Australia dethrone Windies to reach Womens World T20 final

Shamilia Connell (L) and Shakera Selman (R) of West Indies congratulate Australia for winning the ICC Womens World T20 1st semi-final match between Australia and West Indies at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda, on Novem

Australia dethroned the West Indies and booked a place in Saturday-s Women-s World Twenty20 final with a crushing 71-run victory in the first semi-final yesterday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here.

Stunned by the Caribbean side in the 2016 final in Kolkata, the three-time champions were at their most ruthless to the dismay of a huge home crowd as they reached 142 for five batting first on a turgid pitch and then routed the West Indies for just 71 off 17.3 overs.

The Aussies were indebted again to the prolific Alyssa Healy, the opening batter top-scoring with 46 to earn her fourth -Player of the Match- award in five games.

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