West Indies Cricket Team vs Italy National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Skipper Shai Hope scored 75 off 46 balls as West Indies defeated Italy by 42 runs Thursday to finish atop Group C and advance unbeaten to the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup. Batting first, West Indies posted 165 for six, with Hope hitting six boundaries and four sixes. Other top-order batters struggled against disciplined bowling from Italy, but late cameos from Sherfane Rutherford (24 off 15 balls) and Matthew Forde (16 off 8 balls) helped the Caribbean side reach a competitive total.

In reply, Italy were bowled out for 123 in 18 overs. Shamar Joseph led the West Indies attack with four wickets for 30 runs, while Forde took three for 10. Italy’s Sri Lanka-born leg-spinner Crishan Kalugamage was the standout with figures of 2 for 25.

Brief scores:West Indies 165/6 in 20 overs (Shai Hope 75; Crishan Kalugamage 2/25, Ben Manenti 2/37)Italy 123 all out in 18 overs (Ben Manenti 26, JJ Smuts 24; Matthew Forde 3/19, Shamar Joseph 4/30)