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Women’s cup: Pakistan fails to reach semi-final

Sunday, June 14, 2009 TAUNTON: Pakistani team cannot access to the semi-final of ICC Women Twenty20 World Cup, as India dashed all their hopes by defeating them in a low-scoring match on Saturday.The national women team will play the last pool match against England on Tuesday.Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first but quickly slipped to 27 for three. Rumeliu Dhar claimed three for 13 with Priyanka Roy taking five for 14 in a total of 75 all out.India lost five wickets in their response and might have struggled even more had it not been for opener Anjum Chopra's 37 not out.‘Am I happy?’ said India coach Sudha Shah. ‘Well, we had to win and we did.But no, I'm not happy with the way we played at all. Our final game against Sri Lanka is another must-win. Hopefully we will click against them.’Chopra added: ‘Wickets were falling like nine-pins, so it was a little tense. Fortunately the score wasn't too high and you could push it around for singles. You need matches like this - but not too often.’In the day's second match, New Zealand made it two wins from two by defeating the West Indies by 52 runs.West Indies made only 106 for seven in their 20 overs chasing 158.Suzie Bates (60) and Lucy Doolan (41) put on 94 for the first wicket for the Kiwis before Doolan returned with the ball taking three for 16.Today, England will play Sri Lanka and Australia will face West Indies in women’s cup.

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