Win Projections to be updated soon
2nd Semi-Final, Sharjah, October 18, 2024, 07:30 PM
New Zealand Women
128/9(20.0ov)
West Indies Women
5/0(1.4ov)
WI-W need 124 runs in 110 balls
WI-W 54%
Tie 1%
NZ-W 45%
Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Commentry
1.5
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No run.
1.4
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No run.
1.3
1
Flighted up a bit on the stumps, Joseph swings across the line and hits it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
1.2
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On a dragged length, in and around leg stump again, Joseph stays put and flicks it to square leg for another dot.
1.1
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Starts off from around the stumps, bowling it full and down the leg side, Qiana Joseph looks for the big sweep shot but misses and wears it on the pads.
Spin from the other end as Fran Jonas is ready to share the attack.
In over# 1
1
0
0
2
0
1
Rosemary Mair 4/0(1)
0.6
1
Good length, angled into the batter, Joseph flicks it off the pads and down to deep backward square leg for a run. Tidy start from Rosemary Mair, just 4Â off the first over.
0.5
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Nicely bowled! Pace off and on a hard length around off, this one comes back in with the angle. Qiana Joseph looks to hang back and guide it away bu8t is beaten yet again.
0.4
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Swing and a miss! Pitched-up delivery and in the channel around off, Joseph clears the front leg and looks to swing across the line but is well beaten.
0.3
2
Hard-length delivery around the top of off, Qiana Joseph leans back and is late on the drive but gets it behind the fielder at point for a couple of runs.
0.2
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Around the wicket now to the left-hander, banged in a tad short and around off. Qiana Joseph looks to muscle it across the line but mistimes it badly in front of mid-wicket.
0.1
1
Hayley Matthews and West Indies Women are underway right away! Mair bowls this one on a good length and targets the pads, Matthews stays upright and just tucks it around the corner for a single and gets the run chase going.
We are back for the all-important chase! The players are already out in the middle. Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph who caused destruction against England will open again for West Indies Women.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Right then, New Zealand Women have a fighting total on the board and they do have the quality in their bowling to defend it. However, looking at how West Indies Women chased in the last game, stopping them is not going to be easy. Both sides will be feeling the pressure, and whoever can keep their nerves better will make it to the final here. Join us in a bit for the exciting second essay.
Suzie Bates is down for a quick chat. She says that there wasn't much of a breeze and the wicket was holding but Georgia Plimmer did well to push through. Mentions that they need to keep taking wickets and the positive thing is that there is something in it for the bowlers. On Chinelle Henry's injury, she says that it is difficult to see and hopes that she recovers soon. Ends by saying that with 130-odd runs on the board, anything can happen.
West Indies Women, on the other hand, looked like they were up for the task from the offset. Despite not getting any wickets in the Powerplay, they kept the runs in check and put pressure on the batters. They dominated the middle overs and kept picking up wickets at regular intervals, but they know they could have done even better. Their catching and fielding were excellent except for one occasion when Chinelle Henry spilled one and got hit on her face. She had to go out and we wish her a speedy recovery. The woman for the big matches, Deandra Dottin was the pick of the bowlers with a four-wicket haul while Afy Fletcher got a couple. Karishma Ramharack and Aaliyah Alleyne also chipped in with one each.
New Zealand Women looked a bit shaky from the start. Maybe it was some nerves of playing in a knockout after a long time. However, they managed to get through the Powerplay scoring 32 runs without losing a wicket. But once Suzie Bates was dismissed, they couldn't really recover from that. There was a period when they started to counterattack through Georgia Plimmer and Sophie Devine, but a break in play cost the former her wicket who was starting to look dangerous scoring 18 off just 9 balls. The Kiwis suffered a collapse after that going from 96/4 to 104/7. It was Izzy Gaze's quick-fire 20 off just 14 balls towards the end that got them over the 125-run mark and with the pitch assisting the spinners, it could be a winning total.
A fantastic bowling performance from West Indies Women! If at the start of the match, they were told that they would restrict the Kiwis under 130, they would have taken it with both hands. However, runs on the board are a crucial thing in a knockout game, and the Kiwi bowlers do have something to play with here.