expect the toss winner to field, as in all four men's T20Is at this ground.

The price angle sits with West Indies. At 5.50 they are 14.9% above our fair odds, a longshot edge worth a small outlay rather than a call on the result.