Men's T20 World Cup, Group C, Kolkata
West Indies 165-6 (20 overs): Hope 75 (46); Kalugamage 2-25
Italy 123 all out (18.0 overs): B Manenti 26 (21); Forde 3-19, Joseph 4-30
Shamar Joseph made history by becoming the first player to take four catches and four wickets in a single T20 international as West Indies extended their unbeaten record in the World Cup with a 42-run victory over Italy.
Having already secured qualification for the Super 8s, the two-time champions completed a flawless group-stage performance with four wins from four matches at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Italy won the toss and elected to bowl, starting positively by dismissing opener Brandon King and the aggressive Shimron Hetmyer cheaply within the first five overs.
West Indies captain Shai Hope played a pivotal role in setting a competitive total, scoring a second consecutive fifty before being bowled by Crishan Kalugamage for 75 runs off 46 balls, which included six fours and four sixes.
Roston Chase and Sherfane Rutherford each contributed 24 runs as West Indies posted a total of 165-6. Kalugamage was Italy's most effective bowler, finishing with figures of 2-25 from his four overs.
Italy struggled during their chase, falling to 37-3 after the powerplay overs.
Only Jon-Jon Smuts (24) and Ben Manenti (26) managed to score over 20 runs for Italy, who had previously secured their first-ever T20 World Cup win against Nepal earlier in the tournament.
Joseph (4-30) and Matthew Forde (3-19) led the West Indies bowling attack as Italy were dismissed for 123 runs in 18 overs. West Indies have now bowled out three of their four group-stage opponents, securing their place in the Super 8s.
West Indies remain unbeaten in all four of their group-stage matches at the T20 World Cup.
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