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A happy Darren Sammy admitted he may have been smiling outwardly but he was all butterflies inside as West Indies teetered before beating South Africa in a last over thriller. Wholesale Authentic Jordans . The West Indies attack restricted South Africa to 122-8 after Sammy opted to bowl first on a slow pitch but only with two balls to spare did they chase down the total to win by three wickets.I was smiling...but inside there were some butterflies, the captain admitted. We came here to win this match to qualify and we have done that so I am very happy.He added: Weve been getting wickets in the powerplay, and thats been putting pressure on the opposition.Today we were under pressure chasing a low total, and every decision we took out there they responded. But I really want to commend my team.The World Twenty20 Super 10 victory in Nagpur puts undefeated West Indies through to join New Zealand in the semi-finals.But it means South Africa, who have never lifted the trophy but were one of the pre-tournament favourites, only have two points from three Group One games and look like going out. Faf du Plessis shakes hands with Sammy after the match ends It felt like all game we were just behind West Indies and trying to catch up, said South Africa skipper Faf Du Plessis.It was a 135 pitch but it was a great fight by the boys.This game makes us all very old very quickly. West Indies were just a little bit better than us today.South Africa opener Quinton de Kock (47) played a disciplined innings to drag them to a competitive total to defend after they had slumped to 47-5 in the ninth over. Sammy celebrates with teammates Andre Russell (left) and Denesh Ramdin Johnson Charles then hit 32 at the top of the order as West Indies seemed in control of their run chase until leg-spinner Imran Tahir struck twice in consecutive deliveries in his last over to haul South Africa back into the game.West Indian nerves were jangling when man-of-the-match Marlon Samuels was removed on 44 in the penultimate over but a six from Carlos Brathwaite with four balls left paved the way for the victory. Second-placed England can reach the semi-finals by beating Sri Lanka on Saturday.Watch Englands crunch clash with Sri Lanka from 1.30pm on Sky Sports 2 Also See: West Indies sneak into semis Root set for must-win clash ICC World T20 fixtures ICC World T20 squads Real Jordans For Cheap . 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Hamhuis and the Vancouver Canucks were swept in the first round of NHL playoffs by the San Jose Sharks. Hamhuis played in four straight world championships for Canada from 2006 to 2009. He was a member of the last Canadian team to win world championship gold in 2007. He also won silver medals in 2008 and 2009 and the second time under current head coach Lindy Ruff. "Im happy to help," Hamhuis said before departing Vancouver. "Its been a great experience over the last four years that Ive been playing (at worlds). "Theres been a real camaraderie with teammates and the players you get to meet over there. Ive made a lot of friends there that I still keep in touch with, and teammates that are in touch." The 30-year-old from Smithers, B.C., has five goals and nine assists in 36 career world championship games. He also wore the Maple Leaf at world junior championships in 2001 and 2002 and won bronze and silver respectively. He was Vancouvers top producer from the blue-line this season with 24 points in 47 games. "Its giving us a really good veteran player that has played against every top opponent in the league," Ruff said following Fridays game. "We just think hes a great two-way player that maybe in some tougher situations and tougher games can supply us with some real good playy. Cheap Air Jordan. " The addition of Hamhuis increases Canadas roster to 23 players, including eight defencemen. Countries are allowed to a maximum of 25. Canada (4-0-1) concludes the preliminary round against the Czech Republic and Slovenia on Sunday and Monday respectively. The top four countries in each pool of eight qualify for the quarter-finals. Canada has lost in the quarter-finals three straight years. Three Canadian defencemen -- Justin Schultz, Brenden Dillon and T.J. Brodie -- are representing Canada for the first time in their careers in this tournament. Only Luke Schenn and Stephane Robidas had played in a previous mens world championship. Schultz has seen Hamhuis a few times this season when his Oilers faced the Canucks. "Hes a great overall player, moves the puck well and obviously real solid defensively," Schultz said. "Were happy to have him and hes going to improve our team for sure." The arrival of Hamhuis will mean less ice time for some defencemen. "Were honestly not worried about ice time here," Schultz insisted. "Were happy with whatever we get. Were just going to try and help the team win and hes going to be a big part of that." Canucks forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin and defenceman Alexander Edler are joining Sweden (3-2-0). Theyre expected to be in the lineup for Swedens final preliminary-round game Tuesday against Denmark. Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec will also be heading to Sweden to join the Czech Republic team after his club was eliminated from the first round of the playoffs Thursday night. ' ' '
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