Shai Hope

Shai Hope
Hope in 2019
Personal information
Full name
Shai Diego Hope
Born (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993
Saint Michael, Barbados
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
RelationsKyle Hope (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 302)1 May 2015 v England
Last Test29 November 2021 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 175)29 November 2016 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI29 May 2025 v England
ODI shirt no.4
T20I debut (cap 68)29 December 2017 v New Zealand
Last T20I10 June 2025 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentBarbados
2015–2021Barbados Royals
2022–presentGuyana Amazon Warriors
2023Yorkshire
2024Khulna Tigers
2024Delhi Capitals
2024/25Hobart Hurricanes
2025Multan Sultans
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 38 138 39 70
Runs scored 1,726 5,672 847 4,055
Batting average 25.01 49.75 26.46 34.95
100s/50s 2/5 17/28 0/5 9/15
Top score 147 170 82* 215*
Catches/stumpings 53/1 143/13 14/1 87/2
Source: CricInfo, 1 June 2025

Shai Diego Hope (born 10 November 1993) is a Barbadian cricketer, who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the West Indies cricket team. He is also the current ODI &T20I captain of the Windies. In June 2018, he was named the Men's Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer of the Year and the ODI Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards. The following year, he was named the CWI ODI Player of the Year. He is generally regarded as one of the best ODI batsmen in the contemporary cricketing world. Hope has also twice been named, for both 2020 and 2022, in the ICC ODI Team of the Year.