WI vs IND: Shai Hope Becomes 4th West Indies Batter, Overall 10th Batter To Hit Century On 100th ODI

West Indies opener Shai Hope became only the 4^th batter from his side and overall the 10^th batter to hit a century in his 100^th ODI match. Hope reached the milestone during the second ODI of the three-match series against India which is being played at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain.

West Indies trails the series 1-0 after losing the first match on July 22 which was played at the same venue by a close margin of 3 runs while chasing 309-runs to win the match.

Nicholas Pooran the home side captain won the toss and chose to bat first. West Indies had to make a forced change as Gudakesh Motie was ruled out of the remainder of the series due to a fractured thumb and he was replaced by Hayden Walsh Jr.

India, on the other hand, gave an ODI debut to Avesh Khan, who replaced Prasidh Krishna in the Indian playing XI.

Shai Hope was the glue who held the West Indies innings together as he anchored one end, while 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 start.

Shai Hope Follows In The Steps Of Chris Gayle, Gordon Greenidge, And Ramnaresh Sarwan, Hits Ton In His 100^th ODI

This match was uber special for Hope as it was his 100^th ODI and the cricket West Indies had celebrated the special occasion by having legend Desmond Haynes hand over a special jersey to Hope before the start of the game.

The right-hander from Barbados continued his batting, reaching his half-century in 69 balls, and kept his calm as captain Nicholas Pooran hammered the Indian bowling during their 117-run partnership for the 4^th wicket.

Hope brought up his century off 125 balls with a huge six off Yuzvendra Chahal and joined a selected club of batters who made a century in their 100^th ODI. He became the fourth West Indies after Gordon Greenidge, Chris Gayle, and Ramnaresh Sarwan to achieve this feat and the 10^th batter overall.

Here is the list of batters to hit a century in their 100^th ODI:

1. Gordon Greenidge (WI)- 1988
2. Chris Cairns (NZ)- 1999
3. Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)- 2002
4. Kumar Sangakkara (SL)- 2004
5. Chris Gayle (WI)- 2004
6. Marcus Trescothick (ENG)- 2005
7. Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI)- 2006
8. David Warner (AUS)- 2017
9. Shikhar Dhawan (IND)- 2018
10. Shai Hope (WI)- 2022

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