West Indies vs Italy Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies beat Italy by 42 runs in Kolkata

Ali Hasan to Matthew Forde, Just 8 runs off the final over. Hasan keeps it outside off, away from the hitting arc. Forde has a swing at it but mistimes his shot to the left of long off for a brace. WEST INDIES END WITH 165/6. 

Ali Hasan to Matthew Forde, Dot again! Excellent final over from Hasan so far. Angles across a fuller delivery, way outside off. Forde flashes his blade and misses.

Ali Hasan to Matthew Forde, A pinpoint yorker, outside off. Forde tries to go downtown but toe ends his shot back to Hasan. 

Ali Hasan to Sherfane Rutherford, Half-a-chance but Crishan Kalugamage has done well to prevent the boundary. Short in length and on the hips, pace off and Rutherford swipes it aerially and to deep backward square leg. Crishan Kalugamage runs in and slides. Parries the ball with his foot towards the short fine leg fielder and keeps it down to one.

Ali Hasan to Sherfane Rutherford, Two more! A wide yorker, nailed outside off. Rutherford squeezes it out to deep point. The fielder is slow to release the ball and the batters sneak in the second run.

Ali Hasan to Sherfane Rutherford, Overpitched, drifting on the pads. Rutherford whips it behind square on the leg side. Crishan Kalugamage sprints to his left and slips a bit on the practice pitches. That allows the batters to come back for the second. Ali Hasan is not happy one bit.

Ali Hasan to Sherfane Rutherford, WIDE! Too full, angling down the leg side. Rutherford fails to clip it away. 

Time for the final over. Can Italy keep the West Indies under 170? Ali Hasan has been given the task of closing out the innings. For Sherfane Rutherford, the bigger of the two square boundaries is on the leg side.

Grant Stewart to Matthew Forde, FOUR! Superb from Forde! Anticipates a fuller delivery and shuffles across in his crease. Forde laps it over the keeper and it speeds into the fence. 19 runs off the over. 

Grant Stewart to Matthew Forde, FOUR! Oh, that's unfortunate! A well-nailed yorker, angling on leg. Forde manages to get his bat down as he clears the front leg. It rolls through his legs and finds the fine leg fence. 150 up for West Indies.

Grant Stewart to Sherfane Rutherford, Much better from Grant! Pace off, length delivery, outside off. Rutherford is through his shot, he swings hard but manages an inside edge on the leg side. A single.

Grant Stewart to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! That is a gift! Italy are giving too many freebies in the back end. A gentle full toss, well outside off. Rutherford frees his arms and cuts it over point for a boundary. A quick check for height on the full toss but it is found to be below the waist.

Grant Stewart to Sherfane Rutherford, WIDE! A slower bumper but a bit too wide. Rutherford swings his blade and misses.

Grant Stewart to Matthew Forde, Excellent stop in the deep! Grant Stewart serves another full toss, around off. Forde punches it down towards long off. Harry Manenti runs across to his right and dives to save three runs. Just a single.

Grant Stewart to Matthew Forde, FOUR! Short straight boundary and Matthew Forde hits it effortlessly. A low juicy full toss on middle, Forde opens up his body and just chips it straight down the ground for a boundary. 

Grant Stewart to bowl the penultimate over. He has gone for 11 runs in his first couple of overs.

Crishan Kalugamage to Sherfane Rutherford, Crishan Kalugamage ends the over well. He closes his spell with two crucial wickets. Pushes it full and wide outside off, Rutherford leans to drive it away but misses it. 

Crishan Kalugamage to Matthew Forde, Tosses it up, around off, Matthew Forde plays it down to long off for a single.

Another one bites the dust. Matthew Forde is the next man in.

Crishan Kalugamage to Jason Holder, OUT! TAKEN! Crishan Kalugamage strikes again. Dragged length and too wide, turning away from the batter. Jason Holder, without any foot movement, tries to hoick it away but he cue ends his shot to long on, where Harry Manenti reverse cups it to his right. 

Crishan Kalugamage to Jason Holder, SIX! MASSIVE! West Indies are shifting gears now! Flights it a bit too much, fuller and on leg. Jason Holder stands tall and hammers it over deep mid-wicket for a six. 

Crishan Kalugamage to Sherfane Rutherford, Tad fuller and around off. Rutherford pats it behind point for a single.

Crishan Kalugamage to Jason Holder, CHANCE! Floats a fuller-length delivery, around off, Jason Holder tries to power it down the ground but plays off the inner half of the bat to Crishan, who stretches his right hand out. It clips his fingertips and rolls to long off for a run.

Benjamin Manenti to Sherfane Rutherford, FOUR! Well over the fielder! Loops up a length delivery, just outside off, Rutherford makes room on the off side and swings hard. He gets a thick outside edge over backward point and it rolls to the fence.

