The only second player ever! Shai Hope makes history against India with a record ton

West Indies captain Shai Hope made history on Friday by becoming only the second player in the world to score a century in all three formats of international cricket against India.He reached the milestone with an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls in the second T20I in Ranchi, helping West Indies chase down the target of 250 and win by six wickets.Hope’s explosive innings guided his team to victory in just 18.3 overs, with four wickets to spare.The result also marked the highest successful T20I chase in West Indies’ history and the most successful chase by any team against India in the format.

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Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is the only other player to score at least one century in Tests, ODIs and T20Is against India. Watson achieved success throughout his international career, scoring a hundred in every format.Before his latest knock, Hope had already scored one Test century and five ODI centuries against India. His unbeaten hundred in Ranchi completed the set by giving him his first T20I century against the Indian team.England’s Jos Buttler and Australia’s Glenn Maxwell have also scored centuries against India in Tests and T20Is, but neither has scored a hundred against India in ODIs.

Hope joins an elite T20I list

Hope is the second West Indian batsman after Evin Lewis to score a 201st century against India. Lewis scored two hundreds against India in the shortest format, making him one of the few players to achieve the feat more than once.Hope’s latest success adds to his growing record against India and highlights his ability to play across formats. His match-winning innings in Ranchi not only secured a historic personal milestone but also helped West Indies level the five-match T20I series at 1-1.