hand, before three quick wickets by West Indian spinner Anisa Mohammed swung the match their way. The West Indies ended up winning their opening game by four runs. Taylor, Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin put in strong performances with the bat and the ball as they dominated their next match against Bangladesh. The West Indies scored 148 runs, before bowling Bangladesh out for 99 to go to the top of their group. The third match was much closer. Batting first the West Indies scored 108, and after looking like they were cruising to victory England need a bye from the final delivery to win by a single wicket. Their final group game was against India and the West Indies defended 114 to knock the hosts out of the tournament. The West Indies came up against the unbeaten New Zealanders in the other semi-final. Batting first the West Indies scored an imposing 143 for 6, led by Britney Cooper's 48 ball 61. Taylor and Dottin also contributed important runs during the middle of the innings before Merissa Aguilleira finished it off with a quick 15 runs from 10 balls. In reply New Zealand were reduced to 49 for 3, before recovering to need 43 from the last five overs. Two wickets in two balls from Taylor, both New Zealand wickets caught by Shemaine Campbelle, gave the advantage back to the West Indies and they ended up winning the match by six runs. The West Indies made it through to their first final, having fallen at the semi-final stage three previous times. Match Summary The final was played at Eden Gardens before the men's final which also featured the West Indies. Australia won the toss and elected to bat scoring an imposing 148 for 5, with Lanning and Villani both contributing 52 runs. Despite losing opening partner Healy in the second over, Villani played aggressively and Australia scored 54 runs in the first six overs. Her 77 run second wicket partnership with Lanning was broken when Villani was caught off Taylors bowling. Lanning and Perry, 28 from 23 balls, continued the assault as Australia reached 100 in the 14th over. The West Indies fought back well to only concede 36 runs from the last five overs, including only one run from the last over. The West Indies began the chase slowly, scoring just nine runs from the first three overs. Matthews and