Kolkata, February 19 West Indies' Shai Hope led the scoring with an unbeaten 75 off 46 balls against Italy in their final group league match of the T20 World Cup here on Thursday, helping his team post 165/6.
Asked to bat first, West Indies benefited from Hope's strong performance, who hit six boundaries and four sixes, but their other top-order batsmen failed to make significant contributions against Italy's disciplined bowling.
Sherfane Rutherford (24 off 15 balls) and Matthew Forde (16 off 8 balls) provided useful cameos towards the end, remaining not out.
Sri Lanka-born leg-spinner Crishan Kalugamage was the most impressive bowler for Italy, returning with figures of 2/25 in four overs.
Brief scores:
West Indies: 165/6 in 20 overs (Shai Hope 75; Crishan Kalugamage 2/25, Ben Manenti 2/37).
