MUMBAI, India (CMC) — Even with the West Indies having punched their ticket to the next phase of the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup, skipper Shai Hope is adamant there will be no let-down in focus when they take on Italy in their final preliminary match on Thursday.

West Indies produced a fine all-around effort to trounce Nepal by nine wickets at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday to qualify for the Super Eight stage.

But even with qualification already assured, Hope said the Windies would not be taking their eyes off the prize when they face Italy.

“It’s just about continuing the brand of cricket that we want to play, ensuring that we’re hitting our straps, focusing on all of the little details that we tend to neglect every now and again, and just about continuing the way we’ve been playing.

“We’ve been playing really good cricket over the last couple of games and series and it’s just about bringing it together and hopefully we can carry it all the way through to the back end of the tournament,” Hope said in an interview after the match.

The captain said he was especially pleased with his bowlers, who set up the victory by limiting Nepal to 133 for eight.

Jason Holder was the main destroyer with 4-27, while Matthew Forde conceded just 10 runs from his four overs while taking a wicket.

“The guys put the ball in the right areas. It’s something that Matthew has been doing very well, especially at the start of the innings, and it put them under pressure for the entire time, and it was difficult work for them in the power play.

“Then, throughout the innings it was just about trying to limit the flow of runs and keep picking up wickets. We didn’t pick up as many wickets as we wanted to in the backend but I’m very happy with the bowlers today,” Hope said.