Windies smile again after stunning win in world T20
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WEST Indies captain Darren Sammy said he hopes to help Caribbean fans smile again by completing a unique hat-trick at the world Twenty20 after stunning hosts India to reach the final.
Sammy said the West Indies had their backs to the wall before shocking India by seven wickets to emulate their women’s team, who also won their semifinal hours earlier.
After the West Indies won the Under-19 World Cup in February, a double victory in Kolkata on Sunday would seal an unprecedented treble and hint at a cricketing revival for the islands after years of decline.
Sammy’s team, champions in 2012, will face England tomorrow in the men’s title match while the West Indies women will play their first World Twenty20 final against Australia.
Chasing 193, the West Indies were struggling at 19 for two after losing star batsman Chris Gayle for five, when Lendl Simmons rose to the occasion to become their unlikely hero.
Jet lagged after flying in as a late replacement for the injured Andre Fletcher, Simmons, hit an unbeaten 82 to silence a raucous crowd.
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