England to face India in Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals as hosts Australia meet South Africa

England will hope to reach a second successive T20 World Cup Final in Melbourne
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George Flood3 March 2020

England Women will take on India for a place in the T20 World Cup Final, it has been confirmed.

The line-up for the semi-finals of the competition was officially ratified on Tuesday after South Africa's final Group B match against West Indies in Sydney was abandoned due to rain.

That result means they finish as group winners ahead of England, who booked their spot in the last four with a 47-run win over West Indies on Sunday.

They had already bounced back from an opening six-wicket defeat to South Africa by beating Thailand and Pakistan.

2018-runners-up England - tournament winners in 2009 on home soil - now face a semi-final showdown against Group A winners India, who have won all four of their matches at the World Cup to date.

Hosts and four-time champions Australia, meanwhile, face South Africa next.

Meg Lanning's side will be without the world's top-ranked all-rounder in Ellyse Perry, who has been ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup with a hamstring injury sustained during the crucial victory over New Zealand on Monday.

Unbeaten Group A winners India now stand in England's path
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England vs India will take place on Thursday (March 5) at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with a start time of 4am GMT.

Australia and South Africa are due to meet later that same day, with the final taking place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday (March 8).

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