West Indies beat Bangladesh to boost semi-final hopes

Women's T20 World Cup, Group B, Sharjah

Bangladesh 103-8 (20 overs): Nigar Sultana Joty 39 (44); Ramharack 4-17

West Indies 104-2 (12.5 overs): Matthews 34 (22)

West Indies won by eight wickets

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West Indies starred with the bat as they boosted their T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive with a clinical win to all but eliminate Bangladesh.

Led by captain Hayley Matthews' fluent 34 off 22 balls, West Indies easily chased down 104 with 7.1 overs to spare.

With the ball, Windies spinner Karishma Ramharack took 4-17 and sparked a Bangladesh collapse from 73-2 to 103-8.

Victory improved West Indies' net run-rate and moved to top of Group B on four points, level with South Africa and England - with the latter having played one game fewer.

West Indies will give themselves a strong chance of reaching the final four if they beat England in their last group match on Tuesday.

Bangladesh need to beat South Africa by a substantial margin in their final group game on Saturday and hope other results go their way.

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