Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Shai Hope Credits Dhoni After Historic West Indies Chase
Shai Hope helped West Indies win the final one-day cricket match against India.
He scored 162 runs without getting out.
His team still had a lot of runs to make after losing five players.
Hope said advice from MS Dhoni helped him stay patient and focus on how to play each part of the match.
He also thought about where India could place its fielders near the end.
West Indies made its biggest successful run chase in an ODI.
The team won the last match, but India had already won the three-match series.
Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 162 in the third and final ODI against India.
West Indies completed their highest-ever ODI run chase, winning the match after losing five wickets with more than 60 runs still needed.
Hope said MS Dhoni advised him that he had more time than he might think and encouraged him to focus on the process.
Hope said he considered India's fielding restrictions late in the innings when planning how to pace the chase.
West Indies won the final ODI but had already conceded the three-match series.
- Who
- Shai Hope and the West Indies cricket team, playing India.
- What
- Hope scored an unbeaten 162 as West Indies completed their highest ODI run chase and won the third match.
- When
- In the third and final match of the three-match ODI series; no date is stated.
- Where
- New Chandigarh.
- Why
- Hope said he focused on the process, used advice from MS Dhoni, and considered India's fielding restrictions while planning the chase.
- West Indies captain
- Shai Hope
- Hope's score
- 162 not out
- Boundaries
- 17 fours and three sixes
- Match
- Third and final ODI against India
- Chase record
- West Indies' highest ODI run chase
- Series outcome
- West Indies won the final ODI after conceding the three-match series
- Advice credited
- MS Dhoni told Hope he had more time than he thought and to focus on the process