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Shai Hope Age, 6,312 ODI Runs, Stats and West Indies Captaincy

Shai Hope is a 32-year-old Barbadian wicketkeeper-batter and the West Indies ODI and T20I captain. At the 13 August 2026 cutoff, he had 6,312 ODI runs at an average of 50.09, including 19 hundreds, plus 2,518 Test runs and 1,743 T20I runs. His career landmarks include twin Test hundreds at Headingley, a 170 in a record ODI opening stand, a maiden T20I hundred and two outstanding CPL seasons for Guyana Amazon Warriors.

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Right-handedNo regular bowling roleBorn 10 November 1993

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Current squadGuyana Amazon WarriorsCaribbean Premier League 2026 · International record and first two CPL 2026 appearances checked 23 August 2026

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Full nameShai Diego Hope

Age32As of 23 August 2026

Date of birth10 November 1993Saint Michael, Barbados

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleNo regular bowling role

Career overview

Shai Hope cricket career

Born 10 November 1993 in Saint Michael, Barbados; age 32 on 23 August 2026.

Right-handed top-order batter, wicketkeeper and West Indies ODI and T20I captain.

Scored 6,312 ODI runs at 50.09 with 19 hundreds through the current CWI snapshot.

Made 147 and 118 not out in West Indies' 2017 Headingley Test win.

Scored 481 runs as CPL 2023 Player of the Tournament and 491 as the 2025 run leader.

Selected by Guyana Amazon Warriors for CPL 2026; no appearance counted before an official scorecard.

Career story

Shai Hope career and playing journey

Who is Shai Hope?

Shai Hope is a Barbadian wicketkeeper-batter who represents West Indies in all three international formats. He bats right-handed, usually in the top or middle order, and was the team's ODI and T20I captain at the 13 August 2026 research cutoff.

His record is not defined by one format. Headingley established him as a Test-match headline, sustained ODI scoring made him a white-ball leader, and later T20 seasons showed a broader range than older descriptions of him as only an innings anchor.

How old is Shai Hope?

Shai Hope was 32 years old on 13 August 2026. Cricket West Indies records his birth date as 10 November 1993 and his birthplace as Saint Michael, Barbados.

His full name is Shai Diego Hope. The checked age is tied to a date because age changes; the birth record is the stable identity field readers should use when comparing older profiles.

What is Shai Hope's playing role?

Hope is a right-handed top-order batter and wicketkeeper. CWI lists him as a wicketkeeper-batsman and number-three option, although his international roles have included opening, batting at number four or six, and playing either with or without the gloves.

The flexible label matters. He is not a bowling all-rounder, and his fielding totals should distinguish catches from stumpings. In ODIs through the cutoff he had 157 catches and 17 stumpings, while his 174 dismissals should not be confused with 174 catches.

How did Shai Hope reach senior cricket?

Hope progressed through Barbados cricket and entered first-class competition during the 2012/13 regional season. CWI's current table shows that his early returns were modest before a major 2014/15 season in which he scored 628 runs, including a 211.

That first-class double hundred helped push him toward West Indies selection. His route is a useful reminder that development was not a straight line: the international opportunity came after domestic evidence, and even then his first Test seasons required patience.

When did Shai Hope make his international debuts?

Hope made his Test debut against England in Bridgetown on 1 May 2015. His ODI debut followed against Sri Lanka in Harare on 16 November 2016, and he made his T20I debut against New Zealand at Nelson on 29 December 2017.

His ODI start was the quickest to yield a century. In only his second match he made 101 against Zimbabwe, while his first Test fifty did not arrive until 2017. That contrast foreshadowed the much stronger career average he later built in one-day cricket.

What did Shai Hope achieve at Headingley in 2017?

Hope scored 147 in the first innings and 118 not out in the second as West Indies beat England by five wickets at Headingley in August 2017. Chasing 322, he stayed to the finish and turned the second hundred into a winning innings rather than a statistical footnote.

He became the first batter to score a century in each innings of a first-class match at Headingley. Wisden named him one of its five Cricketers of the Year in 2018, and the CWI/WIPA awards also recognized him as the men's Cricketer, Test Cricketer and ODI Cricketer of the Year.

