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Kevin Pietersen Makes Bold IPL Prediction For Shai Hope After Stunning Century
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News18•10-10-2026, 15:20
Kevin Pietersen Makes Bold IPL Prediction For Shai Hope After Stunning Century
- •West Indies captain Shai Hope smashed an unbeaten 102 runs off just 45 balls in the second T20I against India to help his team successfully chase a 250-run target.
- •Impressed by his red-hot form, former England captain Kevin Pietersen predicted that Hope will attract strong bids in the upcoming IPL mini-auction.
- •Hope previously played nine matches for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024, scoring 183 runs at a strike rate of 150.00.
- •The 32-year-old versatile batter and wicketkeeper has scored 6,246 runs across 232 T20 matches in his career.
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Following Shai Hope's unbeaten 102-run knock off 45 balls against India, former England captain Kevin Pietersen predicted that if Hope enters the IPL 2027 mini-auction in December 2026, he could attract bids from multiple team tables.
Shai Hope has played nine matches for the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024, scoring 183 runs at a 150.00 strike rate. Across his broader T20 career, the 32-year-old has played 232 matches, accumulating 6,246 runs with five centuries and 32 fifties.
During the ongoing tour, Shai Hope scored back-to-back centuries in the second and third ODIs, a half-century in the first T20I, and an unbeaten 102 off 45 balls in the second T20I, making him one of only three West Indies batters to score multiple T20I centuries.
