West Indies beat Bangladesh to boost semi-final hopes

West Indies starred with the bat as they boosted their T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive with a clinical win to all but eliminate Bangladesh.

Led by captain Hayley Matthews’ fluent 34 off 22 balls, West Indies easily chased down 104 with 7.1 overs to spare.

With the ball, Windies spinner Karishma Ramharack took 4-17 and sparked a Bangladesh collapse from 73-2 to 103-8.

Victory improved West Indies’ net run-rate and moved to top of Group B on four points, level with South Africa and England - with the latter having played one game fewer.

West Indies will give themselves a strong chance of reaching the final four if they beat England in their last group match on Tuesday.

Bangladesh need to beat South Africa by a substantial margin in their final group game on Saturday and hope other results go their way.  (Agencies)

Bangladesh: 103 for 8 in 20 overs (Dilara Akter 19, Nigar Sultana 39, Karishma Ramharack 4-17, Afy Fletcher 2-25, Hayley Matthews 1-19)

West Indies: 104 for 2 in 12.5 overs (Hayley Matthews 34, Stafanie Taylor 27, Shemaine Campbelle 21, Deandra Dottin 19*, Marufa Akter 1-20, Nahida Akter 1-22)