Kolkata, March 1 West Indies openers Shai Hope (20 batting) and Roston Chase (15 batting) made a nervous start, narrowly avoiding a run-out and a dropped catch, to guide their team to 35/0 in 5 overs against India in the T20 World Cup Super Eights match here on Sunday.
Hope smashed Hardik Pandya for a six over mid-wicket and a four between cover and point in the second over, but a crucial moment arrived in the third, courtesy of Arshdeep Singh.
Hope attempted a single, but Chase was not responsive, and at one point, both batsmen were near the non-striker's end. However, Varun Chakravarthy's throw from cover went to the wrong end – the non-striker's – giving Hope enough time to reach the other end.
Chase then hit Arshdeep for a boundary over his head and drove him through the covers for a second consecutive spectacular four.
Chase managed to hit a Jasprit Bumrah delivery outside off for a six behind the wickets in the fifth over, but Abhishek Sharma dropped a regulation catch that went high in the air at cover.
