West Indies qualified for the World Twenty20 super eight stage without winning a match after its final Group B match against Ireland was abandoned because of rain.
Ireland reached 6 for 129 after the match had been reduced to 19 overs a side before the rain returned in Colombo.
West Indies was then set a revised target of 44 from five overs but the teams were unable to take the field again.
Niall O'Brien top-scored with 25 runs as he shared a 33-run fourth-wicket partnership with Gary Wilson (21). But Chris Gayle dismissed both batsmen and finished with match figures of 2 for 21.
Ireland captain William Porterfield was dismissed off the first ball of the innings for the second time in the tournament when he was bowled by a swinging yorker from Fidel Edwards.
Pace bowler Ravi Rampaul and spinner Sunil Narine ended up with figures of 1 for 23 from three overs each.
West Indies has not had an opportunity to play a full match in the group stage as its fixture against Australia was also stopped by rain.
Australia, who beat West Indies on the Duckworth-Lewis method in the other group match, had already qualified for the next stage.
West Indies will be in group one in the super eights along with hosts Sri Lanka, New Zealand and defending champions England.
It will play England on Thursday.
In group two, Australia, South Africa and India have already qualified with Pakistan and Bangladesh competing for the final place on Tuesday.
Reuters
Tags: sport, cricket, sri-lanka First posted September 25, 2012 07:21:10
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