Behind captain Jason Holder’s 4-27 from 10 overs and good supportive bowling from the quicks, the West Indies (WI) brushed aside United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 6 wickets with 19.3 overs to spare. In the process, West Indies guaranteed that, if there was a winner in the last match between Ireland (IRE) and Pakistan (PAK), they move ahead of the losing team. Ireland lost to PAK and finished 5th. Now, the West Indies faces unbeaten New Zealand (NZ) in the quarter finals.
Scores
UAE 175 all out in 47.4 overs;
Amjad Javed – 56
Nasir Aziz – 60
Jason Holder – 4-27 (10 overs)
Jerome Taylor – 3-36 (8.4 overs)
AD Russell – 2-20 (8 overs)
West Indies 176-4 (30.3 overs)
Johnson Charles (Gayle’s replacement) – 55
Jonathan Carter – 50 not out
Denesh Ramdin – 33 not out
Amjad Javed – 2-29 (8 overs)
Quarterfinal Schedule
Wed Mar 18 – 2:30 PM local (Tue Mar 17 – 10:30 EST)
SA vs SL – Sydney Cricket Ground
Thu Mar 19 – 2:30 PM local (Wed Mar 18 – 10:30 EST)
BAN vs IND – Melbourne Cricket Ground
Fri Mar 20 – 2:00 PM local (Thu Mar 19 – 10:30 EST)
AUS vs PAK – Adelaide Oval
Sat Mar 21 – 2:00 PM local (Fri Mar 20 – 8:00 PM EST)
NZ vs WI – Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Semifinal Schedule
Tue Mar 24 (50 ovs) 14:00 local (Mon Mar 23 – 8:00 PM EST)
Winner (NZ / WI) vs Winner (SL / SA) – Eden Park, Auckland
Thu Mar 26 – 2:30 PM local (Wed Mar 25 – 10:30 PM EST)
Winner (Aus / Pak) vs Winner (Ban / Ind) – Sydney Cricket Ground
Final Schedule
Sun Mar 29 – 2:30 PM local (10:30 PM EST)
Semi-finals 1 vs Semi-finals 2 – Melbourne Cricket Ground
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