Published: Feb 19, 2026, 02:36 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 19, 2026, 03:08 PM (IST)
West Indies dominated Italy in their fourth match of the T20 World Cup and defeat them by 42 runs.
Italy (Playing XI): Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, Syed Naqvi, JJ Smuts, Harry Manenti(c), Ben Manenti, Grant Stewart, Gian Meade(w), Crishan Kalugamage, Thomas Draca, Ali Hasan
West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Shai Hope(w/c), Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph
Italy had won the toss and decided to bowl first. While batting first, West Indies lost Brandon King’s wicket early for 4 runs off 6 balls. Captain Shai Hope took the responsibility in his hand as he played some rough shots and became a headache for Italy’s bowling attack. His epic performance led the team to a great start.
Shai Hope scored 75 runs off 46 balls, including six boundaries and four sixes. After that, Roston Chase and Sherfane Rutherford also played an important innings for their team. Both the batters scored 24 runs each and helped the team to reach a fighting total of 165-6.
Speaking about Italy’s bowling attack, Ben Manenti and Crishan Kalugamage were the key players for the team as both players took two wickets. Manenti took Roston Chase and Rovman Powell’s wicket. While Crisban took Shai Hope and Jason Holder’s wicket.
Ali Hasan and Thomas Draca also dismissed Brandon King and Shimron Hetmyer and stopped West Indies on an average score.
Speaking about Italy’s batting performance, one more time they made a poor start as the opening pair, Justin Mosca and Anthony Mosca, failed to begin a good innings and dismissed for (2) and (19).
JJ Smuts and Ben Manenti tried to score runs for the team and also played some great shots. Smuts scored 24 runs off 27 balls, including three fours. While, Manenti made 26 runs off 21 balls, including two fours and one six. Speaking about other players, they failed to give a finishing touch to the match.
For West Indies, Shamar Joseph and Matthew Forde played a crucial role as Shamar took four wickets and Matthew Forde took three wickets. Their match-winning bowling performance broke all the hopes for Italy. Gudakesh Motie also dismissed Ben Manenti and JJ Smuts for (26) and (24).
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