Shai Hope etched his name in the history books during the 3rd T20I between West Indies and Australia on Friday (July 25) in what was the first of two games between the sides in two days. The hosts were beaten by a margin of six wickets as they went 3-0 down in the series.

The thrilling clash at the Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts saw the hosts put up a huge total of 214 on the board. Hope was the star of the show with a knock of 102 in just 57 balls at a strike-rate of 178.95. The wicket-keeper put up a 125-run opening partnership with Brandon King, who made a 36-ball 62.

However, the knock ended in a defeat as a stunning 37-ball century from Tim David helped Australia seal a six-wicket win.

Hope etched his name in the record books by becoming the first wicket-keeper captain to score a century in the shortest format. No stumper had made a ton while leading a side before from either a full member or an association nation in the shortest format of the game.Hope broke a record of the Netherlands batter Scott Edwards, who made a knock of 99 against Oman last year.

Player	Runs	Team	Opponent	Ground	year
Shai Hope	102	West Indies	Australia	St. Kitts	2025
Scott Edwards	99	Netherlands	Oman	Al Amerat	2024
Sarfaraz Ahmed	89	Pakistan	Scotland	Edinbourgh	2018
Joost Mees	85	Luxembourgh	Malta	Marsa	2023
Jos Buttler	84	England	Pakistan	Birmingham	2024

Hope also set the record for the most runs by a wicket-keeper in a bilateral T20I series, breaking a record of New Zealand's Tom Latham that was set three years ago.

Things went from bad to worse for the West Indies as the Hope-led side also lost the fourth T20I at the same venue by three wickets and are 4-0 down in the series. He also became the second West Indies player to score a century in all three formats after Chris Gayle.The 5th T20I will take place on Monday (July 28) at the same venue.