BRISTOL, England — Ireland has finally won in the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup.The Irish ended a 0-21 losing streak across five tournaments going back 12 years when they defeated the West Indies by six wickets with 11 balls remaining on Saturday.The West Indies would have qualified for the semifinals if it had won. Instead, the defeat gave a lifeline to defending champion New Zealand.The Kiwis will progress if they beat England later Saturday. If semifinal-bound England wins, the West Indies go on instead.Ireland go home no longer burdened by the streak and adding to an historic weekend in which the men defeated India for the first time in a T20 in Belfast.The women limited the West Indies to 128-7 and Orla Prendergast led the chase with a 44-ball 63. She was caught 21 runs from victory but Rebecca Stokell and Louise Little finished it off with Little hitting the winning boundary over mid-on for 129-4.“(Winning) just means so much,” Prendergast said. “We have had the belief throughout but it had not come together just yet. Just so much relief to have that win and so much happiness.”The West Indies struggled to get much going on a sticky pitch, especially against Irish bowlers Cara Murray and Aimee Mag …
