West Indies' road to the final

02-Apr-2016West Indies’ bowlers had a better game against Sri Lanka in Bangalore. Legspinner Samuel Badree took 3 for 12 and Dwayne Bravo 2 for 20 to limit the total to 122 for 9 at a normally high-scoring venue.•ICC/Getty ImagesGayle could not bat in the chase because of a hamstring injury but amid chants of “We want Gayle,” from thousands of Royal Challengers Bangalore fans, Andre Fletcher lashed 84 off 64 balls, securing a seven-wicket win in the 19th over•AFPSouth Africa were tipped to be West Indies’ toughest opponents but on a slow Nagpur surface Chris Morris remained unbeaten on 16 off 17 balls after his top order had failed. South Africa were limited to 122 for 8•Associated PressThe chase was bumpy but this time Marlon Samuels delivered, anchoring with 43 off 44 balls as wickets fell at the other end. They needed nine off the final over and a towering six from Carlos Brathwaite ensured victory with two balls to spare. The win against South Africa made it three out of three•AFPWest Indies were favourites against Afghanistan and a clean sweep of Group 1 seemed likely when they were set a target of 124 in Nagpur•AFPHowever, they collapsed in a low-intensity chase and were limited to 117 for 8, losing the dead rubber by six runs. After the game, the Afghanistan players wanted a photo with Gayle and he graciously obliged. West Indies finished top of their group, though, and qualified for the semi-final in Mumbai•IDI/Getty ImagesAfter winning an important toss at the Wankhede, West Indies could have run Virat Kohli out three times in two deliveries, but let him off. He went on to make 89 off 47 balls, leading India to 192 for 2 in the semi-final.•Getty ImagesGayle and Samuels failed, but Johnson Charles, Lendl Simmons and Andre Russell demonstrated fearsome power-hitting to raze the target with seven wickets and two balls to spare. When Russell hit the winning six to set up a final clash against England, his team-mates hurtled from the dugout to celebrate.•Getty Images

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