Shai Hope on the 2026 tour of India
Shai Hope arrived in India as captain of both West Indies white-ball sides and has been the batter of the tour. In three weeks he has scored four international hundreds, two in the ODIs and two in the T20Is.
ODI series: two hundreds in a 2-1 defeat
India won the first two ODIs to take the series. In the second, in Guwahati on 30 September, Hope made 104 as West Indies posted 405 for 7, only for India to chase 406. In the third, in New Chandigarh on 3 October, he moved up to open after Jewel Andrew was injured and made 162 not out as West Indies chased 352 with 10 balls to spare. It was their highest successful run chase in ODIs, his 21st ODI hundred and his fifth against India. He batted through a groin problem: “Felt something around the groin area but wanted to fight through till the end.”
T20I series: two unbeaten hundreds
- 1st T20I, Lucknow: Hope made 52 off 37 balls, but West Indies were bowled out for 171 and India won by eight wickets.
- 2nd T20I, Ranchi: Hope made 102 not out off 45 balls, with nine sixes, as West Indies chased 250 to win by six wickets.
- 3rd T20I, Indore: Arshdeep Singh dismissed him for 5, and India won by 14 runs.
- 4th T20I, Hyderabad: Hope made 102 not out off 50 balls in a total of 247 for 3, and West Indies won by 24 runs to level the series at 2-2.
The Hyderabad innings was Hope’s third T20I hundred, the most by any West Indian. Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis have two each.
This profile will be updated after the series decider.
Shai Hope’s career highlights
- 2015: Test debut against England
- 2016: ODI debut against Sri Lanka
- 2017: 147 and 118 not out in the Headingley Test as West Indies beat England by five wickets. He was the first batter to score two hundreds in a first-class match at Headingley
- 2018: named one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year
- 2023: appointed West Indies ODI captain
- 2025: took over as T20I captain, and made 103 against India in the Delhi Test, his first Test hundred in 2,971 days
- 2026: four hundreds on the tour of India, including two in one T20I series
From Barbados to West Indies captain
Hope was born on 10 November 1993 in Saint Michael, Barbados, and went to Queen’s College. His older brother, Kyle Hope, also played for West Indies. Shai has played for Barbados since the 2012-13 season and keeps wicket as well as batting in the top order.
He made his name in ODIs, where he built his game on long, steady innings, and later added power to his T20 batting. In franchise cricket he plays for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League and played for Delhi Capitals in the 2024 IPL. He has also been reported as the first batter to score international hundreds against every Test-playing nation.
What next for Shai Hope
West Indies play India in the 5th T20I at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on Saturday, 17 October, at 7 pm IST. The winner takes the series.
Read the full match reports: India vs West Indies 2nd T20I, 3rd T20I and 4th T20I. Follow the decider on our live cricket score page.
Updated 15 October 2026. Sources: Al Jazeera, IANS, Outlook India (2nd ODI), Kuwait Times, NewsBytes, Outlook India (4th T20I), Stabroek News, Cricket.com, The Cricketer, CricTracker, Times of Oman and Wikipedia.
