WI vs IND, second ODI: Shai Hope scored a glowing century in the second one ODI on the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Shai Hope of West Indies. Courtesy: Reuters
HIGHLIGHTSShai Hope were given to his century off 125 ballsShai Hope become the third West Indies batter to attain a century in a hundredth ODIShai Hope reached his century with an enormous six
Shai Hope, on Sunday, July 24, become the tenth batter to attain a century within the a hundredth ODI. The best-handed batter achieved the feat all over the West Indies’s first ODI in opposition to India on the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He additionally become the fourth West Indian batter to succeed in the milestone.
The opposite batters to have achieved the milestone are Gordon Greenidge, Chris Cairns, Mohammad Yousuf, Kumar Sangakkara, Chris Gayle, Marcus Trescothick, Ramnaresh Sarwan, David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan.
Hope didn’t get going within the first ODI, perishing in opposition to Mohammed Siraj after scoring seven runs off 18 balls. However the 28-year-old nicely and actually made amends. Hope didn’t throw his wicket and took his time to get his eyes in and get the measure of the stipulations.
After the hosts opted to bat first, Hope stitched in combination a 65-run partnership for the hole wicket with the in-form Kyle Mayers, who scored 39 runs off 23 balls.
Thereafter, he was once concerned about some other to hand partnership of 117 runs with Nicholas Pooran, who injected impetus into the innings with a well-made half-century.
Hope took his time and were given to his half-century off 69 balls. At 95, Hope introduced Yuzvendra Chahal into the stands to deliver up his century off 125 balls.
He didn’t prevent there and smashed Chahal for some other six over the off-side boundary. Hope had bogged down a wee bit for round 10 overs, however controlled to up the ante within the hour of want. Hope these days averages over 50 with 13 centuries in ODIs
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