Shai Hope in action for West Indies vs India (Source: AP Photos)Shai Hope made the full use of Virat Kohli’s dropped catch on Wednesday during the 2nd ODI between West Indies and India, which took place at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.Hope, West Indies captain, notched up his 20th ODI century in his 151st innings in the format. With that, he broke the record of Chris Gayle, who took 226 innings to get to his 20th ODI centuries.Besides, Hope broke multiple ODI records before falling to Kuldeep Yadav after making 104 runs off 94 balls.Shai Hope Goes Past Brian Lara's ODI Century TallyAt the same time, Hope has now more ODI centuries than Brian Lara, arguably the greatest batter from West Indies of all time. While Lara had 19 centuries in 289 ODI innings, Hope only took 151 innings to get past him.Nonetheless, Chris Gayle, fondly known as the Universe Boss, is at the top of the chart. He had 25 centuries in the 50-over format after 294 innings.Most 100s for West Indies In ODIs25 – Chris Gayle20 – Shai Hope*19 – Brian Lara17 – Desmond HaynesHope Leaves Behind de Villiers With 20 ODI CenturiesWhen it comes to fastest to reach 20 ODI centuries, Hashim Amla is at the top of the chart overall. The South African legend only took 108 innings to get that mark, followed by Virat Kohli, Babar Azam and David Warner.Hope is sixth on the list by getting to 20 ODI centuries. He left behind AB de Villiers, who took 175 innings to reach there.Fastest To 20 Centuries In ODIs (By Innings)108 - Hashim Amla (South Africa)133 - Virat Kohli (India)136 - Babar Azam (Pakistan)142 - David Warner (Australia)150 - Quinton de Kock (South Africa)151 - Shai Hope (West Indies)*175 - AB de Villiers (South Africa)Also Read: Shai Hope Joins This Team Amid India vs West Indies ODI SeriesMoreover, thanks to Hope’s well-crafted century, coupled with spectacular hundreds from John Campbell and Amir Jangoo, all West Indies took were 25.3 overs to get to 200 runs on the board.It was a statement performance by the Caribbean side against India, and no wonder it became the part of the history books.Quickest To 200 Vs India In ODIs25.1 Pak Lahore 199725.2 SA Joburg 201825.3 WI Guwahati 2026 *25.5 SL Rajkot 2009As many as three centuries, done by John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo, took the West Indies to a highest-ever ODI total for the West Indies against India. At the time of writing, the West Indies are 374/6 after 46.4 overs, with Roston Chase still in the middle.They are on the way to break their all-time highest ODI total, which is 389. It came against England in 2019 in St George's.Also Read: Naman Dhir Walks Off The Field With Injury During IND vs WI 2nd ODI
