Watson steers Australia into Super Eights
Another fine all-round effort from Shane Watson steered Australia into the Super Eights as they claimed a Duckworth-Lewis victory over West Indies in Colombo
Another fine all-round effort from Shane Watson steered Australia into the Super Eights as they claimed a Duckworth-Lewis victory over West Indies in Colombo
And in the rain, which doesn't seem to leave this T20 fan alone
Just as the first gripping contest of the World Twenty20 was unfolding the rain arrived with Australia on top, but West Indies not out of the contest
Plays of the day from the Australia v West Indies Group B match in Colombo
It was a breezy night in Colombo; the smoke should have cleared from the ground. It didn't. The Australians were forced to play perpetually under this hazy cloud of doom
Darren Sammy has said having attacking batsmen in the team would be handy in their World Twenty20 campaign, for which the team is looking for a collective effort
Australia wouldn't be a pushover but would face a stern test by a strong West Indies when the two teams meet on Saturday
| Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.998 |
| WI | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.375 |
| ENG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.397 |
| NZ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.169 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.464 |
| PAK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.273 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.274 |
| SA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.421 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.825 |
| ENG | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.65 |
| AFG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.475 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| AUS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.184 |
| WI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1.855 |
| IRE | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2.092 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.598 |
| SL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.852 |
| ZIM | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3.624 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| PAK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.706 |
| NZ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.15 |
| BAN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1.868 |