Shai Hope shines in West Indies captain achievements with a century

West Indies captain Shai Hope hit his 17th ODI century as the hosts set a big total against England in the second ODI of the series.

Trailing the three-match ODI series by 1-0, England captain Liam Livingstone chose to field first in the second ODI at Antigua. West Indies scored 328/6 in 50 overs. 

Although both the openers were dismissed in single digits [Brandon King (7) and Evin Lewis (4)], Keacy Carty, captain Shai Hope, and Sherfane Rutherford set up the hosts' strong standing in the game. 

Carty and Hope had a 143-run partnership for the third wicket, and Hope had a quick-fire 79-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Rutherford. Carty scored 71 off 77 balls (five fours and one six), while Rutherford scored 54 off 36 balls (four fours and three sixes).

Shai Hope completed his century in 118 balls

Captain Hope completed his fifty runs in 66 balls and reached the three-figure mark in 118 balls. With the help of eight fours and four sixes, Hope scored 117 off 127 balls before Jofra Archer dismissed him in the 47th over. 

Shimron Hetmyer (24 off 11 balls), Roston Chase (20 not out off 22 balls), and Matthew Forde (23 not out off 11 balls) had some useful cameos that helped the hosts set up a target of 329 runs. 

In the final over of the innings, Forde hit three consecutive sixes to Saqib Mahmood.   

Here are some crucial stats on Shai Hope’s batting in the match. 

Shai Hope scored his second ODI century at home as a West Indies captain.

• While Hope is the second West Indies ODI captain to score a century at home, he equalled the record for most home centuries by a West Indies ODI captain with Brian Lara, as both have scored two centuries each as ODI captains.  
  

It was Hope’s fourth century as an ODI captain.

• Hope became the third Caribbean ODI captain to hit at least four centuries. 

 

Hope completed 1000 ODI runs as a captain. 

• Hope became the eighth West Indies ODI captain to score 1000+ runs. 

 

Hope recorded his 17th ODI century.

• Hope equalled the third-most ODI centuries record by a West Indies cricketer.