Shai Hope Record: West Indies captain and wicketkeeper batter Shai Hope scripts history with his iconic knock against New Zealand in the ongoing three-match ODI series. In the second ODI, Hope reached the milestone of completing 6000 ODI runs in his career, and while doing so, he became the second fastest to do so in ODI format for the West Indies.
Shai Hope Record vs New Zealand
The second ODI between New Zealand and the West Indies is being played at McLean Park in Napier. Shai Hope reached this milestone in 142 innings but is behind Viv Richards’ record of doing it in 141 innings.
Shai Hope Behind World Greats In ODI List
Shai Hope, with his incredible knock against New Zealand in the second ODI, now stands in joint sixth place with South Africa’s Quinton de Kock to reach the 6000 ODI runs milestone.
This top record is held by South Africa’s Hashim Amla, who achieved this milestone in 123 innings, followed by Virat Kohli, who did this in 136 innings.
Players Fastest to 6000 Runs in ODIs
1. 123 innings: Hashim Amla (South Africa), Babar Azam (Pakistan)
2. 136 innings: Virat Kohli (India)
3. 139 innings: Kane Williamson (New Zealand), David Warner (Australia)
4. 140 innings: Shikhar Dhawan (India)
5. 141 innings: Viv Richards (West Indies), Joe Root (England)
6. 142 innings: Quinton de Kock (South Africa), Shai Hope (West Indies)
NZ vs WI 2nd ODI
If we talk about the match, then West Indies’ situation doesn’t look good at the moment. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bowl first—and the decision proved to be absolutely correct for the Kiwis. John Campbell was out for just 4 runs; after that, wickets kept falling in the 10th, 12th, and 15th overs, and someone was getting out one after another.
West Indies was 86/5 in 16 overs. Jamieson, Nathan Smith, and Mitchell Santner destroyed the WI batting.
But the batter who stood like a wall for the West Indies was Shai Hope. Justin Greaves stood at the crease with him, but Hope was mostly responsible for the run-scoring.
Even though West Indies’ innings was faltering, Shai Hope made history today, achieving the milestone of 6000 ODI runs—and that too in such style, with such consistency.
The West Indies posted a score of 247 runs, and in response the Kiwis need to chase this target if they still want to dominate in the series.
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