Windies in Sixes semi-finals

In Pool 2, West Indies first defeated India by three wickets before a dominant six-wicket decision over Pakistan. They will be hoping to emerge top of the group when they meet South Africa in their final preliminary match today.

"We are happy to get to the Cup competition because we haven’t really played this kind of cricket and are still learning," Joseph said.

"After travelling so far to get here, we are delighted with what we’ve done," said Joseph, who retired on 34 against India and scored 17 against Pakistan.

Chasing 76 to win from their allotment of five overs, West Indies reached their target with one ball to spare, after Darren Sammy eased the pressure with a six off the third-last ball.

After Joseph retired not out with four balls to spare, Sammy brought it home for West Indies to remain undefeated on 21 from 11 that included two sixes.

Runako Morton hit one four and two huge sixes in 17 from five balls and West Indies were 19 without loss off the first over.

India’s Sunil Joshi started with a wicket first ball with a spectacular catch behind, wide and to the keeper’s right to remove Lendl Simmons for two.

Joseph started his innings with a six, but then India hit back via senior Trinidad and Tobago-born senior pro Robin Singh taking a measured catch in the deep.

With two overs remaining, West Indies were on 41 for two, and needed only a resolute approach to win.

Earlier, Reetinder Sodhi led the way with one four and four sixes in 32 from nine balls, as India reached 75 for three from their five overs.

In their second match, West Indies’ target from their five overs was 63, and they achieved it without loss with four balls to spare, when Joseph hit a massive six over long-on and 20 rows into the stand.

Simmons retired not out on 32 that included five fours and one six from one-dozen balls, and Johnson lashed two fours and one six in 17 not out from seven balls.

Pakistan needed a wicket, but the West Indies continued to just beat the fielders to the boundary rope, before they require seven to win from the last over from Naved Latif.

Earlier, left-arm bowler Deighton Butler snared two wickets for eight runs from his allotment of one over to put the brakes on the Pakistani scoring that was led by former national captain Moin Khan with 19 and Kamran Hussain with 12 not out.