England beat New Zealand by three wickets in their last Super Eight stage match of the Twenty20 World Cup cricket at St Lucia yesterday. Paul Collingwood and his men showed they were in no mood to entertain the Kiwi hopes as they first restricted New Zealand to 149 for six and then cruised to 153 for seven in 19.1 overs. Assured of a berth in the last four stage, England by its victory over New Zealand also paved the way for Pakistan to enter the semi-finals of the tournament. In another match at the same venue earlier, Pakistan defeated South Africa by 11 runs. Though Pakistan posted a modest 148 for seven from their 20 overs, their spinners drew a web around the South African batsmen to pull off a stunning win in their last Super Eight match that eliminated the Proteas from the tournament. Chasing 149, South Africa never got the momentum going and could only manage 137 for seven with AB de Villers as their topscorer. Facing the risk of an early exit, India will not only have to produce a miracle against Sri Lanka in their last Super Eights match at St Lucia today but also hope for a favour from Australia if they aspire to enter the semifinals. After slumping to the 49-run loss against Australia in their first Group F Super Eight match, India's semifinal hopes received a severe battering on Sunday when Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men fell short by 14 runs against the West Indies. Despite the two defeats, India are mathematically still in the fray for a semifinal place. But for that to happen, Dhoni's men will first have to beat Sri Lanka today and then hope Australia drub the West Indies by a big margin, which will see three teams locked with same points in Group F. In such a scenario, the net run-rate will be brought into action to pick which one of these three teams — India, Sri Lanka and the West Indies — qualify for the semi-finals. In the Twenty20 World Cup for Women at St Kitts, Off-spinner Diana David wreaked havoc as India crushed Sri Lanka by 71 runs in a lop-sided Group B encounter. After skipper Jhulan Goswami opted to bat first, India rode on twin half-centuries from opener Sulakshana Naik and Mithali Raj to post a commanding 144 for three in their allotted 20 overs. Defending the total, Diana mowed down the Lankan top order and the islanders could manage only 73 runs for nine wicket with just two batters — Deepika Rasangika and Eshani Kaushalya managing double digit scores.