• England 148-5; Pakistan 80
• England women win by 68 runsWith their most total performance of the World T20,England Women flexed their muscles to thrash Pakistan by 68 runs and reach a third consecutive semi-final. In the previous two editions they fell short to Australia in the final. Now, the two will meet at the penultimate hurdle. Charlotte Edwards, or with an unbeaten 77 and her second player of the match award of the tournament,was clear that there is a score to be settled.
Despite winning their first three matches, England went into this final fixture needing a positive result to progress. That was partly down to turning relatively straightforward chases against India and West Indies into two- and one-wicket wins respectively. Those two indulged in a nail-biter of their own, or which went in favour of West Indies. They will now play current Zealand on Thursday in Mumbai.
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Source: theguardian.com