West Indies vs Italy Live Score T20 World Cup 2026

Six!

No run.

DRINKS BREAK! The bowling has been a mixed bag from the Italians. It was a promising start, but since then, there have been far too many loose balls. The early swing has disappeared, yet there is still enough assistance in the surface, provided the quicks consistently hit that 6-8 metre length. Shai Hope has capitalised on the indifferent bowling and is looking in ominous touch, which will be a concern for the Azzurri. They will look to improve their discipline and wrest back some control in the middle phase.

Gets away with it! Grant Stewart bowls a full toss, on the pads, there to be put away. Shai Hope clips it away but cannot get it past deep square leg. Just one. West Indies are 48/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

Uppish but safe! Fuller in length this time, on off, holds its line. Roston Chase looks to flick it across the line but gets a leading edge. It flies in the air but lands well short of deep third who grabs it on the bounce. They cross.

Back of a length and on off, Roston Chase steers it towards point. He wants the run but is sent back by his partner.

A slower delivery, full and on middle, Shai Hope taps it towards cover for another run.

Good length and on off, Roston Chase tries to play away from his body and gets an inside edge onto his pads as the ball rolls towards point. They cross.

On a length and around leg, Shai Hope flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Fullish and on middle, shaping into the legs again. Shai Hope clips it away nicely through mid-wicket. The fielder from deep square leg runs a long way to his left and dives to push the ball back inside towards the incoming fielder from mid-wicket. Three taken.

Much better! Hard length and on off, jags back in sharply. Shai Hope has no room to work with and only manages to pat it down on the pitch.

FOUR! Two in two! Thomas Draca tries to correct his line but overcompensates and bowls this fuller, angling into the pads. Shai Hope brings his wrists into play and flicks it with good timing through mid-wicket for another boundary.

FOUR! There is no stopping that! Short of a length but way outside off. Shai Hope gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through point. There is a fielder in the deep, but the ball races across the turf for four runs.

Back of a length and around off, Roston Chase steers it away towards point for a single.

Italy have their second wicket. In walks Roston Chase.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Thomas Draca gets the big fish here. He bowls the off-cutter, serves this full and around off. This one grips onto the surface and angles away too. Shimron Hetmyer looks to go over covers but gets a thick outside edge that flies wide of fly slip, where JJ Smuts flings himself to his right to grab a fantastic catch. West Indies are 31/2 now.

Thomas Draca to continue. He will be keen to make amends after an expensive first over.

SIX! BANG! Shai Hope goes big now! Ali Hasan straightens the line but a bit too much. He bangs this into the pitch, down the leg side. Hope gets inside the line of it and pulls it over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie. 14 runs off the over!

FOUR! Cracking stroke! This is full again and outside off, asking to be hit. Shai Hope does not miss out. He swings through the line and lofts it over extra covers for another boundary.

Short of a length and around off, angling further away, Shai Hope slashes at it but misses.