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Ireland met West Indies for the right to carry 2 points through to the Super Eight stage, and after West Indies' unconvincing win over Zimbabwe, Ireland may have fancied their chances. The luck of the Irish wasn't with them today, though, as the Windies found some form with both bat and ball. Batting first, Ireland were restricted to 183 from their 48 overs (match shortened due to rain delays), and a timely 102 not out from Shivnarine Chanderpaul saw West Indies home with plenty of time to spare.

India needed to beat Sri Lanka to be sure of their place in the Super Eight, but Sri Lanka refused to do them any favours despite having already secured their own slot. Led by Upul Tharanga, Sri Lanka made 254/6 from their allotted overs, then proceeded to tear through the India batting lineup. Dravid (60) and Sehwag (48) put up something of a fight, but not enough to save the game for the Indians, who now rely on Bermuda beating Bangladesh in the final group match on Sunday to have any chance of progress.
West Indies beat Ireland by 8 wickets (D/L method)
Sri Lanka beat India by 69 runs