Australia Womens hopes of a fourth straight World Twenty20 title remain alive after England Women crumbled to an agonising five-run defeat in the first semi-final, in Delhi. Justin Schultz Jersey . Tammy Beaumont (32) and Charlotte Edwards (31) put on 67 for the first wicket to give England - runners up to Australia in 2012 and 2014 - the ideal start to overhauling a total of 132-6, which featured Meg Lannings second fifty of the tournament.But - with no side having successfully chased more than 124 in the tournament - Edwards side lost six wickets for 28 runs before coming up short on 127-7, after failing to score the required 13 off the final over.Australia will now play the winner of the second semi-final, between New Zealand Women and Pakistan Women, live on Sky Sports 2 from 9.30am on Thursday, in Sundays final - a match you can also watch on Sky Sports 2. Charlotte Edwards sweeps as England make a strong start to their chase Lannings side had averaged just 25.25 in the powerplay in their four group games but eased past that mark in a little over three overs as Alyssa Healy (25 off 15) and Elyse Villani (19) went on the offensive.The openers struck four boundaries each in five overs before Nat Sciver, just back on her feet after being felled by a rogue throw from team-mate Katherine Brunt, trapped Villani lbw for 19 off 20 playing across a straight one to make it 43-1.Healy struck the ball cleanly, making her failed attempt to reverse sweep Laura Marsh mystifying, but England couldnt deepen the in-roads swiftly. Danni Wyatt had a glorious chance to run out Lanning on 20 but threw at the stumps rather than into Sarah Taylors gloves, the skipper surviving to build a 36-run stand with Ellyse Perry, who contributed 10 before picking out midwicket off Sciver.Taylor, standing up to Anya Shrubsole, couldnt grasp a tough chance when Lanning had 45 and the seamer then fumbled a run out chance with Alex Blackwell over halfway down the pitch.But the fielding picked up in the final four overs - in which Australia failed to score a single boundary as England took pace off the ball - with direct hits from the deep by Sciver and Shrubsole accounting for Blackwell (11) and Lanning late on.The momentum stayed with England as Beaumont and Edwards, the leading run-scorer in the tournament, each struck 15 runs off the first six overs - 10 extras swelling the tally to 40-0. Tammy Beaumont top-scored with 32 for England but could not push on Beaumont crashed the first six of the match, dispatching a Perry full toss over square leg for six, before Edwards brought up the fifty stand from seven overs with a reverse sweep for four off Kristen Beams.The pair improved their stand to 67 before Edwards fell right at the midway point of the innings, driving Beams to Lanning at extra cover to leave England needing 66 from 60 balls with nine wickets in the bank.Taylor - her previous best in the tournament the 16 scored against India - was dropped by Villani at long on when she had just three and it initially proved expensive as the wicketkeeper-batsman advanced to strike six over long on.Beaumonts 40-ball knock ended when she miscued Schutt to Lanning and Sciver was bowled third ball after walking across her stumps.England lost their third wicket for the addition of just eight runs when Villani juggled, but grabbed a Heather Knight chance at long on and the slump continued as the rate climbed, Taylor proving the key wicket as she was caught behind attempting to scoop Rene Farrell over Healy.Watch highlights of England Women against Australia Women on Sky Sports 2 from 6.30pm, then get our panels Verdict from 8.30pm. Kris Letang Jersey . - Frankie (The Answer) Edgar dominated B. Sidney Crosby Jersey . Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon; a brief, poor outing that served to highlight two trends that have developed this season. http://www.hockeypenguins.com/ . Durant finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds, Jackson matched his career high with 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting and Lamb scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, lifting the Thunder to a 94-88 win over San Antonio and snapping the Spurs 11-game winning streak.Raleigh, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - PNC Arena hasnt been kind to Duke since 2010. The Blue Devils were 1-3 in their past four games at North Carolina States home court entering Sundays ACC clash, including two losses to the Wolfpack and an untimely defeat in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament against Mercer. Trevor Lacey scored 21 points and NC State upset No. 2 Duke 87-75, continuing its streak of strong play at home against the Blue Devils. Ralston Turner added 16 points on nine shots and BeeJay Anya gave 14 with four blocks off the bench for the Wolfpack (12-5, 3-1 ACC), who picked up a crucial win in their most grueling stretch of the season. They either play on the road or against a ranked team, or both, for six straight games. Im really proud of our team, said NC State coach Mark Gottfried. Duke won its first true road game of the season by 10 points against Wisconsin on Dec. 3, but couldnt duplicate that success in its second more than a month later. The Blue Devils (14-1, 2-1) got 23 points and 12 rebounds from Jahlil Okafor and 18 points from Quinn Cook in their first loss of the season. We played really well at times, but in our league, people arent going to play mediocre or poorly, said Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who remains three wins shy of 1,000 for his career. You have to beat them when theyre playing well. Okafor scored eight quick points, hitting four of his first five shots in 5 1/2 minutes to boost Duke to an early lead. His putback dunk at 14:29 made it 13-8. But constant double teams of the star freshman held him without a field goal atttempt for the rest of the first half. Jaromir Jagr Jersey. Okafor managed just two free throws off an offensive rebound over the final 15:31 of the first half, and the Wolfpack capitalized. Ive watched a lot of college basketball and I havent seen someone like Okafor at our level in a long time, Gottfried said. Hes different and he forces you to do so many different things defensively. Cody Martins layup sparked an 11-0 flurry, which Okafor finally ended with his two free throws. Kyle Washington scored seven straight during the spurt, which gave NC State its first lead of the game late in the half, which ended with the Wolfpack in front 37-33. Turner came alive after halftime, canning three 3s in five minutes to keep NC State in front. 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