West Indies coach Bennett King has urged his players to "knuckle down" and make the most of a second chance given to them by Bangladesh.The World Cup hosts looked to be heading out of the tournament after three defeats at the Super 8 stage.
But Bangladesh's win over South Africa has re-opened the race for the fourth semi-final spot.
"We've got another opportunity - and we've just got to put our best foot forward this time," said King.
"The players to a man recognise they have a lot of responsibility, especially in the engine room up in the top four.
"They haven't clicked, and when sides are doing well you'll usually find one of the top four scoring a hundred.
"There's no secret to it - we've just got to knuckle down and put our heads down and apply ourselves better, make the right decisions."
West Indies will still probably need to win their remaining Super 8 games against South Africa, Bangladesh and England to have a chance of making the last four.
But King is hoping a week off following their 113-run defeat by Sri Lanka has enabled the players to re-focus.
"Having a break from the whole tournament and going back to people who love them and care for them is quite important - trying to break that cycle we seemed to be in," he said.
"The three back-to-back matches obviously took their toll physically, but I'm very happy with the unity in this group. They're getting on well and they're trying hard.
"They are always fairly quiet. But internally, we have our characters - and the mood around the camp has been excellent all the way through."
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