In the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 game, West Indies chased down a target of 129 set by the USA with ease, thanks to an explosive innings by Shai Hope. Hope scored a quickfire 82 off 39 balls, which included eight sixes and four fours. His half-century came off just 26 balls, propelling West Indies to a nine-wicket victory.
The match saw a delayed toss due to light rain at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, with the threat of rain looming for the rest of the game. Despite a defeat to England in their first Super 8 encounter, West Indies is determined to bounce back and secure their third T20 World Cup title. With this win, West Indies now sit in second place in Group 2, behind South Africa who have won both their games. However, West Indies has the best Net Run Rate (NRR) in the group at 1.81, ahead of South Africa’s NRR of 0.63 and England’s NRR of 0.41.
In the first innings, the USA could only manage to score 129 runs after being put in to bat by West Indies captain Rovman Powell. They had a good start but quickly slipped from 50/1 to 65/4, unable to set a challenging total for West Indies to chase. The match saw some close moments as rain threatened to halt play multiple times, but it eventually went ahead with no interruptions after some initial delays due
