Sammy pulls off West Indies' best chase
West Indian batting power ejected Australia from the previous World T20 in Sri Lanka and has all but done so again after Darren Sammy pulled off a remarkable heist in Mirpur
28/03Result
23rd Match, Group 2 (D/N), World T20 at Dhaka, Mar 28 2014
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
179/4 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
28/03Result
23rd Match, Group 2 (D/N), World T20 at Dhaka, Mar 28 2014
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![Australia]( "Australia")
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
179/4 (19.4/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Sammy settled in finisher role
The West Indies captain has repaid the faith the selectors invested in him with some thrilling late-order performances recently
Lightning, Halestorm, Gaylestorm. Where's John Snow?
Tweet report for the World T20 game between Australia and West Indies
Ducking fielders, and tardy toecaps
ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the Group 2 match between Australia and West Indies
West Indies hope to sustain new-ball success
West Indies are banking on their new-ball pair of legspinner Samuel Badree and left-arm seamer Krishmar Santokie to put Australia under early pressure in their World T20 game on Friday
'Talk is cheap' - Sammy
Darren Sammy said West Indies' Gangnam Style celebrations after beating Australia weren't pre-planned, but said it felt good to have hit the winning sixes off James Faulkner, who had needled the West Indies players before the match
'No second chance for us' - Haddin
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has admitted the team is unlikely to get a second chance to stay in contention for the semi-finals if they lose to West Indies on Friday
Badree praises Saqlain's influence
Samuel Badree, the West Indies legspinner, has called Saqlain Mushtaq a "calming influence" on the side
Faulkner needles West Indies ahead of crunch game
There is already some history between the Australians and Chris Gayle from last year, and James Faulkner's comments ahead of his side's World T20 clash with West Indies has only revived those feelings
Australia fail to walk the talk
Australia's loss to West Indies was another instance of how the team had fumbled strong chances at crucial moments in the World Twenty20
Preview
Slow starters fight to stay afloat
ESPNcricinfo previews the match between Australia and West Indies in Mirpur
A slow down
40
Runs Chris Gayle scored off his first 14 balls; he took another 17 to reach his half-century
Chasing in Asia
0
West Indies have never batted second in a T20 in Asia. This is their first time
Stingy Sunil
14
Number of times, in 22 matches, that Sunil Narine has bowled his 4 overs at less than a run a ball
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.466 |
| NEP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.933 |
| AFG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.981 |
| HKG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.455 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.109 |
| ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.957 |
| IRE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.701 |
| UAE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.541 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2.233 |
| SA | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.075 |
| NZ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.678 |
| ENG | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.776 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.866 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.28 |
| WI | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.971 |
| PAK | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -0.384 |
| AUS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -0.857 |
| BAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.072 |