Shai Hope playing for WI [Source: AFP]Shai Hope, the West Indies captain, who has proved his worth with the bat in the ODI series, has once again stood as a foe in front of India in the T20I matches as well. In the ongoing India vs West Indies 2nd T20I, Hope has put up a resilient fight with his 24-ball 50, even after the team lost three wickets inside the powerplay. Significantly, with his half-century, Hope is now among the elite West Indies batters who have ever existed in the T20I format.ALSO READTilak Varma Scripts History To Surpass Virat Kohli In Elite Indian T20 ListShai Hope joins Evin Lewis, Nicholas Pooran with Ranchi fiftyHope's masterclass at Ranchi on October 9 saw the batter open for his team alongside Kamil Pooran. West Indies were chasing India's 250 runs from 20 overs, and Hope picked up the pace instantly to reach his 50 from just 24 deliveries. He struck at 216.0 while slamming four boundaries and four sixes along the way. As soon as he completed his half-century, Shai Hope also joined a legendary list of West Indian batters. Notably, he equalled Evin Lewis's record of having the second-highest number of 50-plus scores for West Indies in T20Is, which is 15. Most 50+ Scores for West Indies in T20Is:16 – Chris Gayle15 – Evin Lewis, Shai Hope*14 – Brandon King13 – Nicholas Pooran11 – Rovman PowellNow, both Hope and Lewis stand just below Chris Gayle, who tops the chart with 16 half-centuries in the T20I format for the nation. The list also comprises names like Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, and Rovman Powell as well.How consistently has Shai Hope stormed with the bat recently?Hope has been a consistent performer throughout the last few months. In the ODI series, he averaged 139, while in the first T20I, too, he struck 50 for the team. Just before that, in the Caribbean Premier League, Hope averaged 47.43 from the 12 matches he played. Ahead of that, in the Pakistan versus West Indies Test match, he again produced an average of 36.50 from four innings, further underlining his consistency with the bat recently. This consistency has put him above the rest and helped him reach multiple records in a single India series. Speaking of records, one of the strongest T20 feats of his came in 2025 against Australia. He became the first wicketkeeper-captain to score a century. He also has a record in a match against Bangladesh, where he smashed what was then the third-fastest T20I fifty, off just 16 deliveries.ALSO READWatch- Mayank Yadav's 149.5 Km/h Delivery Shatters Rovman Powell's Stumps
