T20 World Cup, Super 8, Barbados
USA 128 all out (19.5 overs): Goose 29 (16); Chase 3-19
West Indies 130-1 (10.5 overs): Hope 82* (39); Shin 1-18
West Indies win by 9 wickets
Scorecard. Table
Shay Hope scored a very stylish 82 for no runs as the West Indies defeated co-hosts USA by nine wickets to rekindle their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
The Windies were under pressure after losing to England in the opening match of the Super 8s but responded with a resounding win in Barbados.
Rovman Powell’s team bowled out the Americans for 128 runs after just 10.5 overs.
Hope, who was recalled to the team following an injury to Brandon King, was in excellent form from the start, smashing eight sixes off 39 balls, three of which were consecutive sixes off Milind Kumar.
Roston Chase and Andre Russell did the damage with the ball for the West Indies, taking three wickets each.
The USA will be left regretting the dismissals of key batsmen Andries Guth and Aaron Jones as they fell from 51-1 to 65-4 in the third over just after the powerplay.
The margin of victory was such that the Windies outperformed England in net points scored.
The West Indies have a better net run rate than Group 2 leaders South Africa, who they face in the final round of the Super 8s on Sunday night (1.30am BST on Monday).
This could be a crucial match because if the Windies win it and England beat the United States on Sunday (15:30 BST), the top three teams will be level on four points.
In that case, the net run rate will decide which two teams will advance to the last four.
The United States can still advance to the semifinals, but they will need to beat England in a dominant fashion and South Africa will need to beat the West Indies to do so.
More to come later.
