HARARE: West Indies batsman Rovman Powell said his side are centered around winning all their World Cup qualifying recreations, after his century drove them to triumph over Ireland on Saturday.Powell's lady one-day universal ton dragged the Windies from a troublesome position to beat Ireland in Harare and achieve the Super Six phase of qualifying.
"We didn't come here for four wins out of four, we came here to win each and every diversion we're still on course to do that," said the 24-year-old, who raised his hundred with an enormous six that crushed a window.
"Fitting the bill for the World Cup implies a great deal for the 16 million Caribbean individuals and that is our point."
Hosts Zimbabwe additionally reserved their spot in the following round by making it three wins from three in Group B with an agreeable triumph over Hong Kong, while Afghanistan saw off Nepal to keep their thin expectations alive.
Powell helped the West Indies achieve 257-8 off their 50 overs, before the two-time World Cup champs took customary wickets to secure a 52-run triumph, with Kemar Roach guaranteeing 4-27.
The Caribbean outfit can seal the greatest four focuses to convey into the Super Six round when they play the Netherlands in their last Group A diversion on Monday, when Ireland should beat the United Arab Emirates to make certain of movement.
Just two groups from the qualifiers will join the world's best eight ODI countries at one year from now's World Cup in England and Wales.
In the wake of losing the hurl and being placed in to bat, the Windies slipped to 83-5 as veteran seamer Tim Murtagh took the significant early wickets of Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels.
In any case, skipper Jason Holder, who hit a match-winning 99 not out in Thursday's prevail upon Papua New Guinea, joined with Powell in a 6th wicket remain of 86 preceding tumbling to Murtagh for 54.
The 24-year-old Powell set aside his opportunity to get in as he achieved nine off just 34 balls, yet detonated into life late in his innings, muscling seven fours and the same number of maximums before being gotten behind off Murtagh for a run-a-ball 101.
Insect awed with the ball in Ireland's answer as William Porterfield's men attempted to 32-3, yet an all around assembled 63 from Ed Joyce gave the Irish expectation.
The previous England opener holed out to Roach, however, and medium-pacer Kesrick Williams went through the tail to complete with figures of 4-43, as Ireland missed the mark in their endeavor to duplicate their prevail upon the West Indies in the 2015 World Cup.
Zimbabwe proceed with great frame
Zimbabwe were viewed as untouchables to achieve the World Cup before qualifying got in progress, however Hamilton Masakadza struck 84 as they whipped Hong Kong by 89 keeps running for a third straight triumph.
Hong Kong, who will achieve the Super Six with triumph over Nepal on Monday in the wake of staggering Afghanistan, knocked down some pins well to confine Zimbabwe to 263-9 in Bulawayo.
Be that as it may, all-rounder Sikandar Raza proceeded with his superb frame by taking 3-30 with his off-turn as Hong Kong missed the mark.
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