DUBAI: England and the West Indies advanced to the quarter-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup when they comfortably won their decisive pool matches on Tuesday.

England overcame Sunday’s heart-breaking loss to Sri Lanka by bouncing back to defeat New Zealand by 115 runs in the Group ‘C’ tie at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, while in Group ‘D’ West Indies beat Canada by 63 runs at Abu Dhabi Oval 1.

In the other matches on Tuesday, South Africa recorded a seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium and Sri Lanka defeated hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) by eight wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

Tuesday’s results mean that from Group ‘C’, South Africa and West Indies have progressed to the Super League quarter-finals while Canada and Zimbabwe will feature in the Plate Championship and from Group ‘D’, Sri Lanka and England will appear in the Super League quarter-finals while New Zealand and the UAE will play in the Plate Championship.

On Wednesday, the winners of Pakistan-Scotland match will join defending champions India in the Super League quarter-finals from Group ‘A’, whereas any of the two teams from Afghanistan, Australia and Bangladesh can qualify for the Super League quarter-finals from Group ‘B’.

The feature of Tuesday’s matches were magnificent unbeaten centuries from South Africa captain Aiden Markram (120 not out) and Sri Lanka opener Hashan Dumindu (113 not out), while South Africa’s Yaseen Valli also maintained his excellent batting form by following up his scores of 53 (against West Indies) and 102 not out (against Canada) with 53 not out against Zimbabwe.

Electing to bat first, England were restricted to 229-8 after Ryan Higgins scored 83 from 123 balls with five fours and two sixes.

In their chase, New Zealand were bundled out for 114 in 36.1 overs. Matthew Fisher was the pick of England bowlers when he finished with three for 18.

Markram was in a punishing mood as he clobbered 13 fours and a six in a 119-ball 120 as South Africa achieved a modest 199-run target in 39 overs to beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets.

Markram added 145 for the unfinished fourth wicket partnership with Valli whose 84-ball 53 included three fours.

Earlier, fast bowler Justin Dill captured four for 35 as Zimbabwe were bowled out for 198 with Luke Jongwe making 55.

Dumindu struck 11 fours and a six in a 118-ball 113 as Sri Lanka overwhelmed the UAE by eight wickets. Chasing 206, Sri Lanka reached the target in 43.1 overs after Dumindu and Hashen Ramanayake (34 not out) put on 88 for the unbroken third wicket.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul, son of West Indies star Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who was run-out without facing a ball in the tournament opener against South Africa, hit his second successive half-century as the Caribbean side beat Canada by 63 runs.

Chanderpaul followed up his 84 against Zimbabwe with a 127-ball 93 that included five fours and a six.

He added 62 for the first wicket with Shimron Hetmyer (39), 95 for the second wicket with Jeremy Solozano (50) and 77 for the fourth wicket with Nicolas Pooran (67 not out) as the West Indies scored 289-4 in 50 overs.

Canada lost their last seven wickets for 29 runs to slip from 197-3 to 226 all out in 49.3 overs. Nikhil Dutta scored 62 and captain Nitish Kumar contributed 50.

Summarised scores:

West Indies beat Canada by 63 runs at Abu Dhabi Oval 1.

WEST INDIES 289-4 in 50 overs (T. Chanderpaul 93, N. Pooran 67 not out, J. Solozano 50; K. Tinto 2-64); CANADA 226 in 49.3 overs (N. Dutta 62, N. Kumar 50, Talha Shaikh 45; R. Lewis 2-44, R. Jordan 2-44, J. Jones 2-57).

South Africa beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium.

ZIMBABWE 198 in 50 overs (L. Jongwe 55; J. Dill 4-35, K. Rabada 2-47); SOUTH AFRICA 199-3 in 39 overs (Aiden Markram 120 not out; Yaseen Valli 53 not out).

England beat New Zealand by 115 runs at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

ENGLAND 229-8 in 50 overs (R. Higgins 83; B. Randell 3-57); NEW ZEALAND 114 in 36.1 overs (R. Weerasundara 41; M. Fisher 3-18; J. Winslade 2-23; R. Sayer 2-21; R. Jones 2-33).

Sri Lanka beat UAE by eight wickets at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

UAE 205 in 47.5 overs (S. Chopra 69; B. Fernando 2-38, H. Rajapaksa 2-40, A. Fernando 2-43); SRI LANKA 206-2 in 43.1 overs (H. Dumindu 113 not out, K. Mendis 45, H. Ramanayake 34 not out).

Wednesday’s fixtures:

Australia v Bangladesh (Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi); Afghanistan v Namibia (Abu Dhabi Oval 2, Abu Dhabi); India v Papua New Guinea (Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah); Pakistan v Scotland (ICC Academy 2, Dubai).—Agencies