T20 WC: Dominant West Indies demolish USA; Hope shines
West Indies demolished co-hosts USA by nine wickets in the Super 8 Match 46 of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. The likes of Roston Chase and Andre Russell claimed three-wicket hauls as West Indies restricted USA to 128/10. The Men in Maroon crossed the line in just 10.5 overs thanks to a sensational 82* from Shai Hope. Let's decode the key stats.
Poor batting display from USA
Batting first at Barbados's Kensington Oval, USA lost Steven Taylor (2) early before Andries Gous (29) and Nitish Kumar (20) added 48 runs. However, the team then lost wickets at regular intervals as they were folded for 128 in 19.5 overs. Milind Kumar (19) and Shadley van Schalkwyk (18) were the only other batters to touch the 15-run mark.
Hope powers WI chase
Playing his maiden T20 WC game, Hope batted brilliantly as WI comfortably crossed the line. He dominated a 67-run stand with fellow opener Johnson Charles (15), which knocked the American team out of the contest. He was further involved in a 63*-run partnership with Nicholas Pooran (27*). Harmeet Singh was the only USA bowler to take a wicket.
Career-best figures for Chase
Chase returned with his career-best T20I figures worth 3/19 in four overs. He has now raced to 15 wickets across 18 T20Is at an economy of 6.33. The off-spinner has completed four T20 WC wickets. While six of his scalps have come at home, the spinner has raced to 56 scalps in the 20-over format.
Russell joins Bravo
Russell claimed 3/31 in 3.5 overs, his best T20 WC figures. He has now become WI's joint-leading wicket-taker in T20 WC history with 27 scalps at an economy of 8.41. The all-rounder matched Dwayne Bravo's tally. Russell has overall claimed 58 T20I scalps (ER: 9.32). While the 36-year-old has nine wickets in the ongoing edition, he overall owns 458 T20 wickets.
Career-best score for Hope
Hope, who scored an unbeaten 39-ball 82*, smoked four boundaries and eight sixes. This was his third T20I fifty and also his career-best score as he has raced to 616 runs from 30 games at a strike rate of 133.33. He has tallied 268 runs at home at 24.36. Overall, he has completed 2,664 T20 runs as he averages 26.64 (50s: 11, 100s: 1).
Hope also scripts these records
Hope hit the third-joint-most sixes by a batter in a T20 WC innings (8). Alongside Pooran, the opener added 63* runs at a run rate of 16.43. This is the second-highest run rate for a 50-plus partnership for WI in T20Is. As per Cricbuzz, they are only behind Andre Fletcher and Brandon King, who added 58 runs at 17.40 against New Zealand in 2020.
Pooran breaks this Chris Gayle record
Pooran made an unbeaten 12-ball 27 with the help of a boundary and three sixes. The southpaw has now raced to 17 sixes in the ongoing event, the most for a batter in a T20 WC edition. He broke the record of his former teammate Chris Gayle (16 in 2012). With 227 runs, Pooran is the leading run-getter in T20 WC 2024 (SR: 148.37).
Do you know?
WI won this game with 55 balls to spare. Only Australia have chased down a 100-plus target in T20 WC history with more balls remaining. They accomplished the 102-run target against Sri Lanka in the inaugural edition with 58 balls to spare.
Updates in points table
With one win and a loss, WI are now second in the Super 8 Group 2 points table. This nine-wicket triumph has bolstered their NRR to +1.814. Meanwhile, USA hold the last spot, having lost both their games (NRR: -2.908).
