Opener Shai Hope blasted an unbeaten 82 as West Indies got here again roaring to crush the USA of America by 9 wickets within the T20 World Cup Group 2 Tremendous Eight match in Barbados. After bowling out the USA for a mere 128 in 19.5 overs, the West Indies batters went all weapons blazing from the phrase go to knock off the goal in 10.5 overs to make 130/1, recording a cushty win. The win improved West Indies’ standing within the Group 2 factors desk.
The Caribbean aspect, which had suffered an eight-wicket hammering from England on Wednesday, is now positioned second with two factors and a Internet Run Fee of 1.814.
Johnson Charles fell for a 14-ball 15 with a few fours early on however the pair of Hope (82 not out) and Nicholas Pooran did the job for his or her aspect, smacking the USA bowlers throughout the park right here on the Kensington Oval.
Hope made a mincemeat of the USA bowling because the right-handed wicketkeeper-batter clattered eight sixes and 4 fours to make 82 not out from simply 39 balls, with Pooran reaching 27 not out from 13 balls with three sixes and a 4.
Hope remained on the forefront of WI’s chase as he cast a 67-run stand for the opening partnership with Charles after which added one other 63 runs unbeaten for the second wicket with Pooran, which got here off solely 23 balls because the Caribbean aspect dominated the roost.
Earlier after the West Indies put USA in to bat first, Andre Russell (3.5-0-31-3) and Roston Chase (4-0-19-3) made life robust for the opposition batters.
After an early blow within the type of Steven Taylor (2) who was caught at level by chase of Russell, the pair of Andreis Gous and Nitish Kumar (20) cast a robust partnership to revive USA and take them forward however they each fell after making their respective begins.
Nitish was trapped leg-before by West Indies spinner Gudakesh Motie for 20 off 19 balls with two fours and Gous, who hit three fours and a six in his fast 29 off 16 balls, was caught at deep midwicket by Hope off Alzarri Joseph within the eighth over and that was when USA’s decline started.
Not one of the following USA batters might hassle the West Indies because the event co-hosts saved chipping away with common wickets, denying their opponents any momentum with the bat.
USA skipper Aaron Jones (11) was cleaned up by Chase who regarded unplayable. Chase grabbed one other wicket when he had the veteran Corey Anderson trapped leg-before for seven.
Harmeet Singh, who had offered fireworks with the bat for the USA towards South Africa within the final match, fell for a first-ball duck when Chase had him caught by Charles to make sure West Indies remained on high of the proceedings.
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