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Shai Hope on Sunday, equalled Virat Kohli and Viv Richards' record for fastest 5000 ODIs runs with his unbeaten 109-run knock off just 83 balls against England at the North Sound Antigua.

The West Indies captain timed his innings to perfection and helped West Indies chase down a mammoth 326-run target in the first ODI of the three-match series. The innings from the 30-year-old consisted of seven sixes and four fours.

Each of Shai Hope, Virat Kohli and Viv Richards completed their 5000 ODI runs in 114 innings. Babar Azam is leading the chart and is followed by former South Africa star Hashim Amla. Babar Azam reached the landmark score in 97 innings, while Amla took 101 innings to complete 5000 ODI runs.

Fastest to 5000 ODI runs

• Babar Azam: 97 innings
• Hashim Amla: 101 innings
• Virat Kohli: 114 innings
• Viv Richards: 114 innings
• Shai Hope: 114 innings

Hope has now scored a total of 5049 runs at an average of 51.52 in 119 ODI matches. He has hit 16 hundreds and 24 fifties in the format. In the ongoing year, the right-hander has scored 741 runs in 15 matches at an average of 74.10. He averaged 61.13 in 2019, 47 in 2020, 62 in 2021, and 35.45 in 2022.

Overall, Shai Hope is the 11th highest run-scorer in West Indies ODI cricket history. Chris Gayle is leading with 10425 runs and is followed by Brian Lara (10348), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (8778), Desmond Haynes (8648), Viv Richards (6721), Richie Richardson (6248), Ramnaresh Sarwan (5804), Carl Hooper (5761), Marlon Samuels (5606) and Gordon Greenidge (5134).