Benjamin Manenti to Sherfane Rutherford, SIX! Rare loose delivery from Manenti! In the slot, fuller and around off, Sherfane Rutherford thumps it down the ground, towards long off for a biggie. A boundary after 13 deliveries. 

Benjamin Manenti to Sherfane Rutherford, Goes fuller and around off, no room to free his arms and Rutherford pushes it to cover.

Benjamin Manenti to Jason Holder, Fractionally short and angling on leg, Jason Holder whips it to the left of deep square leg for a run.

Benjamin Manenti to Sherfane Rutherford, 'Catch it' is the call, but it lands well short! A shorter delivery, around leg, Rutherford is cramped for room as he tries to hoick it away. He mistimes his shot to long on for a single.

Benjamin Manenti to Sherfane Rutherford, Tossed up, full and on middle, Rutherford knocks it to cover.

Crishan Kalugamage to Jason Holder, Bowls in line of the stumps, fuller delivery. Jason Holder defends well.

Crishan Kalugamage to Sherfane Rutherford, Tough chance! Crishan Kalugamage keeps it across the batter, goes very full and outside off. Rutherford tries to drive but cue ends his shot behind, where Gian-Piero Meade fails to close his flaps and the ball parries towards short third. They cross. It will be harsh to call it a dropped catch.

Crishan Kalugamage to Sherfane Rutherford, Serves it short and wide of off, turning away across the batter. Rutherford hangs back to cut but misses.

Crishan Kalugamage to Jason Holder, Fuller-length delivery, outside off, Jason Holder punches it to long off and gets off the mark with a run.

Crishan Kalugamage to Jason Holder, A googly again, tails it on the leg side. Jason Holder looks to flick but misses and wears it on the pads.

West Indies lose half their side now. Jason Holder comes out to the middle now in his 300th International match.

Crishan Kalugamage is back on the field and back in the attack as well. He has conceded 14 runs in his first two overs.

Crishan Kalugamage to Shai Hope, OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Crishan Kalugamage picks up the set batter. Italy are on top now. Flights up a fuller delivery, around off, the wrong 'un but Shai Hope doesn't pick it up, tries to slog it away but misses and it crashes into the stumps. Shai Hope goes for a well-made 75 (46).

Benjamin Manenti to Shai Hope, A bit too full, slower in the air and on middle, Hope nudges it to deep square leg for a single to end the over. 9 runs and a wicket off the over. 

Benjamin Manenti to Sherfane Rutherford, Flatter delivery, around off, Rutherford punches it square on the off side for a single. Sherfane is underway. 

Drinks break brings in a big wicket for Italy. Sherfane Rutherford walks out to bat now. Also, Crishan Kalugamage is going off the field with the physio. He has hurt his fingers while taking that catch.

Benjamin Manenti to Rovman Powell, SIX AND OUT! CAUGHT! Benjamin Manenti is absolutely pumped up. An off-break on leg, Powell is tempted to go big again. He picks up off the pads and whacks it across. Powell thought he had cleared the fence, but Crishan Kalugamage sprints to his right at deep square leg and manages to hold onto it. Almost overruns the ball, slips a bit and hurts his fingertips in the process. 

Benjamin Manenti to Rovman Powell, SIX! That has gone a long way! First six for Powell. Benjamin Manenti tosses it up, touch fuller and on middle and leg, Powell clears his front leg and heaves it over square leg for a six. 

Benjamin Manenti to Rovman Powell, Fires it full and on middle and leg, Powell leans to clip it away and keeps it out on the leg side. 

Benjamin Manenti to Shai Hope, Drops it short and into the surface, on leg, Hope swipes it across and to deep square leg for a run.

DRINKS! The momentum has been sucked out of the Windies innings in the middle overs, but the good thing for them is that Shai Hope is still out there. He has looked in good touch, but the others have struggled around him. Hope will look to bat deep, but they do still have a lot of firepower left that can change things around in the next few overs. Italy have done well with the ball buy they cannot let their good work go to waste with a lack of execution at the death, which has been an area of concern for them in this World Cup.

JJ Smuts to Shai Hope, On a good length and just outside off, Shai Hope taps it wide of point and scampers across for a single. 

JJ Smuts to Shai Hope, SIX! High and handsome! Flights it fuller and give slight width on the off side. Hope gets on his knee and slams it down the ground and it goes all the way. 100 up for West Indies.

JJ Smuts to Rovman Powell, Very full and in the blockhole, around off, Powell clips it to deep mid-wicket for one more.

JJ Smuts to Shai Hope, JJ Smuts bowls with some extra pace, length delivery, around off, Hope stays back and punches it through covers for a run.

JJ Smuts to Rovman Powell, An arm ball, very full and on middle, Powell eases it past Smuts' dive and to long on for a single.