India’s on Thursday defeated West Indies comprehensively by eight-wickets in Sydney but the result was not good enough to ensure them a place in Sunday’s final of the ICC Women’s World Cup.

The Indians were out of contention for the summit clash after Australia posted an eight-wicket win over England in another Super Six match on Thursday.

Despite the loss, England made it to the final against New Zealand who beat Pakistan by 223 runs in another Super Six match on Thursday.

India, however, got a chance to make amends for the disappointment as the win over West Indies has ensured them a place in the third-place playoff match against Australia on Saturday with both the teams automatically qualifying for the next World Cup.

Chasing a meager target of 84, the Indians romped home with 193 balls to spare with opener Sulakshana Naik (39 off 48 balls) and in-form Mithali Raj (34 off 41) doing the bulk of the scoring.

Earlier, West Indian skipper Merissa Aguilleira’s decision to bat first backfired as right-arm spinner Priyanka Roy (4/14) recored her career-best figures to run through the West Indian batting order after Amita Sharma (2/14) and Rumeli Dhar (1/16) did the early damage.