Mohammed Shami, second left, took three wickets to help put India in a commanding position against the West Indies. Greg Wood / AFP
Mohammed Shami, second left, took three wickets to help put India in a commanding position against the West Indies. Greg Wood / AFP
Mohammed Shami, second left, took three wickets to help put India in a commanding position against the West Indies. Greg Wood / AFP
Mohammed Shami, second left, took three wickets to help put India in a commanding position against the West Indies. Greg Wood / AFP

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India have booked their place in the cricket World Cup quarter-finals after defeating West Indies by four wickets in Perth.

Associated Press

March 06, 2015

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India rallied around swing bowler Mohammed Shami’s three-wicket performance to beat the West Indies by four wickets and remain unbeaten and in first place in Pool B at the Cricket World Cup.

Chasing West Indies’ modest 182 all out, India scored 185 for six in 39.1 overs. The defending champions made heavy weather of the target before skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni saw the side through with an unbeaten 45.

Earlier skipper Jason Holder scored 57 runs to lift the West Indies from 124-8 after winning the toss and batting.

Shami, named man of the match, returned to the side from injury to claim 3-35. Seam bowler Umesh Yadav and leftarm spinner Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets apiece as India clinched a quarter-final place.

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