T20 World Cup: West Indies beat Zimbabwe to boost qualification hopes

The West Indies boosted their chances of making it to the Men's T20 World Cup with a 31 run win over Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe was dismissed for 122 with 10 balls left in the game.

The Windies lost four of their five players in a mid-innings collapse.

The result means all four teams in the group have two points.

Ireland will face the West Indies in the final match on Friday.

The top two sides from each group will play in the Super 12s. The winner of Group A and runner-up from Group B will join England.

Scotland and Zimbabwe will progress if the matches are rained out.

Scotland has a better net run rate than Zimbabwe, which is why they are top of the table.

Joseph rescues Windies

After winning the toss and batting, the West Indies looked to be in a good position at 90-2 after 12 overs.

First, captain Nicholas Pooran shuffled down the track and gave Sean Williams a simple caught and bowled chance, before a terrible mix-up saw Johnson Charles run out for 45.

The impressive Sikandar Raza, who took 3-19, then trapped ShamarhBrooks bang in front, before the West Indies were reeling at 101-6.

Rovman Powell and Akeal Hosein put on 49 from 28 balls to help the Windies get up to a competitive total.

The second of Powell's two sixes went out of the stadium after he was dropped on 11.

Zimbabwe raced to a 29-0 lead in the chase.

The body language of the players suggested they were contemplating defeat after Charles fumbled the ball.

Joseph brought them back into the game with the help of the power play.

Zimbabwe fell apart, losing five of its own for 32 runs, including the dangerous Raza.

The game was up after Zimbabwe's 29 from 22 balls, but when the fourth batter was cleaned up by Joseph, the game was over.

Pooran said that Alzarri Joseph has been the best bowler in T20 cricket. He's our leader and he brings that energy.

Thanks to the West Indies and Alzarri Joseph, who led Zimbabwe in place of Craig Ervine. He was able to open up the gates for them.

The boys are pretty sure of themselves. We'll bounce back on Friday, even though we're disappointed how short we ended up being.