Chennai: A dominant England engineered Pakistan&rsquo;s ouster from the women World Twenty20 with a comprehensive 68-run win in a Group &lsquo;B&rsquo; match, here yesterday.
<img title="England skipper Charlotte Edwards with her Pakistan counterpart Sana Mir (right) in Chennai yesterday. Pic/PTI" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/mar/pakout.jpg" alt="England skipper Charlotte Edwards with her Pakistan counterpart Sana Mir (right) in Chennai yesterday. Pic/PTI" /> England skipper Charlotte Edwards with her Pakistan counterpart Sana Mir (right) in Chennai yesterday. Pic/PTI
Pakistan needed to win yesterday&rsquo;s contest to remain in semifinal race but their defeat has sent West Indies in the final-four.
It was England&rsquo;s fourth straight win while Pakistan won two and lost as many matches. West Indies finished second in Group &lsquo;B&rsquo; with three wins.
England posted a challenging 148-5, built around skipper Charlotte Edwards&rsquo; unbeaten 77. Along with fellow opener Tammy Beaumont (37) she gave a flying start to her team as they raised a 68-run stand in quick time.
Charlotte lost a few teammates from the other end but she she kept scoring at a good pace, steering the side to a winning total.
Pakistan&rsquo;s off-spinner Nida Dar took three wickets for 21 runs in her four overs while pacer Asmavia Iqbal took the other two wickets.

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