2nd ODI: Shai Hope joins Gayle, Dhawan in elite list during 100th ODI

Shai Hope on July 24, 2022 scored his thirteenth ODI century.  The West Indies opener’s ton came against India at the Queen’s Park Oval.

Hope, playing is hundredth ODI, brought his hundred in 125 balls. With the score, the 28-year-old joined Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakkara, David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan in the elite list.

He was dismissed for 115 runs in 135 balls. 

Shai Hope the fourth West Indian and tenth overall batter to score a century in his hundredth ODI.

Here’s a look at the list of the batters who also achieved this feat:

             Name:                      Runs:                    Team:

1.  CG Greenidge                 102*                  West Indies

2. CL Cairns                          115                    New Zealand

3. Yousof Youhana              129                    Pakistan

4. Kumar Sangakkara         101                    Sri Lanka

5. Chris Gayle                      132*                   West Indies

6. ME Trescothik                  100*                  England

7. RR Sarwan                         115*                  West Indies

8. David Warner                    124                    Australia

9. Shikhar Dhawan               109                     India

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Earlier, West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss for the second consecutive time and but decided to bat first, having chosen to bowl just two days ago. The sole alteration to their starting lineup was the addition of legspinner Hayden Walsh Jr. to replace injured left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie, who fractured his thumb during the first ODI. Avesh Khan, a fast bowler who replaced Prasidh Krishna in the lineup, had his first ODI start for India.

The West Indian openers did what their peers in the Indian team did in the first ODI. The 65-run first wicket partnership between Hope and Kyle Meyers laid the foundation of a big total. However Indian spinners then provided quick breakthroughs to reduce the hosts to 130/3. But then skipper Pooran and Hope joined hands for a 117-run partnership that deflated the Indian bowling attack.

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The captain scored 74 runs, hitting just a four and 6 sixes on the way. However, he was sent to the pavilion by Shardul Thakur before Hope could reach his century. But in the next over itself,the swashbuckling batter reached his ton with a huge six off Yuzvendra Chahal. When Hope reached his ton, West Indies were 258/4 in 44.4 overs.