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New Zealand\u2019s defense of the Women\u2019s Twenty20 World Cup crown was over after losing to England by nine wickets at The Oval on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Kiwis lost three of their five group games. They received a surprising last-ditch lifeline to the semifinals just hours earlier when Ireland defeated the West Indies by six wickets in Bristol.<\/p>\n

Ireland ended a 0-21 losing streak across five tournaments going back 12 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cA few of us are now half-Irish,\u201d New Zealand veteran Sophie Devine quipped. \u201c(Our) fate is in our hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But New Zealand had to topple unbeaten England to head off the West Indies for the second semifinal berth in their group.<\/p>\n

After New Zealand put up 163-6, England romped to 164-1 with 16 balls to spare on the back of Danni Wyatt-Hodge\u2019s unbeaten 89 in front of 21,018 spectators, a tournament record for a group match.<\/p>\n

The other two semifinalists will be decided on Sunday from Australia, South Africa and India.<\/p>\n

Wyatt-Hodge flogged the New Zealand bowlers with her second fifty of the tournament beside her opening-night century.<\/p>\n

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