DHAKA, Bangladesh , CMC– Advice under pressure to captain Darren Sammy from vice captain Dwayne Bravo helped craft an uncompromising 6th wicket stand that snatched the momentum away from Pakistan and propelled West Indies into the semi-finals of the of the World Twenty20 Championship at the Shere Bangla Stadium, here yesterday.
As hopes of a semi-final berth began fading with the West Indies 84 for five at the end of the 15th over Bravo encouraged Sammy to keep his eyes on the ball and hit while abandoning strike rotation.
The two allrounders launched a ferocious assault in a 71-run stand as the Windies plundered 82 from the last five overs.“We are powerful enough if we get close to the ball to hit it over the ropes. In those situations, the best of them all go for runs. We had nothing to lose, we were under pressure,” said Bravo, who was voted man of the match for leading the onslaught, blasting 46 off 26 balls with four massive sixes.
