"The West Indies have become the first team to qualify for the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup when they cruised to victory against Nepal by nine wickets in India. After restricting Nepal to 133-8 in their 20 overs on Sunday, captain Shai Hope's 61 not out helped his team romp to 134-1 in 15.2 overs in the Group C clash at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium."
"Hope reached his fifty off 44 balls and scored three sixes and five fours in all. He put on an unbroken 91 with Shimron Hetmyer to reach the 134 target with 28 balls to spare. Hetmyer was 46 not out at the end from 32 balls with two sixes and four fours. After Hope won the toss and chose to field, Matthew Forde bowled a magnificent spell of 1-10 from his four overs and removed Nepal captain Rohit Paudel for five."
West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super Eights after cruising to a nine-wicket victory over Nepal at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. Nepal were restricted to 133-8 in 20 overs, with Dipendra Singh Airee top-scoring with 58 and sharing a 54-run seventh-wicket partnership with Sompal Kami, who finished 26 not out. Jason Holder took 4-27 and Matthew Forde returned 1-10. In reply Shai Hope remained unbeaten on 61 off 44 balls, adding an unbroken 91 with Shimron Hetmyer, who finished 46 not out, as West Indies chased 134 in 15.2 overs. The result eliminates Nepal from the tournament.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]