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Australia go 4-0 at T20 Women's World Cup with Pakistan crushing

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Ellyse Perry starred as Australia moved closer to the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals with a 113-run rout of lacklustre Pakistan on Tuesday.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/perry-ellyse/vT985Mb7/"]Perry[/a] smashed 71 from 48 balls in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OdGMnbwf/"]Australia[/a]'s innings of 199-7 and took two wickets to help dismiss [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/pakistan/WWbeodNC/"]Pakistan[/a] for just 86.[/p][p]Six-time T20 World Cup winners Australia have won all four of their group matches.[/p][p]They face title rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/pC4Vpx86/"]India[/a] on Sunday in a crucial clash in the battle for semi-final places.[/p][p]Muneeba Ali scored 32 before she was caught at mid-wicket in Perry's only over, while there were also three run outs as Pakistan imploded.[/p][embed guid="88fb3f8a-9f51-4318-a66f-bd8d399f19e2" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ee9v1-V7Ko" social-type="youtube" /][p]Already eliminated from the tournament in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/england/6ylAmvOm/"]England[/a], Pakistan have lost all four of their group games.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/scotland/QwUcSTfo/"]Scotland[/a] were eliminated after losing by six wickets to holders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/6L5RoIh0/"]New Zealand[/a] who kept alive their faint hopes of defending the title.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/carter-darcey/hlhYrvjT/"]Darcey Carter[/a] notched an unbeaten 72 as Scotland set New Zealand a target of 132.[/p][p]But a century partnership from Izzy Sharp (62) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/halliday-brooke/A7oqujb3/"]Brooke Halliday[/a] (41) ensured New Zealand cantered to victory in Bristol.[/p][p]New Zealand still require help to reach the semi-finals, needing either England or the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-indies/CEl6lK8s/"]West Indies[/a] to lose both of their remaining matches.[/p][embed guid="ff0158ac-e8aa-4911-be9c-ffcd581cae5d" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c3FlazU07Y" social-type="youtube" /][p]England and West Indies meet before a must-win matchup for New Zealand against the tournament hosts.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sri-lanka/ANcapGxJ/"]Sri Lanka[/a] demolished [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ireland/E11UqdQI/"]Ireland[/a], winning by nine wickets with 27 balls to spare in Bristol.[/p][p]Sri Lanka captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/athapaththu-chamari/UZp53iwq/"]Chamari Athapaththu[/a] compiled an unbeaten 106, the highest score of the tournament so far, to steer her side to an easy victory.[/p][p]Ireland skipper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewis-gaby/tCqADED3/"]Gaby Lewis[/a] top-scored with 59 in her side's modest innings of 130-5.[/p][p]Sri Lanka cruised to 134-1 thanks to the inspired Athapaththu, who blasted 17 fours and two sixes in a 61-ball masterclass.[/p][p]Sri Lanka need to beat Scotland on Friday and hope other results go their way to secure a place in the semi-finals.[/p][embed guid="9250adfa-e0b3-48b7-b59d-458ec50806cf" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdchmuJOrRM" social-type="youtube" /]

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