USA vs WI Ball by Ball Commentary

SIX! BOOM! Shai Hope finishes it in the most emphatic fashion! Pitched full, around off. Hope clears the front leg and pumps it over long-off for a maximum. West Indies have chased this down inside 11 overs with 9 wickets in hand. A thumping win for the Men in Maroon.

On a length outside off. Pooran slaps it to wide of long-off for a single.

SIX MORE! Bowls it full and outside off. Pooran reaches for it and lofts it inside out over deep cover for back to back sixes. This was a sublime hit.

SIX! In the arc and out of the park! Pitched full and in the slot on the middle. Pooran picks it early and smokes it over the wide long-on boundary for a monster hit.

Back of a length outside off. Hope slaps it to on the bounce to long-off for one.

FOUR! THUMPED! Pitched full and in the slot on off. Pooran tonks it back over the bowler for a crunching boundary.

WIDE! Slower and fuller, angling across the tramline. Pooran leaves it alone. Wide signaled.

In the air but safe! Short of a length outside off. Hope clears the front leg and pumps it high toward the mid-off region. It falls in no man's land and a single is taken.

Slower length ball outside off. Pooran heaves it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Back of a length on off. Pooran looks to go big again but gets an inside edge onto the pitch.

SIX! SMOKED! Short of a length, around off. Sits nicely for Nicholas Pooran who stays deep and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

On a length outside off. Pooran cuts it to the man at backward point.

SIX! Make that three in a row! Bowls it full, outside off. Shai Hope gets low and thumps it over deep extra cover for a hat-trick of maximums. West Indies are in a hurry to finish this.

SIX MORE! Flatter, just outside off. Hope clears the front leg and powers it high over the deep mid-wicket fence for back-to-back sixes.

SIX! CLUBBED! Tad short on off. Hope picks the bones out of it and smacks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

WIDES! Dishes it full and wide outside the tramline. Pooran lets it go and a fumble from Gous allows the extra run.

Pooran makes room outside leg. Milind Kumar follows him and Pooran bunts it back at the bowler.

Flighted on the middle and leg. Hope comes forward and eases it to long-on.

Low full toss outside off. Pooran drills it to deep extra cover for a single.

Full toss, tailing into the middle and leg stump line. Hope looks to heave it away but it catches the glove and rolls toward the mid-wicket region. The batters scamper for a quick double.

Good-length delivery on off. Pooran pushes into the off-side for a single.

Yorker-length delivery on middle. Hope makes room and squirts it through cover-point for a single.

Short of a length on off. Pooran pulls it through square leg and gets off the mark with a single.

Pitched full on off. Hope comes forward and gets an inside edge toward backward square leg for a single.

WIDE! Slips it full and down the leg. Another wide.

Back of a length outside off. Hope swings hard at it but fails to connect.

WIDE! Full-length delivery down the leg. Hope plays and misses. Wide signaled. Ali Khan needs to reload it.

OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Harmeet Singh breaks the stand! Tosses it on the middle and leg stump line. Charles clears the front leg and hacks it to the deep mid-wicket region. Gets the elevation but not the distance as Milind Kumar judges it nicely and takes it inches inside the ropes. West Indies lose their first.

Floated on off. Hope drives it to long-off for one.

Tosses it full, outside off. Hope slogs across the line but misses.

SIX! THUMPED! Shai Hope brings up his FIFTY in style! This was full and quick, around off. Hope picks it early and slams it over long-off for a flat hit. Hope has looked in great touch and he will need to continue like this if they want to chase it down quickly to improve their NRR,

Tad short, around off. Hope goes back and punches it to wide of long-off for a brace.

Flatter on off. Hope makes room and knocks it to the cover fielder.

FOUR! Smart Batting! On a hard length, outside off. Charles waits back and guides it past the man at short third for a delicate looking boundary.

Short of a length outside off. Hope flat-bats it to long on for one.

SIX! BOOM! Up and Away! Pitched full outside off. Hope gets low and powers it flat over deep extra cover for a maximum.

Back of a length outside off. Shai Hope punches it to the man at short extra cover.

FOUR! SMASHED! Half volley on off. Hope comes forward and drills it through extra cover and mid-off for a cracking boundary.

Yorker length delivery on the middle and leg. Johnson Charles eases it to long-on for one.

Short and on middle, Johnson Charles moves back and punches it towards long on for one more.

Slows it up a bit, full and on off, Shai Hope eases it towards long off for one.

Flighted, full and middle, Shai Hope goes inside out and lifts it over extra covers, Corey Anderson chases it down and keeps it inside. Two runs taken.

Floated, full and on middle, Johnson Charles drills it towards long on for a single.

Quicker, full and outside off, Johnson Charles backs away, reaches for it and forces it to mid off.

FOUR! Johnson Charles joins the party now! Tossed up, full and on middle, Johnson Charles goes down a bit and smacks it over mid on for a boundary.

Pitched up, on middle, Shai Hope knocks it towards mid on. 10 runs off the over!

FOUE! Put away! Ali Khan tries the yorker but ends up bowling a full toss, on the pads, Shai Hope glances it away nicely wide of short fine leg for an easy boundary.

SIX! BOOM! Shai Hope connects this time alright! Ali Khan bangs this into the pitch, on middle, Shai Hope latches onto that and whacks it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Ali Khan bangs in a quick bouncer now, on middle, Shai Hope ducks under it.

Fuller one and on middle, Shai Hope heaves it straight to short mid-wicket.

Swing and a miss! Ali Khan starts with a back-of-a-length delivery, on off, takes off, Shai Hope tries to slog across the line but fails to connect.

Touch fuller and around off, Johnson Charles makes room but drills it straight mid off.

Short of a length and on leg, angling in again, Johnson Charles steers it towards cover-point.

On a length and on middle, angling in, Shai Hope swipes it towards long on for a single.

FOUR! Gets it through! Hard length and around off, Shai Hope gets on top of it and punches it sweetly between extra covers and mid off for another boundary.

Back of a length and on off, Shai Hope stabs it to short covers.

FOUR! Up and over! Saurabh Netravalkar goes full and on middle, Shai Hope presents the full face of the bat and stylishly lofts it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Another short delivery, on middle, Johnson Charles nudges it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Quicker, shortish and on middle, Shai Hope flicks it through mid-wicket for one.

SIX! BANG! Shai Hope goes big now! Nosthush Kenjige drags his length back and around middle, Shai Hope rocks back quickly and dispatches it high and handsomely over the long on fence for a biggie.

Floated, full and on leg, Johnson Charles paddles it towards short fine leg for a run.

Clever bowling! Nosthush Kenjige sees the batter back away and bowls this flatter, short and on leg, Johnson Charles gets cramped up and nudges it towards short mid-wicket.

Nosthush Kenjige begins with a short delivery, on middle, Shai Hope stays back and flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Another full delivery, on middle, Shai Hope drives it wide of mid on for a run. Just three runs off the first over then!

Back of a length and on off, Johnson Charles runs it down to third man for a single.

Overpitced and around off, Johnson Charles drills it straight to mid off.

Hint of swing! Saurabh Netravalkar pitches it up, on middle, nips back in sharply, Shai Hope looks to flick but misses as the ball goes off his pads towards point. A leg bye is taken and West Indies gets underway!

Pulls his length back a bit, on off, angling away, Shai Hope knocks it towards mid off.

Saurabh Netravalkar starts with a full delivery, on off, Shai Hope strides out and pushes it to short covers.