West Indies vs Italy Live Score T20 World Cup 2026

The physio is out in the middle to check on King, who is still sitting, not even standing. That indicates that he is pretty dazed.

DROPPED! A rare blemish in the field and it might be more than just a missed opportunity for the West Indies. Brandon King is down on the ground. Full, around off, Gian-Piero Meade looks to play the slog sweep but gets a massive top edge, which goes towards the leg side. Now, there are two fielders for that catch - Brandon King going back from short mid-wicket, while Rovman Powell coming in from deep mid-wicket.

Gudakesh Motie will bowl out now. 3-0-13-1 so far.

Length ball at the stumps, Gian-Piero Meade walks down the pitch and clips it away wide of square leg for a single.

Another budding stand broken in the 20s. Gian-Piero Meade walks in next, at number 8, replacing Benjamin Manenti.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shamar Joseph strikes right after the break and Italy lose their 6th wicket. Shamar goes full and straight again, searching for the yorker but misses his length again. This is a bit in the slot but is quick at 144.8 kph. Grant Stewart looks to get under it and lift it over long off but can't get the timing right. The ball gets chipped down to long off, where Jason Holder uses those buckets for hands to pouch it safely. 63 needed now off 31 balls.

Joseph tries the yorker but errs on the fuller side. A low full toss, slanted into middle and leg. Manenti backs away but only manages to jam it out to mid off for a single.

FOUR MORE! Shamar goes full pace, on middle and leg, a touch short of full, Benjamin Manenti heaves hard and gets it off the inner half of the bat. This one too, races away, to the backward square leg fence this time! 100 UP FOR ITALY, 64 more needed from 33 balls.

FOUR! That ball has just raced away! On a length, outside off, Manenti gives himself a tinge of room to the leg side and punches it behind point. There is a deep third and he races to his right but once the ball lands on the practice pitches, it just accelerates and beats the fielder to his right, who barely had around 10 metres to cover! 68 more needed from 34 balls.

Full and down the leg side, Benjamin Manenti looks to flick but misses. The ball goes of his pads to the bowler.

DRINKS BREAK. Raunak Kapoor on air is hopeful for the chasing side, stating that despite the required rate rising to 12 an over, it is gettable at the Eden Gardens. The problem for Italy is the wickets. He is not entirely wrong, but just that we feel that Italy have simply lacked momentum in this run chase. Forget the wickets for now, but there haven't been many overs where they have had the upper hand. Only 4 have gone for double digits and given the required rate, every over needs to go big now. After an indifferent start, West Indies have got their lines and lengths together. At one end, they are drying up the runs through spin, while at the other, hustling the batters for pace. Except of course, when Holder is bowling, because he is primarily concentrating on pace-off deliveries. Just a 2-over break for Shamar Joseph as he is back on. 2-0-14-1 so far.

A quiet over, just 6 singles of it. Floated on the pads, swept away along the turf and through backward square leg for a run.

Flatter one, angled into the batter. Stewart backs away and jams it to the man at cover. The fielder is right on the edge of the circle and the batter get a single with ease.

Turns off a length, around middle, hit away with an open bat face through square covers for a single.

Short again, outside off, slapped wide of long off, to his left, for one.

Could that have been taken? Will spark a debate. Short, outside off, Benjamin Manenti rocked back and hit it in the air. He mistimed it and the ball was travelling towards long off. Rovman Powell at long off had a split second to decide whether to charge in for the catch or stay back and stop the boundary. Chose the latter and took the ball on the bounce. A run taken. However, knowing about his exploits in the field, we reckon that had he charged for the catch, he might have got to the ball with a dive.

Short, around off, Grant Stewart goes back and cuts it through point for a single.

4 on the trot for Motie? Not quite. Akeal Hosein is back on now. 2-0-19-1 so far.

That in-between length, straighter in line, pushed down to long on for a single. 78 needed now off 42 balls. Italy hanging in the game.

SIX! NAILED IT! A short ball from Holder, dug in over middle stump. Grant Stewart is already half-expecting it and waits back before clobbering the pull over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.