Left-arm spinner J J Smuts opens the bowling for Italy. Brandon King defends the first ball on the off-side before he hits the next through the covers for a single to get off the mark.
Captain Shai Hope gets off the mark with a single on the leg side and King clips the next off his pads for a couple.
He keeps strike with a single from the last ball as Smuts concedes five runs in the opening over.
Left-arm Ali Hasan from the other end. He strikes first ball with the wicket of King, who is dismissed caught off an inside edge for four.
The on-field umpire didn't give it out before Italy went for the DRS. There is a clear spike when the ball passes the bat as King is beaten by the incoming delivery and wicketkeeper Gian Meade took a sharp catch diving to his left.
King walks back for four as West Indies suffer an early blow.
Ian Bishop on commentary reveals that Hasan had to quit his job at a courier company to play in the World Cup. He will now have to find a new job when he gets back to Italy after the tournament.
New batter Shimron Hetmyer gets a yorker first up which he defends before driving the next into the covers for a single to get off the mark.
Hope keeps strike with one off the last ball past point.
A fantastic start by Hasan as he concede just two singles while picking up a wicket.
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