Hetmyer falls for 1; WI 2 down

Thu, 19 February 2026

11:30

WI 48-2 (6 ovs) vs Italy | SCORECARD

Draca rocks West Indies with the big wicket of the dangerous Hetmyer. The length ball angled across the left-hander, who goes for the drive but gets the edge and J J Smuts at wide slip comes up with a diving catch to his right.

Hetmyer walks back for one as West Indies suffer another blow in the Powerplay.

Roston Chase taps the first ball he faces on the off-side for a single. Hope continues his fiery start as he smashes the short wide delivery from Draca through point for a four.

Hope then hits the next ball through the side as he flicks the full delivery through midwicket for another boundary..

Another sweetly-timed flick of the last ball gets him three runs to midwicket as West Indies maintain a good run rate despite the two early wickets.

Pacer Grant Stewart comes into the attack to bowl the final over of Powerplay. He makes an excellent start, conceding just five singles in his first over.

West Indies are 48/2 in six overs with Hope smashing 39 from 22 balls.

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