Shai Hope, born on November 10, 1993, hails from Barbados and is a prominent figure in West Indies cricket. He serves as a wicketkeeper/batsman for the West Indies cricket team and holds the position of ODI captain. In June 2018, he received prestigious accolades at the Cricket West Indies’ Awards, including Men’s Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer of the Year, and ODI Cricketer of the Year. The following year, he was honored as the CWI ODI Player of the Year. Widely recognized as one of the premier ODI batsmen in contemporary cricket, Hope has been featured twice in the ICC ODI Team of the Year, in 2020 and 2022.
Shai Hope PSL Records & Stats
In the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Shai Hope has participated in two matches, accumulating a total of 48 runs. His highest score in the tournament stands at 47 runs. Although he hasn’t scored any centuries or half-centuries, his average in the PSL stands at 24, reflecting his consistency and contribution to the team’s batting lineup.
| Matches | 2 |
| Total Runs | 48 |
| Highest | 47 |
| 50s | 0 |
| 100s | 0 |
| Avg | 24 |
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Shai Hope Domestic Career
Shai Hope pursued his education at Bedes Senior School in East Sussex, England, where he received guidance from former Sussex captain Alan Wells. During his time at Bedes, Hope led the 1st XI to the national 20/20 final, where he scored a half-century despite the team’s loss to Millfield. In 2012, he briefly played for local East Sussex side Chiddingly CC, averaging 46 runs throughout the season with a top score of 61. Hope also contemplated staying in the United Kingdom to qualify to play for the England cricket team.
Renowned West Indian cricket writer and commentator Tony Cozier described Hope as a “stylish No. 3 batsman,” highlighting his remarkable innings of 211 for Barbados against the Windward Islands cricket team, which stood as the tournament’s only double-hundred. In 2017, he played a pivotal role in Barbados’ victory in the Regional Super50, scoring centuries in both the semi-final and final matches, earning him the Man of the Match title in both games.
In November 2019, Hope joined the Rangpur Rangers for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. Subsequently, he was named in the Barbados Tridents squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. On 15 October 2022, Hope was appointed as the new captain of the Barbados Pride for the 2021-22 Regional Super50 tournament, succeeding Jason Holder. The following April, Holder signed with English club Yorkshire for three games of the 2023 County Championship season. During his debut match, Hope scored a notable second innings 83, despite the team’s loss to Leicestershire. In his subsequent game against Gloucestershire, rain intervened, resulting in no play. In his final match with Yorkshire, Hope contributed an unbeaten second-innings 53 in a drawn match against Sussex at Hove.