In what was nearly a one-man present, West Indies captain Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 109 on Wednesday within the rain-affected second ODI towards New Zealand, however his effort was not sufficient because the hosts chased the 248-run goal with three balls left and gained by 5 wickets.Within the 34-over-a-side match in Napier, Hope made 109 off 69 balls on a pitch that supplied tempo and motion. His innings took the West Indies to 247 for 9.Throughout his luxurious knock, Hope additionally knocked down a number of information. He recorded his first ODI century towards New Zealand and moved stage with Brian Lara in second place on West Indies’ all-time listing of ODI a whole lot with 19. Chris Gayle leads the listing with 25.
First participant to attain a century towards all acknowledged groups
Shai Hope additionally turned the primary participant to attain a century towards all 12 Take a look at-playing nations, overlaying all codecs. His innings included 13 fours and 4 sixes.Former India batter Rahul Dravid was the primary to attain a Take a look at century in all 10 Take a look at-playing nations at the moment and towards all 9 Take a look at-playing nations. Afghanistan and Eire acquired Take a look at standing in 2017 after Dravid retired. Sachin Tendulkar additionally scored a Take a look at century towards all 9 groups that have been enjoying Take a look at cricket until the time he retired.Virat Kohli has by no means scored a century towards EireHope additionally crossed the mark of 6,000 ODI runs, changing into the seventh West Indies participant to succeed in the mark. He’s the second quickest from the Caribbean to take action, reaching it in 147 matches, behind Viv Richards.