Shamar Joseph turned the primary participant to take 4 catches and 4 wickets in a single T20 worldwide because the West Indies prolonged their unbeaten World Cup file with a 42-run victory over Italy.
Having already secured Tremendous 8s qualification, the two-time champions accomplished an ideal group-stage file of 4 wins from 4 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens.
Italy received the toss and selected to bowl, making a constructive begin by dismissing opener Brandon King and the big-hitting Shimron Hetmyer cheaply inside the primary 5 overs.
Windies captain Shai Hope helped lead his facet to a aggressive complete, compiling a second successive fifty earlier than he was bowled by Crishan Kalugamage for 75 off 46 balls, together with six fours and 4 sixes.
Roston Chase and Sherfane Rutherford each added 24 as West Indies posted 165-6. Kalugamage was the very best of Italy’s bowlers, ending with 2-25 off his 4 overs.
Italy struggled to make any kind of a dent of their run chase, slipping to 37-3 after the powerplay.
Jon-Jon Smuts (24) and Ben Manenti (26) had been the one batters to go 20 for the Italians, who beat Nepal to say their first-ever T20 World Cup win earlier within the event.
Joseph (4-30) and Matthew Forde (3-19) had been the choose of the West Indies’ bowlers as Italy had been dismissed for 123 in 18 overs. Hope facet’s progress to the Tremendous 8s having bowled out three of their 4 group-stage opponents.
