Shai Hope

Shai Diego Hope (born 10 November 1993) is a Barbadian cricketer, who plays Tests and ODIs for the West Indies cricket team.[1] At the age of 21, he was called into the West Indies squad after he scored a double century against the Windwards Islands at the Kensington Oval on the last day of the 2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition.[2] In June 2018, he was named the Men's Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer of the Year and the ODI Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards.[3] The following year, he was named the ODI Player of the Year.[4]

Shai Hope
Personal information
Full nameShai Diego Hope
Born (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993
Saint Michael, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper-batsman
RelationsKA Hope (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 302)1 May 2015 v England
Last Test27 November 2019 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 175)16 November 2016 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI1 March 2020 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 68)29 December 2017 v New Zealand
Last T20I17 November 2019 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentBarbados
2015, 2018–presentBarbados Tridents
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 31 78 13 59
Runs scored 1,498 3,289 238 3,480
Batting average 27.23 52.20 21.63 36.63
100s/50s 2/5 9/17 0/2 8/13
Top score 147 170 55 215*
Catches/stumpings 44/1 83/10 6/0 69/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 March 2020

Early and domestic career

Hope was educated at Bedes Senior School in East Sussex, England[5] under the guidance of former Sussex captain Alan Wells. Whilst at Bedes, Hope guided the 1st XI to the national 20/20 final where he scored a half century in a losing cause versus Millfield. During the 2012 season Shai had a brief stint at local East Sussex side Chiddingly CC averaging 46 runs throughout the season with a top score of 61. He also considered remaining in the United Kingdom at that time, with the intention to qualify to play for the England cricket team.[5] His elder brother, Kyle Hope represented West Indies in Tests and ODIs.

He has been described by the West Indian cricket writer and commentator Tony Cozier as "A stylish No. 3 batsman whose 211 for Barbados against Windward Isles was the tournament's only double-hundred".[6] In 2017, he was a key member of the Barbados team that won the Regional Super50, scoring centuries in both the semi-final[7] and final,[8] and was named man of the match in both games.

In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rangpur Rangers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[9]

International career

Hope made his Test debut against England on 1 May 2015.[10] In August 2016 he was added to the West Indies squad for their Test series against India.[11]

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in the second match of the tri-series, against Sri Lanka.[12] His maiden ODI ton came on his second ODI, in the same tour against Zimbabwe, when he scored 101 during chasing the 257 runs. His score did not change the game, where the match ended in a tie, which is the 34th tied ODI match and the first tied ODI match between the two teams. He was adjudged Man of the match for his performance.[13]

On 25 August 2017, Hope scored his maiden Test ton in the second Test against England. He along with Kraigg Brathwaite put a 246-run partnership to lift the West Indies total to 427. Chasing 322 in the second innings, Hope scored his second hundred and guided West Indies to a 5-wicket win. In the second innings also, Brathwaite and Hope added 144 runs as well. The win was West Indies' first away victory over England since 2000 and Hope was awarded man of the match for his winning performances.[14] Hope's two centuries in the match against England marked the first time this feat had been achieved at Headingley Cricket Ground in first-class cricket.[15] His contribution in the 2017 tour of England was recognised in April 2018 when he was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.[16]

In December 2017, Hope was added to the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad ahead of their series against New Zealand.[17] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against New Zealand on 29 December 2017.[18]

In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a contract across all formats of cricket for the 2018–19 season.[19][20]

In May 2019, Hope played in his 50th ODI match, in the opening fixture of the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.[21] In that match, Hope and John Campbell made 365 runs for the opening wicket. It was the highest opening partnership in ODIs,[22] and it was also the first time that both openers for the West Indies had scored 150 runs each in an ODI match.[23] In the next match of the tri-series, against Bangladesh, Hope became the fastest batsman for the West Indies, in terms of number of innings, to score 2,000 runs in ODIs, doing so in his 47th innings.[24]

Hope was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[25][26] The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Hope as the key player of the West Indies' squad prior to the tournament.[27] On 17 June 2019, in the match against Bangladesh, Hope played in his 100th international match for the West Indies.[28] Hope scored 96 runs facing 121 balls with 4 fours and a six against Bangladesh at Taunton, 17 June 2019.[29]

On 22 December 2019, during the third match against India, Hope became the second-fastest batsman, in terms of innings, to score 3,000 runs in ODIs, doing so in his 67th innings.[30]

In June 2020, Hope was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[31] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[32]

References
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  2. "WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Bridgetown, Mar 13–16 2015 - Match Summary - ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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  8. "Another Hope ton drives Barbados to Regional Super50 title". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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  11. "Hope replaces Chandrika in West Indies Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  12. "Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series, 2nd Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Harare, Nov 16, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  13. "Zimbabwe earn tie with three-run last over". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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  17. "Samuels, Joseph ruled out of New Zealand ODIs". ESPN Cricinfo. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  18. "1st T20I, West Indies tour of New Zealand at Nelson, Dec 29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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  21. "'If I had to open the bowling for West Indies, I'd do it' – Shai Hope". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  22. "John Campbell, Shai Hope create new opening-wicket world record in ODI cricket in WI vs IRE match". Times Now News. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  23. "Ireland vs West Indies, 1st ODI: John Campbell, Shai Hope record highest opening partnership in ODIs". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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  25. "Andre Russell in West Indies World Cup squad, Kieron Pollard misses out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  26. "Andre Russell picked in West Indies' World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
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  28. "ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (Match 23): Bangladesh vs Windies – Stats Preview". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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  30. "Shai Hope becomes second-fastest batsman to score 3,000 ODI runs". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  31. "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  32. "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
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