T20 World Cup: West Indies qualify for Tremendous 8s in England’s group after commanding Nepal win with group sport to spare

West Indies are by to the Tremendous 8s of the T20 World Cup after sustaining their excellent document to this point by beating Nepal by 9 wickets in Mumbai.

Proscribing their opponents to 133-8 after a commanding show with the ball and within the area, West Indies bought the job finished with the bat inside 15.2 overs, dropping only one wicket, to register their third win from as many matches in Group C, England’s group, with a sport in opposition to Italy to spare.

Jason Holder earned participant of the match honours because of his 4-27 with the ball, whereas Shai Hope (61 not out) and Shimron Hetmyer (46 not out) mixed with the bat to assist get West Indies to their 134 goal with the minimal of fuss.

Holder mentioned: “We had been in a position to get a little bit of motion, which was key, and I assumed our bowlers bowled a very tight line to them up entrance which was key when it comes to our execution.

“So credit score not solely to me but additionally Matthew [Forde, 1-10] as nicely. I assumed he bowled an excellent spell out entrance to set the tone for us after which we had been in a position to regulate from there.”

Dipendra Singh Airee (58 off 47 balls) was the one Nepalese participant to document a half-century earlier than he was caught by Rovman Powell off Holder’s supply.

West Indies will spherical off their group matches in opposition to Italy in Kolkata on Thursday, with England now aiming to safe the second automated qualification place to the Tremendous 8s.

Having misplaced all three of their group matches, Nepal will now play for pleasure after they face Scotland in Mumbai on Tuesday.

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