West Indies captain Shai Hope played from the front on Saturday, scoring a century to lead his team to an impressive total of 335/8 in the second one-day international (ODI) against South Africa in East London.
The tourists started well after winning the toss and electing to bat, with Brandon King and Kyle Mayers sharing 67 runs for the first wicket.
The introduction of spin bowler Bjorn Fortuin to the Proteas attack triggered a top-order collapse, however, when he had Mayers caught in the boundary for 36 runs off 26 balls, it looked like the Windies openers would take the game away. of the hosts.
West Indies then lost two wickets for just four runs in the next couple of overs before Hope led the recovery, sharing 87 runs with Nicholas Pooran for the fourth wicket.
Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee had Pooran caught by Rassie van der Dussen for 39 runs in the 24th over, but Shai managed to carry the middle order, racking up 13 career ODI centuries.
The captain joined in an 80-run partnership with Rovman Powell before Powell sliced a Coetzee delivery into the stumps and was sent for a walk after making 46 runs.
The skipper completed his unbeaten innings with a total of 125 off 115 balls as he paved the way, setting a target of 336 for victory.