West Indies captain Shai Hope etched his name in the record books with a magnificent 162 as he registered the highest individual score by a West Indies batter in a successful ODI run chase, powering his side to a historic five-wicket win over India in the third and final ODI on Saturday. Hope’s unbeaten 162 off 143 balls, studded with 17 fours and three sixes, surpassed Chris Gayle’s 162 against England at St George’s in 2019 to become the highest score by a West Indies batter in an ODI run chase. The 31-year-old also became the first West Indies batter to score 150 or more in a successful ODI chase against India, while his effort is the highest individual score by any batter in an ODI run chase against India.
West Indies captain Shai Hope etched his name in the record books with a magnificent 162 as he registered the highest individual score by a West Indies batter in a successful ODI run chase, powering his side to a historic five-wicket win over India in the third and final ODI on Saturday.
After John Campbell’s early dismissal, Hope combined with Amir Jangoo, who scored a fluent 67 off 56 balls, to steady the innings. Jangoo’s departure was followed by useful contributions from Sherfane Rutherford (24 off 25) and Keemo Paul (44 off 35). Gudakesh Motie then joined Hope for a match-winning fifth-wicket stand of 62 off just 29 balls. Earlier, KL Rahul’s 129 helped India recover from an early collapse to post 351/7. Rohit Sharma scored 92, while Ruturaj Gaikwad added 57.
Motie launched an attacking assault in the 48th over, taking Anshul Kamboj for a flurry of runs as the West Indies moved closer to the target. Hope’s latest landmark also took his tally to eight ODI centuries as a wicketkeeper-captain, the most by any player in the format. India’s MS Dhoni follows with six, while South Africa’s AB de Villiers has four.
