Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Shai Hope Makes History in SA20
Shai Hope, the captain of the West Indies cricket team, played his first-ever SA20 match on January 7, 2024.
He played for the Pretoria Capitals against the Durban Super Giants at Kingsmead in Durban.
Shai Hope scored a lot of runs, which is called a century in cricket.
This was a big deal because he became the first player in the world to do something special in the SA20 league.
His team, the Pretoria Capitals, won the match by 15 runs.
Shai Hope was named the best player of the match because of his amazing performance.
Shai Hope scored a century in his first SA20 match, making history.
Pretoria Capitals won against Durban Super Giants by 15 runs.
The match took place at Kingsmead, Durban, on January 7, 2024.
Hope was named the Player of the Match for his performance.
This was Hope's first-ever SA20 game.
- Who
- Shai Hope, West Indies captain
- What
- Scored a century in his first SA20 match
- When
- January 7, 2024
- Where
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Why
- Playing for Pretoria Capitals against Durban Super Giants
- Teams
- Pretoria Capitals vs. Durban Super Giants
- Match Date
- January 7, 2024
- Match Location
- Kingsmead, Durban
- Match Result
- Pretoria Capitals won by 15 runs
- Player of the Match
- Shai Hope
- Shai Hope's Performance
- Scintillating century