RANGIORA, New Zealand (CMC) — Tall pacer Jason Holder delivered a superb five-wicket haul yesterday for West Indies to thump previously unbeaten England by 18 runs and storm into the ICC Under-19 World Cup semi-finals.

In the rain-affected quarter-final — reduced to 36 overs per side — at Mainpower Oval, Kraigg Brathwaite and captain Andre Creary stroked vital half-centuries in the Caribbean side’s total of 166 all out off 34.4 overs and England U-19s replied with 148 all out off

33.1 overs.

The 6-foot-6-inch Holder tormented England with pace and accuracy, ripping out both openers before returning at the end to snare the last

three wickets.

He finished with 5-19 off 6.1 overs for Man-of-the-Match honours and sent the young Windies into a semi-final clash with Pakistan tomorrow (tonight Caribbean time).

After a delay of more than three hours because of rain, West Indies were sent in and made a tame start, losing exciting left-handers Trevon Griffith (5) and John Campbell (10) to be 32-2 in the

eighth over.

Creary then linked up with solid opener Brathwaite and the pair gathered a vital hundred partnership that ended when Brathwaite fell

for 69.

The promising 17-year-old faced 96 balls and struck four boundaries while adding 103 with his skipper for the

third wicket.

Creary, more aggressive for 52 off 53 balls with five fours and two sixes, was dislodged six runs later, caught behind off pacer Ben Stokes as the West Indies U19s dipped to 141-4 in the 29th over.

England’s bowlers then staged what appeared to be a match-winning dismantling of the West Indies middle and lower order.

Holder, with 11 not out, was the only batsman after the resolute stand by Creary and Brathwaite to reach double figures as the Windies U19s failed to bat out their allotted overs, and — ominously for them — were unable to accelerate their run-rate in the closing overs.

Left-arm pacer David Payne was England’s most potent bowler and claimed 4-19 off six overs, supported by Stokes (3-29) and left-arm spinner Danny Briggs (2-33).