Australia reach women's T20 WC final

Australia qualified for the final of the Women's World Twenty20 after defeating West Indies by 28 runs in the second semi-final in Colombo on Friday.

They will meet England in Sunday's final at the R Premadasa Stadium.

Right-arm medium-pacer Julie Hunter destroyed West Indies with a devastating five for 22 that sent them crashing to 87 all out in 19.2 overs while chasing 116 to win.

Fellow medium-pacer Ellyse Perry and off-spinner Erin Osborne picked up two wickets each.

Opener Juliana Nero (31) and Shanel Daley (25) were the only two West Indies players to reach double figures.

Earlier, Australia, who won the toss, recovered from losing their first wicket without a run on the board, to score a modest 115 for seven in 20 overs.

England stormed into the final with a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in the other semi-final on Thursday.

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