‘They are coming for 2027’ – Fans react as Shai Hope’s unbeaten ton guides West Indies to thrilling win over England in 1st ODI

The West Indies cricket team beat England by 4 wickets on December 3 at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium. Speaking of the game here, England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and invited the hosts to field first. Notably, after being opted to bat first, the visitors had posted a massive total of 325 in the given 50 overs.

The England cricket team, had a miserable edition in the recently concluded ODI World Cup 2023, who was looking to change things, but they ended up losing. Notably, the star cricketer Zack Crawley hammered 48 runs and stitched the great stand with Harry Brook, who went on to hammer 71 runs from 72 balls, which helped them post a decent total against the hosts.

However, during the chase, West Indies had a great start as Athanaze posted 66 runs. Following him, skipper Shai Hope scored an unbeaten 109 runs from 83 balls, featuring four boundaries and seven sixes, and shared the great stand with Shepherd, who also piled up 48 runs from 28 balls, which helped them chase down the total with seven balls to spare.

Its about seeing how we can continue to repeat these performances: Shai Hope

Meanwhile, Shai Hope, who was given the player of the match award after West Indies win, has opened up about the tactical skills and pragmatic approach they used to beat tough visiting sides in the first ODI. In addition, the great cricketer is looking forward to continue the winning momentum for the rest of the two games.

“Shepherd was amazing. We got the win, started the series on a high and the aim is to repeat it next game. Their openers played really well, we need to try to start a bit better in the next game. We also had a few dropped catches, if you want to be the best team in the world, you also have to start playing like the best team in the world. Nice to see the openers taking responsibility, they’re both great players. Its about seeing how we can continue to repeat these performances,” Shai Hope said after the win.

Check out how fans have reacted to this great win:

They are coming for 2027

— Sai Akhil Kantimahanthi (@SaiAkhilKa904) December 3, 2023

People of Caribbean deserves more of these.

— Shubham Sakhuja (@ishubhamsakhuja) December 3, 2023

WHAT A KNOCK ….At one stage they needed 190 of 19 overs…🔥🔥🔥

ENGLAND ARE FINISHED 🧐🧐

— the DUGOUT ! (@ViratKohli_007) December 3, 2023

Congrats west indies. Well played. What an innings by Shai hope ❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/3TwFtWr7Cy

— Karthik (@vsk_says) December 3, 2023

West Indies would've done better than Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and England in the world cup.

— Pr𝕏tham (@Prxtham_18) December 3, 2023