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Nagpur,21 March<\/strong>\u0964 New Zealand set themselves up for a place in the semi-finals of the women’s World Twenty20 with a six-wicket win over three-time defending champions Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium here on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Asked to bowl first, New Zealand restricted Australia to 103\/8 before surpassing the target with 22 deliveries to spare in a Group A match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

New Zealand’s third win in a row has almost certainly assured Suzie Bates’ team a place in the semi-finals even before its last league match against South Africa in Bengaluru on March 26.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia, hoping to win a fourth successive title, have been left with just one win in two outings and matches in hand against Sri Lanka and Ireland. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia made a disastrous start after electing to bat, losing the first four wickets for as many runs by the fourth over. Kiwi off-spinner Leigh Kasperek removed Australian openers Elyse Villani and Alyssa Healy off successive balls in the second over, both to catches at mid-on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australian skipper and star player Meg Lanning prevented a hat-trick, but was run-out off the first ball she faced, before Kasperek had Erin Osbore caught behind in the fourth over. Ellyse Perry rescued the Australians with a defiant 42 off 48 balls which included a six off Bates and three boundaries.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Perry, who walked in at number five with just two runs on the board, batted till the 17th over to take the total to 79\/6 before she was adjudged out leg-before off Sophie Devine. Kasperek finished with figures of 3\/13 while left-arm spinner Morna Nielsen, who opened the bowling, conceded just four runs from her four overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bates and her opening partner Rachel Priest gave New Zealand a rollicking start, putting on 58 for the first wicket by the eighth over. Priest hit 34 runs off 27 balls and Bates was run-out for 23. But Devine's run-a-ball 17 ensured that New Zealand continued their recent good form against Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Bates refused to accept that her team are the favourites to win a maiden women’s World Twenty20 title after beating the reigning champions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I am really proud of the way we played today but we are under no illusion that we will win the title," the New Zealand captain said. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We are treating every game as a knock-out game. I am sure if we play the way we are, we can win it. If things go our way, we can win it. But we are not looking too far ahead."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

New Zealand were runners-up in the first two editions, losing to England in 2009 and to Australia in 2010.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Lanning admitted Australia were outplayed by New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It is obviously disappointing, but we never quite got into the game. Once you get on the back foot, it is very difficult to recover," the Australia captain said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"New Zealand outplayed us in this game. We just did not play well enough and New Zealand did."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brief scores:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia 103\/8 in 20 overs (Ellyse Perry 42; Leigh Kasperek 3\/13, Erin Bermingham 2\/23, Morna Neilsen 0\/4) vs New Zealand 104\/4 in 16.2 overs (Rachel Priest 34, Suzie Bates 23, Sophie Devine 17; Kristen Beams 1\/25)<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2016\/03\/new-zealand-women-cricket-team2.jpg", "alt_img": "New Zealand beat Australia in women's World T20 clash", "alt_title": "New Zealand beat Australia in women's World T20 clash", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "New Zealand beat Australia in women's World T20 clash", "seo_desc": "New Zealand beat Australia in women's World T20 clashNagpur,21 March\u0964 New Zealand set themselves up for a place in the semi-finals of the women’s World ", "seo_keywords": "Australia vs New Zealand, ICC World T20 2016", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "new-zealand-beat-australia-in-women-s-world-t20-clash", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2474", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2016-03-21 20:35:00", "updated": "2016-03-21 20:35:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2016-03-21 20:35:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2016-03-21 20:35:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/new-zealand-beat-australia-in-women-s-world-t20-clash-15162" }