T20 World Cup - Feb 15 Sunday's matches - West Indies advance to the next round

Today (15), 3 matches are being held under the T20 World Cup tournament, two of which have already concluded. One is yet to be held.

The West Indies team became the first team to qualify for the Super Eight stage by defeating Nepal by 9 wickets in the 25th match of Group 'C' held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Winning the toss and batting first, the Nepal team scored 133 runs for 8 wickets at the end of the stipulated 20 overs, with Dipendra Singh Airee scoring 58 runs.

Jason Holder, who bowled brilliantly for the West Indies team, took 4 wickets for 27 runs. Playing the reply innings, the West Indies easily chased down the winning target, losing only one wicket in 15.2 overs. Captain Shai Hope remained unbeaten with 61 runs and Shimron Hetmyer remained unbeaten with 46 runs, maintaining their team's undefeated record, while this defeat forced Nepal to withdraw from the tournament.

In the 26th match of Group 'A' against Namibia at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the United States team, batting first, created a massive scoreboard of 199 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. This is also recorded as their highest score in T20 World Cup history. Facing great difficulty in chasing this massive target, the Namibian team had only scored 141 runs for 4 wickets at the end of 17.1 overs. Accordingly, they needed to score about 59 more runs for victory in the last few balls of the match, and the American team was seen to have full control of the match. Their performance in this match clearly reflected America's growing cricket capability in the global T20 arena.

Meanwhile, the 27th match of Group 'A' between India and Pakistan, which has drawn significant attention from cricket fans worldwide, will commence at 7 PM under floodlights at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. After peacefully resolving the pre-match strike crises, both teams entered the stadium under clear weather conditions, and high enthusiasm was observed among the spectators. India, having previously secured a victory against Namibia, hopes to maintain its strong rhythm, while Pakistan is also ready to pose a strong challenge. Although India leads 7-1 in matches between the two teams in T20 World Cup history, Pakistani bowlers have taken the most wickets in this tournament. Although the final result has not yet been released, sports commentators expect this match to be extremely intense.