Windies see off Dutch as Ireland reach Super Sixes

Enormous hitting opener Evin Lewis was among the keeps running as the West Indies made it four straight wins at World Cup qualifying by beating the Netherlands in Harare on Monday, while Ireland went along with them in the Super Six phase. 

Lewis hit 84 as the two-time World Cup champs piled on 309-6 from 48 overs in a climate influenced coordinate, with the rain seeking a moment time with the Dutch well hapless on 167-6. 

That left Jason Holder's Windies best of Group A, with Ireland advancing on account of a 226-run whipping of the United Arab Emirates. 

Paul Stirling slammed a rankling 126 as the Irish posted 313-6 from just 44 overs, before skittling out the UAE for only 91. 

William Porterfield's men take two indicates through the following round as the six residual sides get ready to fight it out for the last two spots at one year from now's competition in England and Wales. 

Afghanistan, one of the pre-competition top picks, still have a remote possibility of achieving a moment progressive World Cup, after Nepal beat Hong Kong by five wickets to send the Afghans through from Group B on net run rate. 

The West Indies were at that point through to the following round, however played their most grounded side against the Netherlands. 

Chris Gayle was taking care of business from the get-go as the 38-year-old crushed five sixes of every a 31-ball 46 preceding holing out off Paul van Meekeren. 

Lewis proceeded the latest relevant point of interest, before Marlon Samuels made an auspicious come back to shape with an unbeaten 73, while Rovman Powell slammed a quickfire 52 in the wake of making his lady ODI hundred on Saturday. 

The Netherlands were constantly behind the rate, and albeit key player Ryan ten Doeschate was still at the wrinkle on 67 when the amusement was halted, three prior run outs had finished any shot of triumph. 

- Zimbabwe get last-pant tie - 

Zimbabwe and Scotland will begin the Super Six round with three focuses each, after an exciting attach to finish off Group B in Bulawayo. 

Requiring two keeps running from seven balls with two wickets close by to pursue down 211, the Scots lost two batsmen in the same number of genuine conveyances, with a wide in the middle of guaranteeing a tie. 

"Mind blowing round of cricket, at last it went the distance until the very end. Entirely energizing stuff," said Scotland all-rounder Richie Berrington. 

"Clearly, from our perspective it is frustrating to get in that position, so close and not get over the line, clearly however we will take a point from it." 

A five-wicket pull from Shafyaan Sharif and Michael Leask's 4-37 confined the hosts to 210 hard and fast, before Berrington's 47 took Scotland to 145-4. 

Be that as it may, a messiness of wickets left the match carefully balanced, and after Tendai Chatara had expelled Mark Watt with the last wad of the penultimate over, Blessing Muzarabani knocked down some pins a wide before having number 11 Brad Wheal got behind by Brendan Taylor.