ICC World Twenty20: West Indies' road to the final
West Indies lost one and only class match against minnows Afghanistan before beating top choices India by seven wickets in the World T20 semi-last at the Wankhede Stadium.
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Beat England by six wickets
Chris Gayle hit the quickest century in World Twenty20 cricket as West Indies pounded England by six wickets in their Group 1 match. Gayle took 47 balls to finish his century with five fours and 11 sixes and in his unbeaten 100 to better his own particular record of a 50-ball hundred in the 2007 competition in South Africa.
Marlon Samuels set the tone by hitting eight fours in his 37 preceding Gayle's ruthless hitting took West Indies to 183-4 in 18.1 overs in answer to what prior had all the earmarks of being an aggressive England aggregate of 182-6.
Britain seamers thought that it was hard to control the wet ball as a result of dew at the Wankhede Stadium as Gayle finished his half century off 27 balls, crushing three fours and five sixes.
Beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets
Andre Fletcher crushed a 64-ball 84 to guide West Indies to a seven-wicket triumph over Sri Lanka in Group 1 of the World Twenty20 on Sunday. Coming into bat set up of Chris Gayle, the privilege hander squandered no time in lifting Angelo Mathews for a six, taking 13 keeps running off the first over.
His thump contained six fours and five sixes as West Indies - set 123 to win - achieved 127-3 off 18.2 overs. Prior, Sri Lanka battled in the wake of being put into bat, achieving 122-9 from 20 overs.
Beat South Africa by three wickets
Previous champions West Indies stayed unbeaten and progressed to the World Twenty20 elimination rounds on Friday subsequent to defeating South Africa by three wickets for its third straight win in Group 1.
Marlon Samuels hit 43 off 44 balls and drove West Indies to 123-7 in 19.4 overs after South Africa's batsmen battled on a moderate wicket and limped to 122-8 with Quinton de Kock scoring a battling 47 off 46 balls.
Lost to Afghanistan by six runs
Lively Afghanistan upset previous champions West Indies at the World Twenty20 with an exciting six-run triumph in their last Group 1 match.
Afghanistan's four-pronged twist assault - drove by 17-year-old legspinner Rashid Khan and experienced offspinner Mohammad Nabi who both returned indistinguishable figures of 2-26 - confined the West Indies to 117-8 on a turning wicket after Najibullah Zadran's 48 off 40 balls prior moored them to 123-7.
Notwithstanding the annihilation, West Indies topped Group 1 over England on an unrivaled net run-rate as both groups completed on six focuses with one thrashing and three triumphs.