Why did Shai Hope return to Test cricket in 2025?

West Indies recalled Hope for the three-Test home series against Australia in June 2025, his first Test selection since 2021. The decision followed sustained white-ball form and gave the team another experienced batter who could keep wicket.

He returned in the first Test at Kensington Oval, batting at number six and taking the gloves. Selection did not erase the earlier gap or guarantee success, but it reopened a red-ball career that many older profiles treated as finished.

What are Shai Hope's Test statistics?

Hope had played 49 Tests through the current 2026 CWI snapshot. He scored 2,518 runs from 93 innings, with three not outs, an average of 27.97, five hundreds, seven fifties and a high score of 147.

As wicketkeeper or fielder, he completed 77 catches and two stumpings in Tests. The 79 dismissals are a combined fielding total, while his five centuries are already included in the 2,518 runs and must not be added as separate scoring units.

Why was Shai Hope's 140 in Christchurch important?

Hope made 140 in the fourth innings of the first Test against New Zealand at Christchurch in December 2025. Together with Justin Greaves' unbeaten double hundred and Kemar Roach's fifty, the innings helped West Indies reach 457/6 and save the match.

The total was the highest fourth-innings Test score outside the 1939 timeless Test at Durban. For Hope personally, the hundred demonstrated that the 2025 recall could produce more than a temporary return and gave him another substantial Test landmark eight years after Headingley.

What are Shai Hope's ODI statistics?

Hope had 6,312 runs from 155 ODIs at the checked cutoff. He batted in 149 innings, remained not out 23 times and averaged 50.09, with 19 hundreds, 32 fifties and a high score of 170.

He also had 174 wicketkeeping and fielding dismissals: 157 catches and 17 stumpings. These current CWI figures replace older search results that stop at 148 or 150 matches. They also sit inside his broader List A aggregate and should not be added to it.

What records came from Shai Hope's 170 against Ireland?

Hope scored 170 from 152 balls against Ireland at Dublin on 5 May 2019. He and John Campbell, who made 179, shared 365 for the first wicket as West Indies posted 381/3 and won by 196 runs.

At the time, 365 was the highest opening partnership in ODI history and the second-highest stand for any wicket. Hope's 170 was also the highest ODI score by the second-highest scorer in an innings, because Campbell had made nine more.

When did Shai Hope become West Indies captain?

Cricket West Indies appointed Hope as ODI captain in February 2023. In March 2025 he added the T20I captaincy, replacing Rovman Powell. CWI still identified him as West Indies white-ball captain on 29 July 2026.

His first completed ODI as captain produced 128 not out against South Africa at East London. West Indies made 335/8 and won by 48 runs, while Hope also completed four dismissals behind the stumps. The innings established leadership through a specific match result rather than through title alone.

How did Shai Hope reach 5,000 ODI runs?

Hope made 109 not out against England at North Sound in December 2023, guiding West Indies through a chase of 326. He reached 5,000 ODI runs in his 114th innings, matching Viv Richards as the fastest West Indian man to the landmark.

The century was his 16th in the format at that point and made him the first West Indies wicketkeeper with 16 ODI hundreds. Those were contemporary milestones; the current CWI table now records 19 career ODI centuries.

What did Shai Hope's 120 not out achieve against Pakistan?

Hope made 120 not out in the deciding ODI against Pakistan at Tarouba in August 2025. West Indies reached 294/6, then Jayden Seales took 6/18 as Pakistan were bowled out for 92 in a 202-run victory.

The result secured West Indies' first bilateral ODI series win over Pakistan since 1991. It was Hope's 18th ODI hundred, moving him past Desmond Haynes and behind only Chris Gayle and Brian Lara on the West Indies men's list at that time.

What did Shai Hope achieve in his 150th ODI?

Hope became the 15th West Indies player to reach 150 ODIs in June 2026. Before that match, CWI noted that he had reached 6,000 ODI runs in 142 innings, one innings slower than Viv Richards among West Indian batters.

The milestone is useful because it separates longevity from a single peak. Hope had already scored a hundred in his 50th ODI, the 170 against Ireland, and another in his 100th, making 115 against India. His current total later moved to 155 matches.

What are Shai Hope's T20I statistics and highest score?

