Shai Hope Breaks Chris Gayle’s Record With T20I Century Against India

Hyderabad, October 14, 2026: West Indies captain Shai Hope made history with a brilliant century in the fourth T20 International against India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday. His unbeaten 102 off 50 balls helped him surpass Chris Gayle’s record for the most T20I centuries by a West Indies batter.

Hope smashed four fours and nine sixes at a strike rate of 204. His third T20I century took him past Gayle and Evin Lewis, who have scored two centuries each for West Indies in the format.

Shai Hope Becomes West Indies’ Leading T20I Century-Maker

Hope’s latest century made him the West Indies batter with the most hundreds in T20 International cricket. Before this innings, he was level with Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis on two centuries.

Gayle scored two T20I centuries during his international career, while Lewis also recorded two hundreds for West Indies. Johnson Charles and Rovman Powell have each scored one T20I century for the team.

Most T20I Centuries for West Indies

• 3 — Shai Hope
• 2 — Chris Gayle
• 2 — Evin Lewis
• 1 — Johnson Charles
• 1 — Rovman Powell

Hope Joins Sanju Samson and Phil Salt in an Exclusive Club

Hope also entered a select group of batters who have scored more than one century in a bilateral T20I series. According to the provided figures, only five batters have achieved this feat.

England’s Phil Salt was the first to accomplish it, scoring two centuries against West Indies in an away series in 2023.

India’s Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma achieved the feat against South Africa in 2024. Spain’s Mohammad Ehsan followed in 2025, scoring two centuries against Croatia in a home series.

Hope has now joined the list after scoring centuries in the ongoing series against India. He had also scored an unbeaten hundred in the second match, played in Ranchi.

Batters With Multiple Centuries in a Bilateral T20I Series

• Phil Salt (England) — Two centuries against West Indies, away series, 2023
• Sanju Samson (India) — Two centuries against South Africa, away series, 2024
• Tilak Varma (India) — Two centuries against South Africa, away series, 2024
• Mohammad Ehsan (Spain) — Two centuries against Croatia, home series, 2025
• Shai Hope (West Indies) — Two centuries against India, away series, 2026

Hope’s unbeaten 102 against India has added another milestone to his T20I career, making him West Indies’ leading century-maker in the format and placing him among the few batters to score multiple hundreds in a bilateral T20I series.