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COLOMBO, Sept 22: Australia qualified for the Super Eights round of the World Twenty20 by defeating the West Indies in a rain-interrupted group B match in Colombo on Saturday.
Australia, chasing a challenging target of 192, were 100-1 in 9.1 overs when heavy rain forced the match to be called off in front of 18,000 fans at the Premadasa stadium.
The Aussies, who were ahead of the par score of 83 at that stage, won by 17 runs, according to the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Australia’s second successive win — they beat Ireland by seven wickets on Wednesday — leaves the West Indies and Ireland battling for the other Super Eights spot from the group on Monday.—AFP
