competing in the tournament. Twelve teams played in two pools and the finals was won by Australia as they defeated the host team Sri Lanka. The West Indies finished 4th in the tournament. The West Indies was captained by Trinidadian Shashi Seecharan and Guyanese Charles Ramson was the vice-captain. Ramson was only able to play three matches as he was concluding an academic programme on a Chevening Scholarship had an outstanding tournament with 5 wickets and a score of 32 off 20 balls in the first match, 89 run out in the second, and 116 not out and 2 wickets in the third match and won two man of the match awards. He finished the tournament with a batting average of 237 and strike rate of 126. The next World Cup is expected to be either in New Zealand or India.
