Hope hits 28-ball fifty

Thu, 19 February 2026

11:42

WI 63-2 (8 ovs) vs Italy | SCORECARD

Off-spinner Ben Manenti comes into the attack, to bowl the seventh over. Wide and flighted from the spinner as Hope smashes it inside out over the covers for a six to take West Indies past the 50-run mark, in the seventh over.

He takes a single on the off-side before Roston Chase also picks one.

Hope plays a nice clip off his pads in the gap through midwicket for two runs to get 10 from the over.

Spin from both ends as Smut comes back into the attack. He bowls another tight over, giving away just five runs in his second over.

Hope brings up his fifty from 28 balls in the eighth over with a single to long-off.

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