• Ireland beat West Indies by nine wickets in Hobart to qualify for the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup.
• Zimbabwe beat Scotland by five wickets to reach the last 16 for the first time.
• The hosts had never advanced past the first round of the tournament before.

Ireland qualified in the T20 World Cup by defeating two-time champions West Indies by nine wickets in Hobart.

Ireland cruised to a 147-run victory in the last group stage match with 15 balls to spare.

Paul Stirling shared a 73-run partnership with captain Andy Balbirnie for the first wicket and finished on 66 not out.

West Indies were reduced to 146-5 by a magnificent bowling performance, with leg-spinner Gareth Delany taking 3-16.

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe advanced to the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup for the first time on Friday, defeating Scotland by five wickets, with skipper Craig Ervine striking a half-century.

Tendai Chatara (2-14) and Richard Ngarava (2-28) bowled well to restrict the Scots to 132-6 before rattling through the run chase with nine balls to spare.

Zimbabwe has competed in five previous World Cups but had never advanced past the first round.

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