Hope had scored 1,743 runs from 70 T20Is through the 2026 T20 World Cup. He batted in 68 innings, was not out 10 times and averaged 30.05, with one hundred, 12 fifties and a high score of 102 not out.

The hundred came against Australia at Warner Park on 25 July 2025. Hope reached three figures in 55 balls as West Indies made 214/4, but Australia chased 215 with 23 balls remaining. The innings was a personal landmark, not a West Indies win.

How did West Indies perform at the 2026 T20 World Cup?

Hope captained West Indies to the Super 8 stage of the 2026 men's T20 World Cup. He scored 217 runs from seven innings, with one not out, an average of 36.16, two fifties and a high score of 75.

West Indies won their first five matches but lost the decisive Super 8 contest against India and did not reach the semi-finals. That boundary matters: a strong campaign and individual run total should not be rewritten as a semi-final appearance.

What are Shai Hope's domestic career statistics?

Hope had 4,847 runs from 81 first-class matches at 35.37, including 12 hundreds, 17 fifties and a high score of 215 not out. His 49 Tests are included in those 81 matches, so Test and first-class totals overlap.

In List A cricket he had 8,055 runs from 198 matches at 48.52, with 22 hundreds and 46 fifties. His recognized T20 aggregate stood at 5,760 runs from 218 matches at 30.63, including four hundreds and 30 fifties. ODIs and T20Is are subsets of those wider classifications.

What is Shai Hope's CPL career record?

Through Guyana Amazon Warriors' first two completed CPL 2026 matches, Hope had scored 2,326 runs from 82 CPL appearances. He had batted 81 times, remained not out eight times and averaged 31.86, with one hundred, 15 fifties and a high score of 106.

The update adds only two completed 2026 scorecards to the 80-match career record through 2025: 56 not out from 41 balls against Jamaica Kingsmen and 17 from 17 against Saint Lucia Kings. Guyana won both chases.

How did Shai Hope help Guyana win CPL 2023?

Hope led CPL 2023 with 481 runs and was named Player of the Tournament. His season included 106 against Barbados Royals, the only hundred of his CPL career through 2025.

Guyana Amazon Warriors then won the franchise's first CPL title. The individual and team achievements are related but distinct: Hope's award reflected the full tournament, while the championship belonged to the squad and was decided in the final.

Why did Shai Hope lead the CPL 2025 run chart?

Hope scored 491 runs from 12 matches in CPL 2025, the highest tournament total. He averaged 49.10, made four fifties and had a high score of 82 for Guyana Amazon Warriors.

The season improved his career aggregate but did not deliver another title. Guyana finished runner-up to Trinbago Knight Riders, so Hope should be credited as the competition's leading run-scorer rather than described as a 2025 champion.

How did Shai Hope start CPL 2026?

Hope started CPL 2026 with an unbeaten 56 from 41 balls as Guyana Amazon Warriors chased 118 to beat Jamaica Kingsmen by six wickets. He then made 17 from 17 balls in a seven-wicket win over Saint Lucia Kings.

Those two appearances produced 73 runs, one fifty and one not-out innings. The cutoff is 23 August 2026, before Guyana's scheduled match against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons later that day, so no later appearance or result is anticipated.

What are Shai Hope's main records and achievements?

Hope's confirmed landmarks include twin Test hundreds at Headingley, Wisden Cricketer of the Year recognition, a 365-run ODI opening stand, 19 ODI hundreds, a 50-plus ODI average after 155 matches and captaincy of both West Indies white-ball teams.

His franchise record adds the CPL 2023 title and Player-of-the-Tournament award, 481 runs that season and a tournament-leading 491 runs in 2025. His 2025 Test return later produced 140 in a record fourth-innings draw at Christchurch.

What is known about Shai Hope's salary, net worth and family?

No audited filing or dependable public disclosure establishes Shai Hope's take-home salary, net worth, assets or lifetime earnings. A franchise roster place or reported contract amount is not the same as personal wealth after taxes, fees and private terms.

His older brother Kyle Hope also played Tests and ODIs for West Indies, a relationship confirmed by Cricket West Indies.

Shai Hope records

Shai Hope career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

Test career checked 23 August 202649matches