KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Young West Indies captain Shamarh Brooks says his dejected side will pick themselves up and finish the Under-19 Cricket World Cup strongly.

The regional side, bidding for a place in the quarter-finals, went down to India by 50 runs in the final preliminary match on Friday. They face Ireland in the Plate Competition, a consolation quarter-final round for losers.

"The guys knew what we had to do and where we were at . . . it's just cricket we were playing and it happens, we win some and we lose some, and we were just unfortunate today (Friday) we didn't come out with a win," Brooks said.

"As I said before, we are going into the Plate Competition with some positives and I think if we can keep on playing good cricket and don't drop our heads, we can come out as champions in this Plate Competition.

"Once the guys just stay as a unit and keep supporting one another and don't drop their heads, we'll be okay."

Plate semis

Once the Young Windies beat Ireland tomorrow, they will advance to the Plate semi-final to face the winner of the Bermuda/Papua New Guinea matchup.

On Friday, West Indies failed to chase down India's competitive 265 for five off their 50 allotted overs and were dismissed for 215.

"We got off to a good start. I think that was a plus and we just needed to carry on. But credit again to the Indian bowlers, I think they really bowled well, stuck to the task and kept the ball in front of us and it paid off for them in the end," said Brooks, who plays senior team cricket for Barbados.

"Coming on to the last couple of overs, that is when it really slipped away from us. I think we did well in the first 40 overs to restrict the Indians to around 180, 190, but it was really good hitting by the captain (Virat Kohli). I think he really batted well, credit to him.

"[We are] a bit disappointed not to be going through to the next round. I'm still a bit happy with the positives coming out of this tournament.

"We had the highest score so far and I think that is a plus. The guys have to move on from here from strength to strength and play good cricket in the Plate Championship." (CMC)