West Indies win inside 11 overs to significantly boost net run-rate
Hope, in for the injured King, strokes brilliant 82 off 39 balls
Pooran helps finish speedy win with 27 off 12
Disappointing USA limp to 128 all out
Chase impresses for Windies with 3-19, including two in two
Fast bowler Russell also takes three wickets
USA dangerman Gous dropped on 23 but falls for 29
Venue: Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
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Target 129
Following a short break of any big shots from Shai Hope, he hits back-to-back sixes to really accelerate how quickly the West Indies are going to win this match.
Both through the off side, the first just makes it over the deep mid-wicket boundary, with the second outdoing the first.
Class batting on display.
Target 129
A good recovery over from Ali Khan, showing off his pace.
No boundaries for West Indies, but they do add eight to the total with a well-run two finishing off an over of singles and wides.
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Fazeer Mohammed
West Indian commentator on BBC Sounds
That wicket has surely come too late to stop the USA limiting West Indies.
Charles c Kumar b Harmeet 15 (WI 67-1) Target 129
A breakthrough for USA.
Keen to follow Shai Hope, Johnson Charles brings out a slog sweep and very nearly gets it to go all of the way.
Milind Kumar is on the boundary at deep mid-wicket, taking the catch just inches away from the rope.
Fazeer Mohammed
West Indian commentator on BBC Sounds
Image source, Getty ImagesShai Hope is the enigma of West Indies cricket - not too long ago he was seen as the future of West Indies Test batting.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Sounds
What a 50 this has been - he's put the pressure on the USA and got West Indies off to the perfect start.
WI 66-0 (Target 129)
Shai Hope brings up a 26-ball half century with another six.
Another one over extra cover, this has been some knock already from the opener.
Target 129
Johnson Charles gets in on the act, a very fine and late cut shot just subtly guides the ball past the short third man fielder for a clever four.
A 16-run over, including three boundaries. The West Indies are making light work of this.
Fazeer Mohammed
West Indian commentator on BBC Sounds
This is white-ball batting at its very best.
Target 129
Six big ones from Shai Hope, whose introduction to the team today is paying off already.
He steps forward and throws his hands at that shot, a well-struck cover drive that goes all the way.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Sounds
What a glorious cover drive that was. He cleared the front leg and slapped the ball through the covers.
Target 129
Crunch.
A brilliant cover drive from Shai Hope adds four off the second delivery of Shadley van Schalkwyk's first over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Sounds
Harmeet has a peculiar action, but his release point is actually decent and quite high, which is effective. His front arm comes out sideways, which you rarely see.
Target 129
No further boundaries for West Indies in the fifth over, but they do keep the scoreboard ticking over, scoring nine in total.
Harmeet Singh showed some good variation in that over which may cause some problems for the West Indies' batters.
Target 129
No pleasantries from Johnson Charles as spinner Harmeet Singh joins the attack.
First ball, Charles effortlessly drives over mid-on and finds four.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
There's some fire in Ali Khan here - he's bowling as fast as anybody else has in this match.
Target 129
Hope backs up that latest six with four more, a clip down the leg-side that goes fine and makes its way to the rope.
A 10-run over for the West Indies, who are already needing a-run-a-ball from here to win.
Daniel Norcross
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Shai Hope has clearly been told to go hard at everything.
Target 129
After three good balls from Ali Khan, Shai Hope has simply had enough, powering the fourth for six.
Flying over forward square leg, it flew off the bat and over the rope almost as quickly as it came out of Ali Khan's hand.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taylor,caught Chase, bowled Russell Taylor, caught Chase, bowled Russell | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28.57 |
Gous,caught Hope, bowled Joseph Gous, caught Hope, bowled Joseph | 29 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 181.25 |
Kumar,leg before wicket, bowled Motie Kumar, leg before wicket, bowled Motie | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 105.26 |
Jones,bowled Chase Jones, bowled Chase | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 100.00 |
Anderson,leg before wicket, bowled Chase Anderson, leg before wicket, bowled Chase | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 46.67 |
Milind Kumar,run out Motie Milind Kumar, run out Motie | 19 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 90.48 |
Harmeet Singh,caught Charles, bowled Chase Harmeet Singh, caught Charles, bowled Chase | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
van Schalkwyk,caught Charles, bowled Russell van Schalkwyk, caught Charles, bowled Russell | 18 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 105.88 |
Kenjige,caught Pooran, bowled Joseph Kenjige, caught Pooran, bowled Joseph | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 33.33 |
Ali Khan,not out Ali Khan, not out | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 233.33 |
Netravalkar,caught Powell, bowled Russell Netravalkar, caught Powell, bowled Russell | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 7 Extras, no balls 1, wides 6, byes 0, leg byes 0, total 7 | ||||||
Total,128 all out 19.5 overs Total,128 all out 19.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosein | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
Russell | 3.5 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 8.08 |
McCoy | 2.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
Joseph | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 |
Motie | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.66 |
Chase | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
3 for 1 (1.2 overs) | Taylor |
51 for 2 (6.3 overs) | Kumar |
60 for 3 (7.5 overs) | Gous |
65 for 4 (9.1 overs) | Jones |
88 for 5 (13.2 overs) | Anderson |
88 for 6 (13.3 overs) | Harmeet Singh |
112 for 7 (17.2 overs) | Milind Kumar |
112 for 8 (17.4 overs) | van Schalkwyk |
125 for 9 (18.5 overs) | Kenjige |
128 for 10 (19.5 overs) | Netravalkar |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hope,not out Hope, not out | 82 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 210.26 |
Charles,caught Milind Kumar, bowled Harmeet Singh Charles, caught Milind Kumar, bowled Harmeet Singh | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 107.14 |
Pooran,not out Pooran, not out | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 225.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 0, leg byes 1, total 6 | ||||||
Total,130 for 1 10.5 overs Total,130 for 1 10.5 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Netravalkar | 2.5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.94 |
Kenjige | 1.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
Ali Khan | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 |
Harmeet Singh | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 9.00 |
van Schalkwyk | 2.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 14.50 |
Milind Kumar | 1.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
67 for 1 (6.6 overs) | Charles |