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Shai Hope
32West Indies
- Right-handed strike-rotating top-order batter
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First-class record
Batting
| Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 100/50 | HS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 52 | 99 | 2,741 | 28.85 | 45.1 | 5/9 | 147 |
| Tests | 49 | 93 | 2,518 | 27.98 | 43.8 | 5/7 | 147 |
| Domestic | 3 | 6 | 223 | 44.60 | 66.2 | 0/2 | 83 |
| Last 10 | 10 | 19 | 742 | 39.05 | 49.2 | 3/2 | 140 |
Batting style
Balanced middle-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 36.8 | 30.0 | |
| Average v pace | 39.4 | 27.5 | |
| Average v spin | 34.8 | 32.5 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 59 | 55 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 42 | 54 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 73 | 55 | |
| Dot % | 72.2 | 71.9 |
2,109 balls in Tests and first-class · Nov 2021 – Aug 2026
Compare with other playersBalanced middle-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 33.7 | 29.7 | |
| Average v pace | 35.4 | 27.4 | |
| Average v spin | 33.0 | 31.9 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 57 | 55 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 38 | 54 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 71 | 54 | |
| Dot % | 74.0 | 71.8 |
1,772 balls in Tests · Nov 2021 – Aug 2026
Compare with other playersMiddle-order batter
| Figure | Player | Par | Against par |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | 55.8 | 31.3 | |
| Average v pace | 67.5 | 28.0 | |
| Average v spin | 44.0 | 37.4 | |
| Strike rate v pace | 68 | 54 | |
| Strike rate v spin | 64 | 55 | |
| Balls per dismissal | 84 | 58 | |
| Dot % | 62.6 | 72.6 |
337 balls in first-class matches · Apr 2023 – Mar 2025
Compare with other playersMen's First-class
- Runs a match
- −5.3
- above an average player
Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak −3.9
December 2025Now −5.3201620182020202220242026- ICC rank
- 40
- 566 points
| Last 2 years | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 12 | 828 | 36.0 | 49.0 | – | – | – |
Team
- West IndiesInternationalLast Test Aug 2026
First-class streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50+ score | 3/10 | 14% | 0 | 3 | 1404754311292102915 |
- Shai Hope has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 First-class innings.
Last 10 first-class matches
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2026 | West Indies | Pakistan | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | 29 & 15 | – | Pakistan won by 8 wickets |
| 25 Jul 2026 | West Indies | Pakistan | Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad | 92 & 10 | – | West Indies won by 90 runs |
| 3 Jul 2026 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua | 112 (243) | – | Drawn |
| 18 Dec 2025 | West Indies | New Zealand | Bay Oval | 4 & 3 | – | New Zealand won by 323 runs |
| 10 Dec 2025 | West Indies | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 47 & 5 | – | New Zealand won by 9 wickets |
| 2 Dec 2025 | West Indies | New Zealand | Hagley Oval | 56 & 140 | – | Drawn |
| 10 Oct 2025 | West Indies | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 36 & 103 | – | India won by 7 wickets |
| 2 Oct 2025 | West Indies | India | Narendra Modi Stadium | 26 & 1 | – | India won by an innings and 140 runs |
| 12 Jul 2025 | West Indies | Australia | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 23 & 2 | – | Australia won by 176 runs |
| 3 Jul 2025 | West Indies | Australia | National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada | 21 & 17 | – | Australia won by 133 runs |
Test streaks
| Last 10 | Career | Now | Best | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50+ score | 3/10 | 13% | 0 | 3 | 1404754311292102915 |
- Shai Hope has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 Test innings.
Last 10 Tests
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 2026 | West Indies | Pakistan | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | 29 & 15 | – | Pakistan won by 8 wickets |
| 25 Jul 2026 | West Indies | Pakistan | Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad | 92 & 10 | – | West Indies won by 90 runs |
| 3 Jul 2026 | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua | 112 (243) | – | Drawn |
| 18 Dec 2025 | West Indies | New Zealand | Bay Oval | 4 & 3 | – | New Zealand won by 323 runs |
| 10 Dec 2025 | West Indies | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 47 & 5 | – | New Zealand won by 9 wickets |
| 2 Dec 2025 | West Indies | New Zealand | Hagley Oval | 56 & 140 | – | Drawn |
| 10 Oct 2025 | West Indies | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 36 & 103 | – | India won by 7 wickets |
| 2 Oct 2025 | West Indies | India | Narendra Modi Stadium | 26 & 1 | – | India won by an innings and 140 runs |
| 12 Jul 2025 | West Indies | Australia | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 23 & 2 | – | Australia won by 176 runs |
| 3 Jul 2025 | West Indies | Australia | National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada | 21 & 17 | – | Australia won by 133 runs |
Last 3 domestic first-class matches
| Date | Team | Opponent | Ground | Bat | Bowl | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2025 | Barbados | Trinidad and Tobago | 16 & 20 | – | Trinidad and Tobago won by an innings and 56 runs | |
| 20 Apr 2023 | Yorkshire | Sussex | County Ground, Hove | 38 & 53* | – | Drawn |
| 6 Apr 2023 | Yorkshire | Leicestershire | Headingley | 13 & 83 | – | Leicestershire won by 3 wickets |
Records
- 1stHighest scores in SA20 history118*
- 2ndMost hundreds in ILT20 history1
- 2ndHighest partnerships in ODIs365
- =2ndMost sixes in an innings in SA20 history9
- 3rdMost hundreds in SA20 history1
- 5thFastest hundreds in the CPL since 201741
- 6thHighest scores in ILT20 history101
- =6thMost hundreds in T20 internationals3
- 6thFastest hundreds in ILT20 history58
- 7thHighest partnerships in ILT20 history135
- 7thHighest partnerships in BPL history184
- =8thMost fifties in CPL history15
Read more
- Where our ratings put Shai Hope, the hipster's choiceAn ODI average past 50 and 21 hundreds build the cult case for Hope. Our ratings place him 16th of 118 in the format.
- Have India really run out of ideas against Shai Hope?A hundred off 45 balls made Shai Hope look unstoppable against India. Two days later he made five, and India won.
- What made Shai Hope's record chase so commanding?An unbeaten hundred settled the pursuit, but the time Hope spent at the crease tells the richer story.