ICC World T20 2016 Results: Friday's Super 10 Scores, Group Tables, Schedule

The West Indies secured their spot in the final four of the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday in Nagpur, India, with a three-wicket win over South Africa.

South Africa were restricted to 122 for eight in their 20 overs after batting first, with Quinton de Kock’s 47 the only score of note. The West Indies recovered well after losing early wickets, with the experience of Marlon Samuels, who made 44, helping them to preserve their perfect record in the competition with two balls to spare.

Earlier in the day Pakistan were also eliminated from the tournament following a 21-run defeat to Australia in Mohali.

They were set a daunting target of 194 by the Aussies, with skipper Steve Smith having played the key role for his side with a 43-ball 61. Needing a victory to have any chance of advancing from Group 2 to the semi-finals, Pakistan put in an admirable effort but eventually fell some way short as they haemorrhaged wickets late on. 

Here are the latest standings and the upcoming schedule for the tournament:

Group 1	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
West Indies	3	3	0	0	0	6	+0.609
England	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.018
South Africa	3	1	2	0	0	2	+0.485
Sri Lanka	2	1	1	0	0	2	-0.171
Afghanistan	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.067
Group 2	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	0	6	+1.283
Australia	3	2	1	0	0	4	+0.440
India	3	2	1	0	0	4	-0.546
Pakistan	4	1	3	0	0	2	-0.093
Bangladesh	3	0	3	0	0	0	-1.165

Match	Group/Stage	Date	Time (GMT before Mar. 27 and BST thereafter)	Fixture
Match 28	2	Saturday, Mar. 26	9:30 a.m.	Bangladesh vs. New Zealand
Match 29	1	Saturday, Mar. 26	2 p.m.	Sri Lanka vs. England
Match 30	1	Sunday, Mar. 27	9:30 a.m.	Afghanistan vs. West Indies
Match 31	2	Sunday, Mar. 27	2 p.m.	India vs. Australia
Match 32	1	Monday, Mar. 28	2 p.m.	South Africa vs. Sri Lanka
Semi-final 1	Knockout	Wednesday, Mar. 30	1:30 p.m.	TBD vs. TBD
Semi-final 2	Knockout	Thursday, Mar. 31	1:30 p.m.	TBD vs. TBD
Final	Knockout	Sunday, Apr. 3	1:30 p.m.	TBD vs. TBD

West Indies vs. South Africa

West Indies 123 for 7 (Samuels 44, Tahir 2 for 13) beat South Africa, 122 for 8 (De Kock 47, Bravo 2 for 20) by three wickets

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South Africa’s innings, after losing the toss and being put in to bat, was pieced together by a determined knock from opener De Kock, as he watched wickets tumble around him frequently during his time at the crease.

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The wicketkeeper, usually a destructive influence at the top of the order, had to curtail his natural instincts as the Proteas crumbled to some smart West Indies bowling. Indeed, within three overs three key men were gone, with Hashim Amla (one), skipper Faf du Plessis (nine) and the dangerous Rilee Rossouw (zero) sent packing.

As Alt Cricket noted in the wake of this mini-collapse, for Rossouw, being out for a duck is becoming an increasingly familiar feeling:

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STATBYTE: Rilee Rossouw has now recorded SEVEN ducks in 42 international innings for #SA. pic.twitter.com/fzAWFu7SLV

— Alt Cricket (@AltCricket) March 25, 2016"

De Kock and AB de Villiers sought to steady the ship, although the latter struggled to find the rhythm which so often comes easily to him. He was bowled by Dwayne Bravo for 10 and when David Miller fell for just one in the following over, South Africa were in a real rut at 47 for five.

Had it not been for the opener, things would have been even worse. Still a young player, De Kock showed a real maturity in his play to put together an innings of 47 from 46 balls, running between the wickets well and keeping a cool head among the carnage.

In the process, he became the tournament’s top run-scorer, as the ICC’s Twitter feed noted here:

Eventually he was out in the 16th over, with a 50-run partnership with David Wiese vital in giving South Africa something of note to defend. Wiese himself made 28, as the Proteas struggled to an eventual total of 122 for eight.

