NEWSFLASH: SHAI HOPE SMASHES LEAGUE RECORD WITH HISTORIC 118* FOR PRETORIA CAPITALS

Pretoria Capitals’ Shai Hope rewrote the Betway SA20 history books with 118 not out off 68 balls against Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead on Wednesday evening. 

It is now the highest individual score in Betway SA20 history. The West Indian slammed 9 boundaries and 9 sixes to surpass Kyle Verreynne’s 116 not out for the Capitals against MI Cape Town at Centurion in Season 2.

Hope is also only the second overseas international to score a century in Betway SA20 after Englishman Will Jacks’ century in Season 2. 

THE TOP 5 HIGHEST SCORES IN BETWAY SA20

1. 118* - Shai Hope - Pretoria Capitals vs Durban’s Super Giants (Kingsmead, S4)
2. 116* - Kyle Verreynne - Pretoria Capitals vs MI Cape Town (Centurion, S2)
3. 113* - Faf du Plessis - Joburg Super Kings vs Durban's Super Giants (Johannesburg, S1)
4. 113 - Ryan Rickleton - MI Cape Town vs Durban’s Super Giants (Newlands, S4
5. 106* - Jordan Hermann - Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town (Cape Town, S2)