T20 World Cup co-hosts West Indies advanced to the Super Eight stage after beating New Zealand by 13 runs in Trinidad on Wednesday.
A second straight defeat leaves New Zealand needing Papua New Guinea to claim an unlikely win over Afghanistan to have any hopes of progressing.
After the top order slumped to 30 for five, Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for the West Indies with an unbeaten 68 off 39 balls. He hit six sixes to take his side to a competitive of 149 for nine.
Veteran pace bowler Trent Boult finished with three wickets for the Kiwis.
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New Zealand lost opener Devon Conway early and despite 26 from Finn Allen, they lost wickets steadily as Gudakesh Motie claimed three for 25.
All-rounder Glenn Phillips made a valiant 40 but the West Indian bowlers made it tough going, Alzarri Joseph claiming four for 10.
Only a late cameo from spinner Mitch Santner, who smashed three sixes in his 21 not out, lifted their reply to 136 for nine.
Afghanistan will join the West Indies in the last eight if they make it three wins out of three against Papua New Guinea on Thursday night.
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