{"id":88481,"date":"2026-10-15T07:28:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T07:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/88481"},"modified":"2026-10-15T07:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T07:28:23","slug":"shai-hope-smashes-record-fourth-t20i-century-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/88481","title":{"rendered":"Shai Hope smashes record fourth T20I century in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Hyderabad \u2013 West Indies skipper Shai Hope continued his majestic run on Indian soil by launching into a stunning batting masterclass during the fourth T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Smashing a stunning 102* off 50 balls, Hope broke a bunch of records, overtook a cricketing legend, and helped West Indies level the series with a dominant 24-run victory over India.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hope finished the West Indies innings in style \u2013 smacking back-to-back sixes off the last two balls to reach his hundred and take the visitors\u2019 total to a mighty 247\/3.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking West Indies Cricket Records Once a more defensive anchor in the West Indies team, Hope has undergone a stunning switch of roles and redefinition as a reckless power-hitter in recent months.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MOST T20I CENTURIES AS A CAPTAIN! \ud83c\udfcf<\/p>\n<p>Shai Hope \u2013 3 centuries in 35 innings<\/p>\n<p>Rohit Sharma \u2013 3 centuries in 62 innings<\/p>\n<p>Babar Azam \u2013 3 centuries in 78 innings https:\/\/t.co\/EBurUJULJU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PTV Sports (@PTVSp0rts) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PTVSp0rts\/status\/2110418945849348598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>His onslaught in Hyderabad created the following records for the Caribbean team:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>West Indies T20I centuries:<\/strong> Hope\u2019s efforts put him at a leading 3 T20I centuries in West Indies cricket history, ahead of eterans Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis with 2 each.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enters 2K T20I Runs Club:<\/strong> Hope became just the fourth batter from the Caribbean side to cross 2,000 T20I runs, after Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, and Brandon King.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ties Gayle for Most 50+ Scores:<\/strong> With 16 scores of 50 or more in T20Is, Hope tied Chris Gayle\u2019s longstanding West Indies record.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ranks equal among sole West Indies players to hit 2 tons in a series:<\/strong> Joining handful of cricketers-including Phil Salt, Sanju Samson, and Tilak Varma-Whope scored his second century in the series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/shai-hope-smashes-record-fourth-t20i-century-in-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyderabad \u2013 West Indies skipper Shai Hope continued his majestic run on Indian soil by launching into a stunning batting masterclass during the fourth T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. 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