Hosts West Indies, who are in strong form, registered a resounding victory over co-hosts USA in the T20 World Cup. With this victory, West Indies have strengthened their run rate and have taken a step towards the semi-finals. All-rounder Andre Russell said that this match was important for us. That underlines the importance of this victory for West Indies. America had bowed down to Pakistan. Had a good fight against India. However, he surrendered in front of West Indies.
West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl. West Indies centered their attack around the spin trio of Akel Hussain, Gudkesh Motti and Roston Chase. The American batsmen took full advantage of the powerplay. He also registered a half-century on the board, but after that the West Indies bowlers bowled out. America lost wickets at regular intervals. Andreas Gaus scored 29 and Nitish Kumar scored 20 runs. The US had high expectations from captain Aaron Jones and veteran Corey Anderson but they failed to make big innings. Roston Chase took 3 wickets for 19 runs and Russell took 3 wickets for 31 runs. Alzari Joseph supported him well. America’s innings ended in 128 runs.
