Defending champions Australia will face England in the women's World Twenty20 final after cruising past West Indies by 28 runs in Colombo.
Seamer Julie Hunter claimed 5 for 22 as the Southern Stars, restricted to 7 for 115 after electing to bat, shot West Indies out for 87 in the semi-final at the Premadasa Stadium.
Lisa Sthalekar marked her 50th Twenty20 international with a top score of 23 and then conceded just six runs in her four overs to help Hunter fashion the Southern Stars' emphatic win.
The Southern Stars take on arch rivals England in Sunday's final looking to avenge a seven-wicket defeat during the league phase in Galle.
"We have great belief in the team," Southern Stars captain Jodie Fields said.
"It would have been nice to get 140, but we knew 115 was enough with the bowling we have.
"We can't wait for the final."
The Southern Stars began the match on the wrong foot when Alyssa Healy was dismissed off the second ball and Jess Cameron fell in the third over, both wickets going to left-arm spinner Shanel Daley.
Sthalekar was supported in the recovery by Alex Blackwell (21), while Fields boosted the total with an unbeaten 19.
West Indies collapsed to 4 for 28 before Juliana Nero (31) and Daley (25) revived their hopes with a fifth-wicket stand of 48. But the last six wickets fell for 11 runs.
AFP
Tags: cricket, sport, sri-lanka First posted October 05, 2012 22:52:46
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