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In a Super Eight encounter at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, West Indies displayed a commanding performance both with the ball and the bat to defeat the United States of America (USA) by nine wickets. This victory not only kept West Indies alive in the race for a spot in the semifinals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 but also significantly boosted their net run rate 🧔to +1.814, a remarkable turna✤round from earlier deficits.
Stellar bowling performance by Roston Chase and Andre Russell
Opting to bat first after losing the toss, USA got off to a shaky start with early wickets falling. Steven Taylor departed early for just 2 runs, leaving the team reeling. However, Andries Gous and Nitish Kumar steadied the i꧅nnings momentarily, adding 48 runs together.
Despite this partnership, USA struggled to maintain momentum as Roston Chase and Andre Russell unleashed a devastating bowling display. Both bowlers claimed three-wicket hauls, dismantling USA’s middle order. The American batting lineup faltered under the pressure, losing wickets at regular intervals. Milind Kumar and Shadley van Schalkwyk made brief contributions, but no other batter managed to ma✱ke a substantial score. Ultimately, USA was bowled out for 128 runs in 19.5 overs, falling short of setting a competitive target for West Indies.
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Shai Hope’s spectacular unbeaten 82
In response to USA’s total, West Indies’ batters approached the chase with confidence and aggression. Shai Hope, playing in his maiden T20 World Cup game, played a sensational innings. He anchored the chase brilliantly, scoring an unbeaten 82 runs off just 49 balls. Hope’s innings was marked by powerful strokes and calculated aggression, dominating the USA bowlers from the outset.
Hope formed crucial partnerships, including a pivotal 67-run stand with Johnson Charles (15) and a further unbeaten 63-run partnership with Nicholas Pooran (27*). His commanding presence at the crease ensured that West Indies comfortably chased down the target in just 10.5 overs, securing a comprehensive ﷽nine-wicket vicꦯtory.
Here’s how X reacted:
Ideal game for Windies. Russell, Chase set it up, Hope smashes it to all parts and they win on a canter…
Sets up the SA-WI game well. 💪
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
Brutual hitting by Ho🍃pe and Pooran. Windies getting their NRR sorted in style.
— Hina T. (@BeingHinaTariq)
Shai Hope might be one of the best shot♏ players I🐼’ve ever seen
— Mari (@FreeMari4)
Shai Hope is West Indies’ mo✨st technically gifted batsmen s🦩ince Brian Lara.
— Stef Khan (@Stef_Khan)
BIG WIN FOR THE WEST INDIES! Ruthless hi﷽tting ☂and superb bowling, this win was huge for the net run rate as well but now got to beat South Africa to qualify for the Semis 🔥
— AK (@TheCaptainCric)
West Indies beat USA by 9 wickets to keep their semi-final hopes ali🍸ve. A dominant performance from West Indies.
— Scott Rose (@srose93)
C⛄rushing victory for West Indies. All they need is just to win against SA to cruise through semi finals by topping the group. Seems very much possible in my opinion
— Sai Kiran (@saikirantweetz)
Bringing in our first win of the Supe𒆙r8️⃣s with dominance!💪🏽🔥
How good were the boys tonight?🙌🏾 | |
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
S𒐪hai Hope added a lot to the windies opening partnership. If king comes back h🦂e should be in for Charles who has been mid
— the infamous (@leedsnoinfidel)
Most guys with the amount of runs Shai Hope scored wouldn't adapt or change their game (or batting position in the recent past) the way he has. Impressive and Commendable
— Random Cricket Stats (@randomcricstat)
Shai hope here making a mockery💞 of the decision to leave him on the bench all tournament… he just oozes class
— Chaos Merchant (@MagiCarpeRider)
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Roston Chase has been one of the key players for WI in their T20I resurgence…
Bowler with brains!!
— aman (@bilateral_bully)
