West Indies Defeated South Africa India won by 48 runs in the second One Day International (ODI) at Buffalo Park, East London on Saturday.
Deciding to bat first, Caribbean put up a challenging total of 335/8 on the board. The highlight of his innings was the captain Shai HopeWho scored an unbeaten century. The right-handed batsman scored 128 off 115 balls, which included five fours and seven sixes.
all rounder rovman powell He contributed 46 runs in 49 balls with the help of two fours and three sixes. gerald coetzee He was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts, taking three wickets for 57 runs in his quota of 10 overs.
In response, South Africa started their innings at a brisk pace. quinton de kock and captain temba bavuma Added 76 runs for the opening partnership. De Kock was dismissed for 48 off 26 balls, and his dismissal opened the floodgates as the Proteas lost wickets regularly and were eventually bowled out for 287 in only 41.4 overs.
Bavuma stuck to his end and was the standout performer for South Africa, scoring a brilliant century. The right-handed batsman scored 144 runs in 118 balls with the help of 11 fours and seven sixes, but he did not get enough support from other batsmen. Alzarri Joseph (3/53) and Akil Hussain (3/59) took three wickets each for the West Indies.
“A good game in the end. I think it was a pretty good game. Catches win matches, but we dropped a few catches to stay in the position we were in. I thought it was a difficult wicket to start on. Got to play from position. Dealing with the pressure was the key. The way they were going, it was important for us to get wickets, it was important for us to finish well.” Hope said after the match.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Shai Hope continues to have an amazing journey as an ODI batsman. 14th century. The second number bats at 4👏🏻👏🏻.
– Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) March 18, 2023
3 centuries in India
2 centuries in Bangladesh
2 centuries in Ireland
2 centuries in West Indies
1 century in South Africa
1 century in Zimbabwe
1 century in Pakistan
1 century in Sri Lanka
1 hundred in the NetherlandsWith 12 overseas centuries averaging over 50 in ODIs – this is Shai Hope. pic.twitter.com/0jzJ9pUVzF
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 18, 2023
Shai Hope has reached number four in the ODI World XI. such a class player
— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) March 18, 2023
Shai Hope has become the fastest player to score 10 centuries abroad.
fastest by innings
37 – Shai Hope
64 – AB de Villiers
66 – Chris Gayle
67 – Virat Kohli
100 – Rohit Sharma#SAvWI– Kaustub Gudipati (@kaustats) March 18, 2023
Believe in myself and my ability – Shai Hope
just love the way he speaks
what a knock!!! #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/5Vi5czsFER
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA) March 18, 2023
Only one word to describe Shai Hope.
Invincible.
14 ODI hundreds and 12 of them have come away from home which is often a rarity.
Only the 11th time he batted at number four but it didn’t make any difference. Superb knock 🙌. #SAvWI pic.twitter.com/981WpKfXlC
– Nikhil Uttamchandani (@NikUttam) March 18, 2023
Shai Hope in ODI cricket:
• Matches – 105
• Innings – 100
Runs – 4436
Average – 49.84
• Hundreds – 14
• Fifties – 21He scored ODI hundreds in 9 different countries – he is one of the best ODI batsmen in the world. pic.twitter.com/MX9C2HE3yD
– Cricketman 2 (@ImTanujSingh) March 18, 2023
Most centuries in first 100 ODI innings
17 – Babar Azam (93 innings)
17- Hashim Amla
14- Shai Hope*
14 – David Warner
13- Virat Kohli
13 – Shikhar Dhawan
13 – Que de Kock#SAvWI— Ram Garpati (@srk0804) March 18, 2023
Shai Hope is a player 👌
Easy on the eye, it hits crisp and always finds the gaps.
Reminds me of racy, not an explosive player, but he keeps the scoreboard moving. #crickettwitter#SAvsWI pic.twitter.com/ayITB9C82S
— Lawrence Bailey ⚪ 🇿🇦 (@LawrenceBailey0) March 18, 2023
Shai Hope’s 14th century in ODIs pic.twitter.com/mfCP8xqCYo
– Nawaz 🇵🇰 (@Rnawaz31888) March 18, 2023
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