In an entertaining early test of west indies tour of new zealand At Hagley Oval in Christchurch, shy hope The match was decisive on the fourth day. new zealand Scored 231 runs in his first innings kane williamson Earlier top scoring at 52 runs west indies responded with 167, highlighted by Tangerine Chanderpaul’s patient 52 and Hope’s first innings 56. After this, the host team dominated in its second innings and declared the innings after scoring 466 runs for 8 wickets after centuries. Tom Latham (145) and Rachin Ravindra (176), setting West Indies a mammoth victory target of 531 runs – the fourth highest in Test history.
Shai Hope’s blazing century on the fourth day of Christchurch Test
Hope took charge of the West Indies second innings amid an early collapse, completing his fourth Test century with a brilliant in-out drive off Ravindra in 56.4 overs and remaining unbeaten on 116 off 183 balls with 15 fours and a six. Facing stitch position and minimal support – lose john campbell (15), Tagenarin Chanderpaul (6), alic athanazé (5), and captain Roston Chase (4) End at 212 for 4 after 74 overs – Hope’s determined innings, his first in the fourth innings, silenced the critics and echoed his previous centuries against England. bangladesh, Justin Greaves Provided strong resistance by scoring 55 not out, forming a vital partnership of 140 runs for the fifth wicket, as only 18 runs were scored in the last 10 overs at an average of 1.80. Fans went wild online, praising Hope’s “mission-mode” resilience even though she was briefly sidelined with an eye infection.
Here’s how fans reacted:
– T20I century vs Australia.
– Test Hundred vs India in India.
– ODI century vs Pakistan.
– ODI century against New Zealand in New Zealand.
-Test Hundred vs New Zealand in New Zealand.The one and only Shai Hope – a main man for the ICC Cricketer of the Year award in 2025. pic.twitter.com/RuG1OfPPbr
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 5 December 2025
Top draw!
Shai Hope with his fourth Test century 💯 and an important century in the context of the game. #NZvWI , #meninmaroon pic.twitter.com/DnSEHGXTMu
– Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) 5 December 2025
RN included in top 3 batsmen of the world??
With WI on our backs…Shai Hope is class 👏 pic.twitter.com/UGY77P7OFX
– Gaurav (@Melbourne__82) 5 December 2025
Shai Hope always stands like a pillar for West Indies whenever they need him in all three formats, all conditions and opponents!!
This man deserves more #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/NPqYIfcIHD
– R🐐 (@141ovalclassic) 3 December 2025
– Second most international runs in 2025.
– 5 centuries in 2025.
– 9 half-centuries in 2025.
– Test Hundred in India.
– Test Hundred in New Zealand.
– T20I Hundred vs Australia.
– ODI century in New Zealand.
– Hundred vs Pakistan.What a year it’s been for Shai Hope – one of the top contenders for ICC Cricketer of the Year. pic.twitter.com/sqBARM6PIT
– Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) 5 December 2025
Shai Hope in last 3 innings:
103
56
110*Is he finally performing up to his potential in Test cricket? pic.twitter.com/MqbqbI51id
– Broken Cricket Dreams Cricket Blog (@cricket_broken) 5 December 2025
Shai Hope’s 4th test century#Cricket #shyhope #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/f7JhMNVPvz
– CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 5 December 2025
Most international centuries in this decade
◎ 26: Joe Root
◎ 19: Shubman Gill
◎ 17: Babar Azam
◉ 14: Shai Hope
◎ 14: Virat Kohli
◎ 14: Steve Smith
◎ 14: Kane Williamson
◎ 14: Travis Head pic.twitter.com/YNGjTvWQ2z– The Cricket Panda (@TheCricketPanda) 5 December 2025
– eye infection
– from 72/4
– Chasing 531 runsShai Hope: Catch my 108* 🔥 pic.twitter.com/umVGH9voRm
– Barbados Royals (@BarbadosRoyals) 5 December 2025
Shai Hope scored 100 runs in his fourth Test, a fighting innings in extremely difficult match conditions. pic.twitter.com/9kLGa6qZlC
– Pratim Bhattacharjee 🇮🇳🚩 (@PBTheBanglaBoy) 5 December 2025
West Indies’ bold chasing effort keeps the contest alive
West Indies continued to chase the huge target and were 20 for 0 at lunch thanks to the alertness of Campbell and Chanderpaul. matt henry And jacob duffyDisaster struck after lunch as Duffy struck twice in quick succession – towards Campbell, Michael Bracewell There were 1 for 24 in 12.5 overs, then Chanderpaul was caught by Latham at 25 for 2 in the next over – before Bracewell dismissed Athanaz for 55 for 3. Chase fell to Henry at 72 for 4 in 28.3 overs, leaving Hope to rebuild with Greaves amid the testing bounce at Hagley Oval.
Hope’s half-century in 72 balls took him to 100 in 37.6 overs, his half-century partnership in 93 balls took him to 100 in 173, 150 in 53.1 overs and 200 in 66.6. Greaves reached his half-century off 123 balls, but New Zealand’s bowlers – Duffy (2-65), Bracewell (1-54), Henry (1-29) kept the required run rate above seven. At stumps, West Indies needed 319 runs with six wickets intact, current rate 2.86, as Hope’s venture offered faint hopes of breaking the Hagley Oval fourth-innings record of 285. The final day promises to be tense, with New Zealand eyeing an early breakthrough.
