article_snippet: Pakistan however, were on the end of heavy defeats against bitter rivals India and the West Indies and were facing increasing scrutiny over whether Saturday, March 21 - New Zealand v West Indies - Wellington were going to be able to seriously contend at the Cricket World Cup.
article_snippet: But with the competition geared towards ensuring the ‘top-eight’ teams make it through to the knockout stages of the competition, Saturday, March 21 - New Zealand v West Indies - Wellington knew even as little three wins could see a team advance.
article_snippet: The match obliterated their net run-rate.
article_snippet: (D/L) victory over South Africa ensured the match against Ireland would be a straight knockout, after the West Indies guaranteed the West Indies safe passage to the quarter-finals with an easy victory against the UAE earlier in the day.
article_snippet: side’s best chance of victory against the 1992 World Cup champions, having won the toss.