Eight teams confirmed for Super 8 stage

Bangladesh with their seven-wicket win over Bermuda in the last Group B match of the World Cup Sunday became the eighth team to qualify for the Super Eight stage starting Tuesday.

Defending champions Australia and world No. 1 South Africa have progressed to Super Eight from Group A, Sri Lanka from Group B, New Zealand from Group C, and the West Indies and minnows Ireland from Group D.

England was the second team to qualify from Group C, and they did it Saturday by beating Kenya by seven wickets.

Bangladesh's win over Bermuda also knocked out 1983 winners India out of the World Cup.

Super Eight schedule:

March 27: West Indies (D2) vs. Australia (A1), Antigua,March 28: South Africa (A2) vs. Sri Lanka (B1), GuyanaMarch 29: West Indies (D2) vs. New Zealand (C1), AntiguaMarch 30: Ireland (D1) vs. England (C2), GuyanaMarch 31: Australia (A1) vs. Bangladesh (B2), AntiguaApril 1: West Indies (D2) vs. Sri Lanka (B1), GuyanaApril 2: Bangladesh (B2) vs. New Zealand (C1), AntiguaApril 3: Ireland (D1) vs. South Africa (A2), GuyanaApril 4: England (C2) vs. Sri Lanka (B1), AntiguaApril 7: Bangladesh (B2) vs. South Africa (A2), GuyanaApril 8: Australia (A1) vs. England (C2), AntiguaApril 9: Ireland (D1) vs. New Zealand (C1), GuyanaApril 10: West Indies (D2) vs. South Africa (A2), GrenadaApril 11: England (C2) vs. Bangladesh (B2), BarbadosApril 12: Sri Lanka (B1) vs. New Zealand (C1), GrenadaApril 13: Australia (A1) vs. Ireland (D1), BarbadosApril 14: South Africa (A2) vs. New Zealand (C1), GrenadaApril 15: Bangladesh (B2) vs. Ireland (D1), BarbadosApril 16: Australia (A1) vs. Sri Lanka (B1), GrenadaApril 17: South Africa (A2) vs. England (C2), BarbadosApril 18: Ireland (D1) vs. Sri Lanka (B1), GrenadaApril 19: West Indies (D2) vs. Bangladesh (B2), BarbadosApril 20: Australia (A1) vs. New Zealand (C1), GrenadaApril 21: West Indies (D2) vs. England (C2), Barbados (IANS)

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