Basseterre: West Indies sent defending champions and tournament favourites England crashing out of the Women's World Twenty20 with an exciting last-over victory and stormed into the semi-finals.
Defending a total of 122 runs, the hosts made a dramatic comeback here on Friday and took England's last nine wickets for 55 runs to stop them at 120 for nine in 20 overs.
The wickets were shared between Shermaine Campbelle (2-15), Deandra Dottin (2-31) and Anisa Mohammad (2-9), who was named player of the match.
Australia was the other team to secure a place in the last four from Group A following a 24-run victory over South Africa in the first game of the day at Warner Park, with all-rounder Shelley Nitschke leading from the front.
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Nitschke was the top scorer in Australia's total of 155 and later took two wickets as South Africa finished at 131 for seven in 20 over.
But it was the West Indies who stole the show with their win coming in front of a large crowd cheering for the home team.
England lost to Australia in the group's first match that was decided in countback to 6's after both teams were locked in the regulation time and Super Over eliminator. They had to beat the West Indies to stay alive in the competition.
Put in to bat, West Indies made a slow start against some good English bowling with opener Juliana Nero scoring 32 off 40 balls. The home team lost wickets at regular interval before Britney Cooper smashed 20 off 14 balls coupled with some useful lower order contribution to take them to 122-8 in 20 overs.
Laura Marsh took 3-17 and Jenny Gunn 2-10.
England got off to a bright start with captain Charlotte Edwards (33) and Sarah Taylor (31) adding 65 runs in nine overs. But off-spinner Anisa Mohammad dismissed both off successive balls to trigger a collapse.
In the tense final over, Nicky Shaw stumped off spinner Stafanie Taylor before Katherine Brunt was run out off the last ball of the game. Lydia Greenway finished unbeaten on 26 from 26 balls.
