ASHRAFUL CRACKS FASTEST 50-WEST INDIES OUT

September 13, 2007 | By Naman Bagga | Filed in: Cricket.

West Indies is out of the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.Bangladesh defeated West Indies by 6 wickets to reserve their spot in the Super8 stage of the world cup.Ashraful scored the fastest fifty in a Twenty20 international.He got to his fifty in 20 ball by hitting a six on a free hit.He also was the Man of the Match.Bangladesh have proved yet again that they are more than just a minnow.

Here are the Scores-
West Indies 164-8 off 20 overs
Bangladesh 165-8 off 18 overs

The result of the match also means that South Africa have reached the Super8 stage.If India beat Scotland,Scotland will be out and India and Pakistan will advance.Things can get more complicated in Group B if Zimbabwe lose today.In Group C it can be assumed that Kenya will not be able to make it to the Super8 as even if they win a match,their chances are slim with a net run rate of -6.002.Thus by the end of the day we will have at least 2 teams in the Super 8 stage and at most 5.


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