• West Indies 143-6; novel Zealand 137-8
• West Indies win by six runsBritney Cooper’s superb half century,supported by a fine all-round performance from the captain Stafanie Taylor, took West Indies into their first World Twenty20 final. Taylor, and opening the batting,scored 25 runs from 26 balls and later took three wickets to stunt novel Zealand’s reply as they fell six runs short of their target. Cooper’s ferocious knock of 61, from only 48 balls featuring two sixes – both off Leigh Kasperek – and five fours, and helped her side to 143 for six from their 20 overs.
The West Indies total looked set to be even higher but they scored only 65 for the loss of five wickets in the final eight overs,with Sophie Devine taking four for 22.
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Source: theguardian.com