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West Indies defeat Pakistan by 84 runs at the World Twenty20 – to face Sri Lanka in semis
The West Indies cricket team celebrate after defeating Australia during the ICC World Twenty20 2014 match on March 28, 2014 PHOTO/Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Defending champions, the West Indies have defeated Pakistan by 84 runs in a thrilling performance.
Pakistan got off to a shaky start when they lost Ahmed Shehzad on the first ball of their innings and eventually getting out 82 in 17.5 overs.
West Indies spinners Sunil Narine and Samuel Badree never let Pakistan get back into the game as they terrorized the Pakistan batsmen with variety and spin.
None of the Pakistan batsmen looked comfortable against Narine and Badree as they dismissed 6 batsmen, 4 of them stumped.
Badree finished with 3-10 off 4 overs with the new ball and Narine came later on to claim 3-16 off his quota. Andre Russell and Krishmar Santokie of the West Indies got 2 wickets a piece for 15 and 9 runs respectively.
Darren Bravo was declared man of the match for his splendid batting.
West Indies now face Sri Lanka in the semi final on the 3rd of April at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The Teams:
West Indies: Darren Sammy (captain), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Lendl Simons, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree, Krishmar Santokie, Sheldon Cotterell, Andre Fletcher, Andre Russell, Denesh Ramdin, Johnson Charles and Ravi Rampaul
