Defending champions West Indies kept alive their slender hopes of making the semi-finals while virtually knocking Bangladesh out of the T20 World Cup with a narrow three-run win here on Friday. Asked to set a target for the third consecutive time in the tournament, West Indies posted 142-7 with Nicholas Pooran’s 40 off 22 balls being the highlight of their innings.

The wicketkeeper-batter hit four sixes and one four. Roston Chase (39), making his T20 International debut, was the other chief contributor with the bat. In reply, Bangladesh could manage 139 for five in 20 overs as all West Indies bowlers picked one wicket each.