With the ball, there was some very impressive efforts from the Caribbean stars, with Bravo shining to take two wickets for just 20 runs. It gave the batsmen a brilliant chance to secure the West Indies’ third win in as many matches at this competition.

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Their chances were levied with some early set-backs, though. Chris Gayle, who notched a century against England earlier in the competition, was gone in the first over, while Andre Fletcher was run-out brilliantly by Rossouw for just 11 in the sixth over.

Still, with Johnson Charles and Marlon Samuels at the crease, the West Indies seemed in control of the chase. The former, especially, was enjoying himself, as was evident by this huge shot:

Eventually he fell for 32, but even with Charles back in the hutch and Bravo, out for eight, not far behind him, the score always looked as though it was going to be too meagre for South Africa to defend.

With four overs remaining, Imran Tahir did make things a little more interesting. The spinner produced some stunning bowling to take two wickets in two balls, leaving the West Indies six wickets down; as we can see courtesy of these pictures from Sky Sports Cricket, he clearly still believed his team could win:

But with the settling presence of Samuels in situ, who has been in this situation on many occasions previously, the West Indies remained the favourites. He played well for his run-a-ball 44, doing his utmost to stave off any late nerves.

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His departure with seven balls remaining cast the result back into doubt again, though, with nine runs needed from the final over.

After a dot ball first up, Carlos Brathwaite dispelled any fears that his side were going to throw this one away, smashing a mammoth six into the stands. It gave his side some much-needed breathing space and with two balls remaining, an eventual three-wicket win.

Australia vs. Pakistan 

Australia 193-4 (Smith 61, Watson 44) beat Pakistan 172-8 (Latif 46, Faulkner 5-27) by 21 runs.

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Having won the toss and opted to bat first, Australia made a decent start. Usman Khawaja and Aaron Finch hit 28 runs together from the opening 21 balls.

However, Khawaja was cleaned up in the fourth over by Wahab Riaz, who then sent David Warner back to the pavilion in similar fashion for just nine in the sixth.

Two down for 52 runs after the six-over powerplay, Australia then lost Finch for 15, the opener losing his middle stump as he was bamboozled by the left-arm spin of Imad Wasim, per Cricbuzz:

In came Glenn Maxwell, whose partnership with Smith got the Aussie innings back on track.

The pair moved their side from 57 for three to 119 for four, with Maxwell hitting 30 from 18 balls before he was caught at long-on going for another big hit.

It was a key wicket for Pakistan as Maxwell looked to be finding his groove, and with Australia 127 for four after 15 overs, the subcontinent side still looked on top.

However, Smith and Watson smashed their side to an impressive score as they hit 66 runs from the last five overs.

Smith reached his 50 from 35 balls and kept piling on the runs in the later overs. A four to the leg-side boundary in the penultimate over off Wahab came from one of Smith's more remarkable shots, per the Guardian's James Dart:

Watson played a key role as well, with his 44 coming from just 21 balls and including four fours and three sixes.

It was a big ask for Pakistan to chase down 194 for victory, but they started well. Sharjeel Khan hit 30 from 19 balls before he played on to his own stumps trying to hook to the boundary once again.

Umar Akmal came the crease and boosted the run-rate, hitting three boundaries off Watson's first over—which eventually went for 17.

Khalid Latif assisted Akmal well and continued on with captain Shahid Afridi when Adam Zampa bowled the fourth batsman in the 11th over.

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Afridi's innings was a quick cameo including two huge sixes, but he was stumped for 14 in the 14th over as he advanced down the wicket attempting to hit another out the ground.

With Latif at the crease, though, Pakistan still had a chance, as he was well settled and scoring at a decent rate.

Needing 69 to win from the last five overs, Pakistan went in search of the key huge over to make the difference.

However, the Aussie bowlers kept it tight, and when Latif was bowled by a slower James Faulkner ball in the 18th over, the game was up.

Pakistan proceeded to lose three more wickets in the remaining 15 balls and eventually departed the competition with a slight whimper, losing by 21 runs.