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Hope Equals Lara’s Century Record, But West Indies Fall to New Zealand
Napier, [Date – Infer from context, if possible, otherwise leave blank] – Shai Hope etched his name into West Indian cricketing history during the second One Day International (ODI) against New Zealand in Napier, equaling Brian Lara’s record for the second-most ODI centuries for the West Indies.
Hope, batting at number four, played a magnificent unbeaten innings of 109 off just 69 balls, smashing 4 sixes and 13 boundaries. This was his 19th ODI century, drawing him level with the legendary Lara. The Windies still lost this match by 5 wickets against New Zealand.
The West Indies captain also reached the milestone of 6,000 ODI runs during his innings. His impressive performance earned him the Player of the Match award.
While Hope’s achievement is a significant one, he still trails Chris Gayle, who holds the top spot for the West Indies with 25 ODI centuries.
Hope’s current ODI record in 147 matches stands at 6,097 runs with an average of 50.80. Brian Lara finished his career with 10,405 runs and average of 40.48. Chris Gayle ended up with 10,480 runs at an average of 37.83.
Despite Hope’s heroics, West Indies failed to defend their total, ultimately losing the match to New Zealand by 5 wickets.
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