West Indies opener Shai Hope grew to become solely the 4th batter from his aspect and total the tenth batter to hit a century in his 100th ODI match. Hope reached the milestone through the second ODI of the three-match sequence towards India which is being performed on the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain.
West Indies trails the sequence 1-0 after shedding the primary match on July 22 which was performed on the similar venue by a detailed margin of three runs whereas chasing 309-runs to win the match.
Nicholas Pooran the house aspect captain gained the toss and selected to bat first. West Indies needed to make a compelled change as Gudakesh Motie was dominated out of the rest of the sequence as a result of a fractured thumb and he was changed by Hayden Walsh Jr.
India, alternatively, gave an ODI debut to Avesh Khan, who changed Prasidh Krishna within the Indian taking part in XI.
Shai Hope was the glue who held the West Indies innings collectively as he anchored one finish, whereas the likes of Kyle Mayers (39 in 23 balls with 6 fours and 1 six) and Shamarh Brooks (35 with 5 fours) went after the Indian bowlers from the beginning.
Shai Hope Follows In The Steps Of Chris Gayle, Gordon Greenidge, And Ramnaresh Sarwan, Hits Ton In His 100th ODI
This match was uber particular for Hope because it was his 100th ODI and the cricket West Indies had celebrated the special day by having legend Desmond Haynes hand over a particular jersey to Hope earlier than the beginning of the sport.
The precise-hander from Barbados continued his batting, reaching his half-century in 69 balls, and saved his calm as captain Nicholas Pooran hammered the Indian bowling throughout their 117-run partnership for the 4th wicket.
Hope introduced up his century off 125 balls with an enormous six off Yuzvendra Chahal and joined a particular membership of batters who made a century of their 100th ODI. He grew to become the fourth West Indies after Gordon Greenidge, Chris Gayle, and Ramnaresh Sarwan to attain this feat and the tenth batter total.
Right here is the checklist of batters to hit a century of their 100th ODI:
- Gordon Greenidge (WI)- 1988
- Chris Cairns (NZ)- 1999
- Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)- 2002
- Kumar Sangakkara (SL)- 2004
- Chris Gayle (WI)- 2004
- Marcus Trescothick (ENG)- 2005
- Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI)- 2006
- David Warner (AUS)- 2017
- Shikhar Dhawan (IND)- 2018
- Shai Hope (WI)- 2022
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