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Their fate hinges on Afghanistan beating the all-powerful Black Caps, who have been clinical in all their 'Super 12' matches, barring Pakistan.

Namibia, too, mathematically still have a chance to qualify for the semifinal, but they will be taking one match at a time, keen to first put in performances that ensure they are constantly competing with the higher-ranked sides.

Chasing a big total, West Indies were off to a terrible start as Chris Gayle got out in the second over for 1 off 5.

With an eye on completing the chase quickly, Aaron Finch came out all guns blazing, smashing Mustafizur Rahman for a four and six in the second over.

In short: India need a favour from Afghanistan against New Zealand and more big winning margins.

With Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin working in tandem, Afghanistan found it hard to break free.

Meanwhile, Guptill also became just the second batsman in T20I history to breach the 3000-run mark.

New Zealand know their future in the tournament is in their own hands, with three victories being enough to guarantee a semifinal spot.

Babar completed his third successive half-century of the tournament as he struck 70 off 49 deliveries, hitting seven well-timed boundaries in the process.

Earlier, batting first, Bangladesh were off to a terrible start as Kagiso Rabada took three wickets across five balls in the powerplay to rip through the Bangladesh batting line-up.

It remains unclear whether he will be returning to be in contention for a place in the Indian team or in T20 leagues.

Moeen Ali took out the last two Sri Lankan wickets to se'l England's fourth straight win of the tournament.

Sri Lanka's combination of top-class spin and express pace has been an impressive feature so far, while England's dominance in their three fixtures so far has allowed them to absorb the injury issues of Mark Wood.

"You know, the Sharjah wicket is always two-paced, so even in the last game West Indies and Bangladesh we saw that ball is going up and down,"

Andre Russell defended 13 in the final over, nailing his yorkers despite misfields and dropped catch to keep West Indies alive in the tournament.