ICC T20 World Cup: West Indies fails to qualify for Super 12 after Ireland knocks two-time champions out

The only team to win the T20 World Cup twice, the West Indies, was eliminated from the current competition after losing their final Group B qualification match against Ireland in Hobart on Friday by nine wickets. West Indies made a disastrous start against Scotland, losing by 42 runs, but they bounced back to easily defeat Zimbabwe.

With one win and one loss, each of the four teams in the group, which also includes Scotland and Zimbabwe, entered a survival position. Ireland, which had previously lost to Zimbabwe before coming from behind to win, put on a masterful display against the formidable Windies with both bat and ball to advance to the Super 12 round.

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“It’s tough, we haven’t batted well in this tournament at all. On a really good batting surface, making 145, it’s a really difficult task for the bowlers. It was going to be a challenge. Congratulations to Ireland, they batted fantastically and bowled well today. There are a lot of positives, Jason is back to bowling well, King is batting wonderfully, Joseph is stepping up with the ball for us. This is a learning experience for us. We have disappointed our fans and ourselves. It’s definitely hurting. I have disappointed my guys with the way I performed,” said Nicholas Pooran.