Shai Hope was dismissed on 49 off 38 through the second T20I of the continued 20-over sequence between England and West Indies on the County Floor in Bristol. Hope was the second wicket to fall for the guests. Hope’s knock comprised two fours and 4 sixes.
A fantastically bowled leg-spinner from Adil Rashid drew Hope ahead. The drift enabled the ball to go previous the skin edge. Hope was nicely outdoors the crease when Jos Buttler collected the ball and dislodged the bails off the ridge of the stumps.
With this, Hope grew to become solely the second wicketkeeper-captain in T20Is to get dismissed on 49 whereas coming in at No. 3 after Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor in 2014 throughout a T20 World Cup conflict in opposition to Netherlands. It was the primary time one thing of this type had taken place in T20Is in additional than a decade.
Wicketkeeper-captains to get dismissed on 49 in T20Is:
| Participant | Opposition | Rating | Venue | Yr |
| Brendan Taylor | Netherlands | 49 off 39 | Sylhet | 2014 |
| Shai Hope | England | 49 off 38 | Bristol | 2025 |
Talking of the present recreation, England gained the toss and invited West Indies to bat first. Evin Lewis was dismissed on the primary supply of the sport. The guests managed to get to 55/1 on the finish of the powerplay. The Males in Maroon had been positioned at 82/1 on the midway stage.
Hope wasn’t the one batter to have been dismissed within the late 40s. Johnson Charles (47 off 39) was one other West Indian to have narrowly missed out on a half-century. Brisk cameos like Rovman Powell (34 off 15), Romario Shepherd (19 off 11), and Jason Holder (29* off 9) helped West Indies get to 196/6 on the finish.
The sequence opener was gained by England by a 21-run margin. Liam Dawson secured the Participant of the Match accolade for a beautiful four-wicket haul (4/20 in 4 overs). Wicketkeeper-batter, Jos Buttler (96 off 59), fell 4 in need of a well-deserved ton.