Australia and Sri Lanka both qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20 after Australia beat the West Indies by six wickets in a Super Eights match here yesterday, a result that knocked the hosts out of the tournament.
Australia and Sri Lanka both qualified for the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20 after Australia beat the West Indies by six wickets in a Super Eights match here yesterday, a result that knocked the hosts out of the tournament.
West Indies were bowled out for just 105 in their final Super Eights match and Australia overhauled the target in 16.2 overs.
In a match they had to win by 24 runs to deny Sri Lanka a place in the semi-finals and so join Group F leaders Australia in the last four, the hosts suffered a dramatic collapse as they failed to bat out their 20 overs.
From the relative safety of 52 for two, the West Indies lost their next five wickets for 25 runs as they slumped to 77 for five.
Only Ramnaresh Sarwan (26) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (24) made it past 20.
Australia leg-spinner Steven Smith took two wickets in two balls on his way to figures of three wickets for 20 runs as West Indies failed to sparkle under the Beausejour floodlights.
But having been 85 for nine, the West Indies did at least avoid the embarrassment of being bowled out for under a hundred thanks to a six from Sulieman Benn off Shane Watson.
But Watson bowled Benn (10) to end a last-wicket stand of 20 as the innings finished with an over to spare. Nikita Miller was 10 not out.
Brief scores: West Indies 105 (Steven Smith 3-20) lost to Australia 109-4 (Brad Haddin 42).
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