Jason wants it done quickly

The West Indies will be looking to dispose of the United Arab Emirates in swift fashion on Sunday, captain Jason Holder said as a looming storm threatened their World Cup play-off chances.

The West Indies must beat the amateurs to make the quarterfinals, but it will be an early flight home if they lose, or if approaching Cyclone Pam forces the game to be abandoned.

The cyclone, which was battering the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, is expected to move past the east coast of New Zealand today and could bring rain to the Hawke's Bay city of Napier where the Pool B match is being played.

"It's a must-win game for us. Obviously if the weather plays a part, it's beyond our control, but we just need to control what we can control, and that's the game," Holder said Saturday.

"If we can wrap it up as quickly as possible, that's a plus for us."

Holder was also not shy in outlining their plans for UAE who struggled against a barrage of short deliveries when they faced South Africa's battery of quicks.

"Obviously they seem to not like the aggressive stuff, so it's in our nature to be aggressive and we just need to be aggressive and play aggressive cricket.

"It's ideal that we probably wrap it up as quickly as possible, but we still have to play the cricket, and to win it on merit is the best way to do it," he said.

"I don't think we should think too far ahead but we should take it stage by stage and just try to come out with a win, which is most important."

5 Facts

• Chris Gayle is one of three players to score at least 200 runs in the tournament and take at least five wickets, along with Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sean Williams
• Shaiman Anwar scored 78 runs in his first six ODI innings; he has hit 360 in his last six
• West Indies have won just three of their last 14 tosses at World Cups, electing to bat first on all three occasions
• Manjala Guruge (34.1 per cent) has had the highest percentage of defensive shots played off his bowling in the tournament
• Jason Holder has scored 86.7 per cent of his tournament runs in front of square, the highest percentage of anyone with 50-plus runs